Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-06

otncial transcript OF the proceedings
(Prohibition Statement Continued. J
You are not opening up any lands
today, so far as the matter can b,
controlled by the recommendation OF
me Indian Bureau. without continuing
the prohibition policy for the period
of at least twenty-five years. Foul
or five bills are now going through
Congress, and are partly through one
branch or the other, and that provision
Is In every one Of them--that the land.
snail be subject to the laws of the
United States. with reference to the
introduction OF intoxicants for at leas,
twenty-five. years. The Supreme
Court has upheld that legislation. and
the Indians themselves. in theil
treaties with the Federal Government
nave always insisted for their own
protection upon the incorporation o,
q prohibitlve provision.
| think II Is to the credit of the
North American Indian to recognize
MS inability along that line, which Is
common knowledge, and to ask the
help of the Federal Government. In
stead of 'betraying weakness I thinl
II shows the strength of his char
acter.
! simply want to throw that much
ou' with reference to the idea that
any effort on our part to secure fed
ere protection for the native Ha
waiians is entirely and per sc a refiec
tion upon the character OF the Ha
wa'ian people. In fact, do not think
indsomer tribute could be paid Il
the character OF the native Ha
waiians than Mr.. Woolley, paid thi,
morning in his remarks. But the fac
nevertheless remains that those people
have been dccimated and have beer
ruined by intoxicating liquor. sa,
this from my own knowledge from
some little knowledge OF the history o.
the, matter. II has seriously injured
the native people; 80 much so that
number OF kings. aforetime. them
selves prohibited the sale and use o.
Intoxicating liquors among the com
mon people. | think ] will be born,
out by history when I say that a mum
Der Of people In the upper classes, ant
kings themselves. In years gone b,
have gone down through the ravage,
of strong drink. There Is no use II
our denying the simple facts In tn,
matter that are accessible to an,
reader Of history simply because WI
might not desire TO cast reflection
upon the Hawaiian people. II is not
reflection. think they would b.
commended for appealing as the com
mon people are here to do, to tn,
United States Congress- for relief an,
for protection against the infiuenc,
and against the danger OF intoxicatin,
liquors.
Now. ! will only speak a word fur
Their with reference to the people II
this country. The organic act wa.
passed in the Senate first, As re
member II land I had Just come Il
Washington at that time, ten year.
ago. and | was hardly acclimated II
that line of work when the organi,
act for Hawaii was passed.. II passe,
the Senate without any provision with
respect to this subject being in tn,
organic act When II reached tn,
House, an absolute prohibition pro
vision was inserted | remember 1
very well. for Il occurred in the EARL
part of 1900 Nor shall the sale o
Intoxicating liquors, be allowed"
think was the language as the Hous,
passed It. That provision was no
stricken out In conference. but wal
modified in conference. as 1t now ap
pears in the organic act. except al
the territorial legislature OF Hawai-
NAV otherwise prvide."
That, of course, would go to tn
question Of power. which is no longe
raised. and II would also go to thu
proposition that the Congress of tn
United States at that time was ser.
ously considering whether its duty Il
a people that had come to It at tn
time OF annexation. largely composed
of an aboriginal race
The Chairman: Do you know how
In the organic act. Congress- came 4
remit that question to the local legls
lature as they do In this act?
Mr.. Dinwiddle: How II was done?
The Chairman; Yes.
Mr. Dlnwiddie: Or why 1t wa
done?
The Chairman: Yes.
Mr.. Dinwiddie: presume II was {
matter OF compromise in conference
as things often are compromised II
conference. As ! say. the House ha'
an absolute prohibition provision.
do not hesitate to say. having rea'
the debate very carefully. that Their
was difference OF opinion then. no
as to power at ALL but difference o
opinion as TO policy
Declares Conditions Bad.
call the attention OF the commit
tee In passing TO the fact that this wa
the first time we ever incorporated
Territory of the United States con
posed of an aboriginal race. OF ma
tive race of this Kind This was an eS
pertinent with us, In the Territorle
OF Iowa, OF Montana. OF Idaho. o
Kansas, OF Utah, and all these othe
Territories that have since becom
States the people were Americans, ma
tive United States people practically
who went from settled sections OF tn
East and built up those countries.
was a different proposition altogether
Congress felt persuaded at that tim
that II owed II to these people 10 e'
tablish prohibition. and this was onl
effected In compromise between tn
two Houses. The House stood abs'
lutely, by a substantial vote. for pre-
hibltion for the Territory OF Hawa
vben the organic act was Dassed Tina