The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-12-03

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BY unanimous vote of 1900 men and
women who packed the Bijou last
night, the above resolutions were adopt
ed and Bishop Restarick, as chairman
of the assembly, appointed the follow
ing to serve on the committee for which
the resolutions provide: A. G. Lewis,
Jr., A. Lindsay, Jr., A. 'Gartley, l.. Ten
ney Peck, DIR. w. c. Hobby, +. C. Ath-
erton, W. E. Brown, R. o. Matheson, R.
II. Allen, j. P. Cooke, Mrs. j. r. Gait
and Miss Pope.
With large and attentive audience,
and earnest speakers, the meeting call
ed for the purpose of arousing public
sentiment toward action to put an end
to crimes against women and girls was
generally spoken of as AN unqualified
success, serving in every way the pur-
| pose for which it was called.
Following the devotional exercises,
in which various ministers and the ST.
Andrew Cathedral choir took part,
| Bishop Restarick in a short talk eX-
planned the purpose of the meeting.
Other speakers cited cases which had
come within their knowledge where the
| law had proved inadequate to punish
the guilty.
Statistics compiled from the police
records aand those of the prosecuting
attorney were introduced and, contrary
to the general belief, these showed that
the majority of the crimes against girls
under the age of ten years were charg'
ed against Americans and not 0Tientals,
and that most of these had escaped
lightly as compared with men of other
races
| These statistics were presented by j.
R. Gait, president of Palama Settle
nent. During their presentation there
were cries of son, shamel' whereon
Mr.. Gait said it was not well to judge
| harshly because the circumstances sur
rounding the cases and their trials were
not known to the public.
Miss Sterritt Cites Gases.
Miss S. c. Sterritt, superintendent of
the Girls Industrial School, was the
only speaker to really attack the police
and the administration of the law.
Judge Whitney, in sensible talk,
explained the workings of the various
departments charged with the admins
tration of the law. He said that
charges of the kind under discussion
were the easiest in the world to make
and the hardest to prove, and that the
judges and juries shoHld not be blamed
in all Instances where a supposed Grim
inal escaped with a light sentence or
went free.
In opening the meeting, Bishop Res
tarick said that the people had not
been called together to discuss the
whole question of this social evil at
this time, but 10 take action to put an
end to assaults upon women, girls, and
even babies, by adopting resolutions
calling for law enforcement and the
naming of a strong committee to see to
the execution of the laws, and if neees-
sary to arrange for new legislation.
Bishop Talks Plainly.
lie said that 1t was time 10 talk
frankly and not mince words. lie cited
cases Of abuse of girls of which he was
c0gnizant. A principal OF one OF the
schools had told him of the case Of
three girls under the age OF twelve
years who were late In returning 20
school after the noon recess every day.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
they had been selling themselves 10
pakes for the price Of their MONDAY
/ lunches.
lie spoke Of other instances which
Pad come 10 him through confessions
~ a girl who, under the ago Of consent,
had been forced for several years 10
submit 10 a man Old enough 10 be- her
father ami of 70 GIN Of .oFan ycnrf
who bad been dohauehed holl aud soul
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