Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-16
SUNDAY SHOWS AT. LEIlEHuA;
BISHOP RESEARCHES VIEW

Editor Honolulu Star-BulIetin,
Sir:-The discussion of having
shows at Leilehua on Sunday nights
| is drawing out some extraordinary
opinions as to the violation of law.
| am not now advocating the Sunday
| law of this territory nor any Sun
| day laws whatever. The question is
this: Is there a law in this Territory
on Hawaii which forbids the holding
of shows on Sunday when an admls-
| sion fee is charged? The answer Is:
Such law exists. .:..
The next question is, does the law
apply to the lands held by the United
States government and used as army
! posts or barracks? 1t appears that the
i United States distric tattorney says
that the law of the territory does ap,
ply to the United States army posts.
i That Sunday entertainments OF
i vaudeville, etc, have been frequently
held at Leilehua is admitted. These
/ being the circumstances, | cannot I'M
j derstand how officers or men OF the
United States army can deliberately
advocate the breaking OF law on any
i pIea whatever. Does not the army
i stand for the enforcement OF law anC
Il order? Yet here we have men OF the
q army arguing that the law should be
1 broken because by SO doing amuse
ment is given, or that the breaking o
!, the law tends to keep the soldier;
in garrison"
n 1t may well be granted that a cleai
/, show on Sunday night is better thai
loafing around. It may well be ad
] mitted that mo good can be accemp
llished by depriving the soldier o
innocent amusement But the siInpl
= questio mis- this, is law to be brokel
because it gives people amusemen
or because the breaking of the Law
does local good?
Il am not going to argue the ques
ton of Sunday Law. have a gooi
i deal of sympathy for what officer
and men have written, but / am SUI
prised that these officers and mel
argue that the law of this territor.
should be openly violated in Unite'
States army posts for any reason
whatever.
i / have letter which says tina
1 Lie fdIIOuoG JIOOpO WniI1 w l<OllS
hua could go on week day. and tina
the management has SO stated, o
this / know nothing personally, bu
this seems very plain to me-that |
the officers and men of the United
States army want Sunday entertain
ment, it would be well, before thu
legislature adiourns, for the army of
ficers to get someone to introduce ;
bill to change the present law, Thi'
would be reasonable. and eertainl.
would be more loyal to the cause o
law and order than to break a Law
and to defend the breaking of it. |
this principle prevailed, 0 fbreakin'
law bacause people in localit.
j found it pleasant and profitable Il
break it, and to defend the violation
of law on these grounds, we shoul'
have strange condition of lawless
ness If a certain territorial law il
broken at Leilehua, why should no
others be broken and the violation
of such be defended on the SAM
I grounds? .....s-. T.. =:
u Again stating that / do not try t,
enforce my ideas of the Lords Day OF
anyone, and that / sympathize witt
the officers and soldiers in their de
sire for amusements, do again pre-
! test against making excuses for tn
! breaking of a law such as have beel
advanced We need nothing more thai
we need respect for law.
HENRY B. RESTARICK,
April is, 1913. -. :.... -
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