Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-10
BAR CONDEMNS
WO0LLEY'S bills
ASSOCIATION DECLARES
HOME RULE THREATENED
Motion Presented by Arthur Wilder
Is Carried Without Difficulty at
Meeting Of Lawyers.

The Bar Association yesterday af-
ternoon followed in the footsteps Of
the Merchants Association and the
Chamber Of Commerce in condemning
the campaign of John G. Woolley at
washington in his effort to saddle Ha-
wall with Federal prohlbitory law.
A motion presented by Arthur A.
Wilder was passed after some discus
siOn,. reading as follows:
at Is the sense of the Bar Associa-
ton that It protests against the pas
sage by Congress Of any bill seeking
to prohibit or control the liquor traf-
fic in this Territory upon the ground
that It Is an invasion of the rights Of
the Legislature of this Territory to
legislate upon that matter, which
is given to us by the Organic Act"
A resolution offered by w. r. Castle
was presented but could not be acted
upon, Robert Breckons moving the
previous question on the Wilder mo-
ton. Castles resolution was as fol.
lows:
Whereas, Certain bills now before
the Congress of the United States pro-
pose to establish total prohibition of
tue Ill tIt vi
Hawaii. and II Is not believed that pub
lie sentiment In this Territory is ready
for total prohibition, and that under
such circumstances total prohibition
cannot be made effective even by the
United States Government; and
Whereas, We believe that condi-
tons are such, In regard to the trafIlc
in liquor. more particularly as apple
able to the sailors and soldiers Of the
United States, that there Is serious
danger Of interference by the United
States government with the entire
government Of this Territory. in which
case the local government will be en-
tirely destroyed; and
"Whereas, IL control of the liquor
traffic ere assumed by the United
States government. thus removing the
question entirely from the arena OF
local politics. It would result In such
improved conditions that any further
interference with the general local
government will not take place; there
fore.
Resolved by the Bar Association
Of Hawaii, That the Congress Of the
United States be respectfully peti.
toned to take no further action with
reference to the bills providing total
prohibition for the Territory Of Ha.
wall now pending. and that In place
| thereof, the, matter be referred to a
committee or commission to inquire
into conditions and report at an early
date to Congress the feasibility Of con-
troll by the United States government
Of the manufacture sale and dealing
In and with spir!tuous liquors. wines
and beers In the Territory of Hawaii"
The discussion that preceded the
adoption of the motion made by Judge
Wilder brought out number of views
on the principles involved in the anti
liquor legislation now pending in
Washington.
w. o. Smith questioned the propri.
ETY. of an expression of views on the
question of liquor traffic from the BAR
Association. He declared that It did
not come within the purposes for
which the association was Organized
In response to Mr.. Smiths state
ment, Judge Wilder read IN extract
from the bylaws OF the A ISOLATION
showing that pending leg'"' '''0r w,s
mentioned as prope: subject for the
Association to consider.
j. A. Magoon was opposed to the
Bar Association condemning the prin.
cipal of Federal prohibition AMI stated
that the liquor traffic was tplling the
funeral bell for the Hawaiian people
In support of his molten Judge viii
der declared that the self governing
powers OF the people were actually nj
stake and that commission form OF
government WIS at hand II the pend
ing bills carried.
NJ. +. Prosser was at the meeting
for w. A. Kinney, president OF the Bar
Association. Mr.. Prosser stated that
Nj. Kinney was unnlterably opposed
to Feleral prohibition believing that
the people OF Hawaii should deal with
local questions In preservation Of their
right Of self government.
The officers OF the association were
rauSorized to cable the Association
action against the Curtis and Johnson
bills to Washington last night.