The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-07

Lincoln Roosevelt program go through
without a struggle, and If GlIlett can
be seated III the senate 1t is TeIt that
at least one anchor can be kept to wind
ward
Whether or not this program can be
put through depends upon 50 many con,
tingencles that even the WIsest are
pretty chary about making any pro-
phecies.
A Losing Strike.
Despite the efforts of the San Fran
cisco labor bosses to spread the impress
sion that the metal workers and brew
ers' strikes in this city are making
some progress the whole movement
seems to be doomed to failure The
iron works are al running full handed,
building operations are going on as
though nothing had happened and but
Cor the daily trials of men charged with
violating the antipicketing ordinance
there are no signs of industrial unrest.
Theoretically the local breweries are
under the union labor boycott but
theory is about as far as the boycott
goes. Union men appear to patronize
the saloons where nonunion beer is sold
N about as great numbers as ever and
no over acts have been attempted since
the very early days of the strike.
The passage of the antipicketing ordi-
nance has put a stop to the stationing
of men III front Of the saloons to send
forth their shrill - cries of "Unfair
beer and as far as outward appear
ances are concerned the strike seems to
have petered out.
Want View of Bars.
The reform council has passed an
ordinance to the effect that all saloons
must be provided with clear glass doors
which give an unobstructed view of
the interior. The chief of police has
already undertaken to see that this
ordinance is enforced and as a result
of it the saloon patrons are forced
to take their ibations in plain view
Of passersbv on the streets.
Just what effect this rule will have
on the saloon business is not certain
as the law has not been in operation
long enough to give clear index as
to It's rkabIlitv. but the antisaloon
forces hail the ordinance as victory.
Under the new ordinance all restaur-
ants possessing liquor license must
close up at twelve o'clock midnight.
Simply ceasing the serving of liquor at
that hour viii not do; all patrons must
be turned out into the street when the
stroke Of midnight comes. This ordi-
nance has called forth an awful roar
from the restaurateurs but the police
are enforcing it vigorously.
Cleaning Up the Town.
The purity crusade continues with
undated vigor and the metropolitan or
"purity squad is making nightly
raids. All recognized disorderly houses
have been closed and now the author
tiles are turning their attention to
isolated lewd women. Arrests are made
nightly and stiff vagrancy sentences are
being passed out the morning after.
The stool pigeon fund is being heav
lily drawn upon and it was necessary to
close this month 5 work last night ow-
ing to the absence of funds to continue
activities. Thursday there will be the
new funds availa BILE. however, and the
work Will be started again.
As a matter of fact the good govern.
ment forces are making a clean sweep,
but they appear to be devoting rather
more attention to petty offenses than
is justified. In consequence the serious
side of police work is being forgotten
and felonies are multiplying with
alarming rapidity. The police are a
nightmare TO the auto speeder and the
minor offender, but they are good
deal OF joke to the yeggman.