The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-04-07


brickiayers laying bricks and the hod.
worlSingman.f
The bishop said that no was once
chaplain for the Actors Guild Of
America and that he knew the actors
were at heart much opposed to open
theaters on Sundays,
Other speakers in opposition TO the
measure were Lyle .Dickey, the Rev. y.
p. ErdmRn, Rev. Mr.. Williams of the
Adventists, Elder y. L. Miner Of the
Church Of Latter Day Saints, DIR.
Doremus Seudder and Bishop Libert.
]. L. ROeha made a fervid and impas-
stoned address on behalf Of his home
and family and the homes and fRmi.
lies of all resident here.
quinn Explains.
The trend of the meeting being so
unanimous, an appeal was made to the
advocates Of the bill that they present
their side Of the matter. At the re.
quest of the chairman Senator Quinn
took the field in defense of his legisla
tive offspring. His remarks were trans,
lated into Hawaiian by the Rev. S.
Desha.
at seems, said Senator Quinn,
fthat unintentionally get myself into
all kinds of pilikia every time l intro
duce anything relating to the observ-
ance of Sunday. l had not come here
this evening prepared to make any
lengthy argument or any great speech
in defending my position in reference
to this bill, but, being the endorser of
the bill, 1 feel it is up to me to make
few remarks in its defense.
81 first wish it to be understood that
am not financially or in any other way
connected with any amusement com
pany in this Territory or out of this
| Territory. | was persuaded by nobody
in respect to the introduction of the
bill. 1 introduced this bill because /
thought it would be a benefit to Ger.
tain class of the people of this com
munity; and for the reason that repre-.
sent the working classes. | have seen
how this law works out in other places
and [ think 1t would be good law here,
do not represent class of people who
control the sugar interests in this coun.
try. | represent the poor workingman
and the mechanic. They talk about
labor on Sunday on the other islands
| herel Suppose there are one Thousand
tons Of sugar to get off before the duty
is changed on it, do they work on il
on Sunday, and is there amy noise made
about it if they do9
f'I did not attempt to bring this up
as a territorial law; I thought the
/ proper thing to do was to let each coun
ty take care of its own affairs. The
main object in this country since coun
ties were established has been to TURF
lover to the counties what belongs tC
the counties 1 believe that when W,
i allow the supervisors to handle thu
funds and conduct the business of tn,
counties in other respects it is no more
than fair that they should do it in
this.
tThis meeting all seems to be one
sided, but had l gone ont, and adver
tised it you could not have got int,
the building tonight
Other Support.
George Davis spoke in favor of tn,
bill and referred to San Francisco a
an example of city where the regu
lation of the theaters is left entirel.
in the hands of the board of super
visors; also to Chicago, where tn
mayor and the city council regulate al
the regulating that is done. Mr.. Dayi
thought the opening of theaters o
Sunday would be especially acceptable
to the orientals.
Mayor Fern, as representing the cit.
government was called upon to ex
press his views, which he did first il
Hawaiian and then in English. At tn
, conclusion Of his statement one wa
quite as much in the dark as to whicl
! side he favored as before he began
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