The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-12-03

JOHN R. GAIT
Who presented some startling statistics
at last nights mass meeting.
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the Girls Industrial School, read Il
paper, which is published in fun rs fol
lows:
Says Police Are Slack.
In our attitude toward the social
evil, with which we come in daily con.
tact, we have taken the stand that, as
this crime cannot be committed by one
alone, the male should be attacked as
well as the female; and especially so
when the female is under the age of
eighteen years, or in other words, a
child. What success we have had we
will leave to you to judge.
f'A little girl of twelve years was
playing pic with some sehoolmates on
her way home from school. A big Ha-
waiian came along and called her from
her play. She paid no attention to him
at first, so he called again, and urged
by her playmates, she reluctantly re.
sponded. He took her into an empty
house and there debauched her. She
told me few days later about this af.
fair with all its revolving details. !
got the evidence of her playmates to.
corroborate her statement, and then
went to the district attorneys Office
and asked that the man be punished. /
heard nothing more from this for some
time.
81 again went to the office, and they
told me that they had not had time to
look into it, but would interview the
girls that afternoon. As a matter of
fact they had made no attempt to get
evidence although i had told them the
name of the man and the names of the
playmates.
ga girl of fifteen was sent to fam
lily in Makiki. Her work was satisfac.
tory, she was happy, and the people
We're fond of her. A man found her
out and went into that house, and into
her room and remained part of the
night. She was mentally about eleven
) years of age, and physically woman
The inevitable happened. The girl was
) returned to the school, and a warrant
was asked for the arrest of the man
/; The statute reads for this offense q
fine Of from $15 to $50 or three months
imprisonment. / asked the district
magistrate if he could not give the
limit of the law to this offender, If
proven guilty. He told me it was not
customary to imprison, and he could
make no exception in this case, but
suggested warrant for trespassing, as
he could be given three months on that
: charge. l thereby learned that it is a
, greater crime to trespass on one Is
property than to debauch a girl who
r is trying to earn legitimate living
The case is still pending.
i Sailed Away Home.
awe discovered that a girl we had
i, on parole in Manoa Valley was enticed
away from her home to the Punahou
grounds by a man named Barnard. He
has been the cause of her first downfall
and her commitment to the school; and
at that time he had been warned ia
leave this girl alone. He had given hen
diamond ring and promised marriage
, so j endeavored to see him and learn
, his intentions. 1t took three days ia
locate him. and during my conversation
with him he told me all l could do in
, the court would be to fine him $25. He
said he was willing to marry the girl
/ and wanted until ten the next morning
/ to make arrangements. / was called
, to the phone the next morning by a man
, who did not wish TO give me his name
and told me that Barnard was leaving
on the Manchuria, and had better ar.
rest him at once. / got out warrant
for his arrest and told Mr.. Kellett ]
wanted this man intercepted if it took
the whole force. Barnard shook hands
, with his friends on the wharf and sail.
/ ed away. These are a few of the many
obstacles placed in our way when we
are using our efforts TO lesson crime
committed against girls.
eco along the streets any night in
, the neighborhood of River and Hotel
and you will see children in the coffee
saloons, hacks and automobiles, and no
attempt on the part of the police ia
stop il. We have curfew law, why
is IL not enfOrcedi Are the police in.
efficient, or are there not enough OF
themG 1t is for you to say. Vice is
az open and above board as the sun.
Is 1t any wonder that criminal assault
on little girls is of common occurrence,
and that we have in our city the child
prottituteY We ask you who make the
laws agd put in office the 0nicinls 10
back up this work aud see that Justice
rs mcted out TO the criminal We rest
our cnse with you.
Terrible Conditions.
Perley Horne, superintendent of the
Kumohameha Schools, said, among other
things, ihnt Hawaii Was nat TIC nn,y
place la the Union IN which grimes
against Numrn nnd girlH Woro rampant.
lir mid in one large school in Macs
HfWHriui twenty Rlds ln the pfudu
nilng rlau were found 40 bn propnauti
amt thai ln one famnuu school fui hoys.
eighty riudrnit he me iimn Wfrp found
90 be- 5unonng frum yeurroal diseuif..
hr Horne aHid that RIlg dIrudrd
in tease school aui 90 oui into ihu
npOd noW unlrm iheY spfr provided
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