The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-09-09

put through depends upon so many con
tingencics that even the wisest are
pretty ehary 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
somo progress the whole movement
seems to be doomed to failure. The
iron works are all running full handed,
building operations are going on as
though nothing had happened and but
for 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
in 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 in 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 libations in plain view
of passersby 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 a clear index as
to it's workability, but the autisaloon
forces hail the ordinance as victory
Under the new ordinance all restaur
| ants possessing n liquor license musi
close up at twelve o 'clock midnight
Simply ceasing the serving of liquor a
that hour will not do; all patrons mus
be turned out into the street when tn,
stroke of midnight comes. This ordi
nance has called forth an awful roal
| from the restaurateurs but the police
are enforcing it vigorously.
Cleaning Up the Town.
The purity crusade continues will
undated vigor and the metropolitan OF
"'purity squad" is making nightly
raids. All recognized disorderly houses
have been closed and now the author
titles are turning their attention t.
isolated lewd women. Arrests are mad,
nightly and stiff vagrancy sentences ar,
being passed out the morning after.
The stool pigeon fund is being heav
lily drawn upon and it was necessary t.
close this month s work last night ow
ing to the absence of funds to continue
activities, Thursday there viii be the
new funds available, however, and thu
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 raths
more attention to petty offenses thar
is justified. In consequence the seriou
side of police work is being forgotten
and felonies are multiplying witt
alarming rapidity. The police are
nightmare to the auto speeder and tn
minor offender, but they are a goo
deal of joke to the yeggman.