Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-02
STIRRED BY Crime FACTS,
CITIZENS CALL FOR ACTION

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business districts OF Honolulu and de.
clared that it is up to the officials of
this city to pu: INTO office men who
will stop these conditions.
Mr. Horne and Mr.. Rider gave stir.
/ ding speeches dwelling on the ne.
cessity for taking action and the need
of finding just where the trouble lies
]! and remedyffg the faults in the pres!
eht government, ifsit lies in the laws
or their method of enforcement.
Statistics: Tell Tale III. !
That the prevalence of this kind
of vice in Honolulu is out Of all pro-
portion to its population was shown
by Mr.. Gait, who read statistics deal
| ing with vice conditions here and in
| Europe. He. showed the cases of
rape, carnal abuse, abduction, adult
cry, etc. average about twenty-fopr
| times the number in Honolulu as in
English cities of fifty thousand popu-
lation. Mr. Calls figures were re-
ceived with. utmost attention and it
was here that he was twice inter-
| rupted with cries of "Shame!"
Juvenile Judge w. L. whitney
spoke along practical lines of remedy
| ing conditions, He declared that it
is up to the public to see that con.
Editions are bettered, that the judges,
prosecuting officers, juries and police
tofficers will do no more and no less
| than they are required to do by the
force o. pdblie 1opihion. Declaring
that just cerfsife and deserved praise
will do much in stiffening the arm
of the law, he advised that when the
ksentefeess of ilFdgeg are not agreeds
with, the citizens should 60 frankly
TO the judges and ask why the senten-
ees were imposed as they were
Pays Tribute to. Press
He paid tribute to the efficiency
of the police force and their willing:
ness to help, as had Mr.. Rider prev
iously, declaring that the police force
will do just what the public wants ii
to do: He declared further that one
of the greatest agencies for good in
cleaning UP the city is the public
press, and in passing he said that Ho-
nolulu should be proud of her news
papers. which are conspicuous forces
for civic righteousness and cannot be
influenced by corrupt considerations.
Resolutions :'
w. A. Bowen presented the resolu-
tons after strong speech urging
that the community awake to the
need of action. The resolutions were
as follows: 49,"
Whereas, Crimes of violence
against women and girls have been
for some time past on an alarming
increase in this community, and
:. Whereas, The conditions in this
regard are now intolerable and a dis
grace to our Christian civilization,
and
Whereas, The public at large have
heretofore, shown naught but indif- |
ference to the enOrmity of the evil |
existing in our midst, and /
Whereas, 1t is charged that our |
elective officers, judges and trial |
jurors, have been and are remiss in |
their duties in relation to the de-
lection, arrest, prosecutions and con-
vietion of persons charged with these |
offenses,
Nov and Therefore, Be it Re
solved, That a committee of citizens |
be appointed at this meeting TO CO.
operate with our officers of the law.
and others, to devise means where
by our laws shall be more adequately |
and to arouse within this
sense Of its duty and re-
sponsibiIity for the protection of our
women and girls"
Bishop Restarick thereupon named
the following committee under the
terms Of the resolution:
A. Lewis, Jr, A. Lindsay. Jr.. A.
Gartley, l.. Tenney Peck; DR.. w. G..
Hobby, F. G. Atherton, w. E. Brown.
r. @. MathesOn. Riley H. Allen, J. P.
Cooke, Mrs. J. r. Gait and Miss Pope.
Those who spoke and were given
seats on the platform by invitation of
the lnter-Church Federation were as
follows:
Bishop Rostarick. Miss Sterritt.
Perley Horne, p W. Rider. John r.
Gait, w. l.. Whitney, w A. Bowen,
Or. Dorcmns Scuddcr, Rev John w:
Wadman, Rev. a. A. Ebcrsolc. Rev.
RObt +. Smith, Rev. y. c. Peters,
Rev. y. T Fukao, Rev. Kong Yin Tet.
anon Ault, Governor Frcar Mrs.
Frcar. James Rath, co., b. B. Cox,
Salvation Army; Lucy Peabody. Kaa-
lumanu Society; Henry Smith E
Stiles, Miss Lorna IaHkea. Miss Agnes
Maynard. Miss Pope. Kamehameha
school FOR Girls: Miss \ Marsh, st.
Andrews Priory; James Wakefield.
d. Castro, VI. NJ. Scott, principal
High School; Edgar Wood, principal
Normal School; Paul Super. y. NJ. c.
A.; R. II. Trent. R. O. Matheson and
: II. Allen.