The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-09
....l0oners Discuss Question
If Preserving the Status
Quo in Liquor.
aursTlON OF AGREEMENT
,i,,u,r Dealers Say They Made
Nh PROPOSAL, but Would Be
Glad to Hear One.

III. memers of the antisaloon league,
meeting Yesterday afternoon, dis
~,,s1 the propriety of entering into an
n,.mept with the liquor dealers
r5,rsbv both sides would agree TO keep
mir hands off the present law. Ac-
.r1ng to the stories from the camp OF
4. ants. the liquor dealers had sub
r4red the question of an agreement to
,,sn but, according to all the members
=, Tho executive committee of the
Foror dealers in the last campaign,
,s,p Of them had heard of the matter.
Charley Mccarthy, who managed the
IsBicite campaign for the liquor deal
!, EXPRESSED himself as quite willing
Is ,gree 10 such a promise, however, #
i. a1tisalooners wanted TO propose 1t,
Whatever the origin of the proposed
,rsenent, it was discussed at the anti
s5on meeting yesterday, without any
jps.ion being arrived at. So far as
bal aggression is concerned, it IS
vsHy generally supposed that the anti
sba people would agree to leave the
si,aas in regard to the liquor law
azs movided no attempt be made on
.Ie prt Of the other side to monkey
WITH il What they are worrying over,
llFever, is the possibility Of the mat
TT icing taken up again without their
haylelge at Washington. The last
tine the matter was opened the local
temperance workers knew nothing about
land they were practically forced into
tie fght that ended with the plebisc.te.
lbs vas well known to all concerned,
although that knowledge was kept care
,aly to themselves on the part Of the
l.prohlbltion Speakers.
Il is posslble-rather more so than
Rs-tiat some of the reform leagues
a Washington will bring the matter OF
FambltlOn for Hawaii by federal
salute forward again. What would the
a2 pfohibitionists do then3 If they
'9Hased to leave the present law alone
Iey would have to decline to back any
aaefai effort toward prohibition. Ii
p'f DO not agree to the proposal, sup.
gsag the liquor men have made one,
-sy face fight here against the pres
eat liquor law.
ilefe IS no assurance that any at.
emp that may be made at Washington
soald succeed. There is likewise no
salEahee that any fight that might be
-ale 70 amend the present liquor law
~, so-la tai. There Is the further danger
a =. the matter will be forced into poll.
.'' which would be disastrous for the
'y1II'ofy at large.
Inc natter will be considered further
7 We ant.saloon league, and. uow that
! l@s been brought out into the open
Y the liquor dealers as well.
Not Discussed as Yet
lie proposition of an agreement aa.
" 0een discussed by the liquor cam
sl'aa committee, according to the state
M OF leading members last night
= -S !. asked regarding the report tnat
s Aqdor dealers association and the
'sai0on league were likely to ente
~ sort Of truce, agreeing TO ab.d
49,. ,Ae present law and seek NJ amend
,s 'l.s one way or the other in the next
s,. .''Ol Oh the legislature. liquor deal
il representatives declared that raez
"a r0' heard Of any such plan.
s., .5 : ii. Mccarthy promptly lie
~. IL himself in favor OF tie .Haa
! mas not been discussed rs fir 81
,. aaoS he said to an Advertise r.r
u 'l'a'lve. But if it /, nro,..-.s
i. u favor of it. I think 4. ....
S0Oo thing to let the Saw r..- 81
t. ' g }. Q Neil, another memna. o.
tss. , re dealers campaign commit
torp,,n, ASKED about the rum.s ..
sartG ,,l.lse. He said he had NOT .aar.
any ,g. : about it and knew nothing j..
tatio -s, e !, to drop the polite. ~.