The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-25
MEMS LEAGUE ENDORSES
SENATE RED LIGHT BILL
Strong Language Used in Resolu.
tons Adopted at
Meeting.
From "Wednesday Advertiserl


Strongly urging the legislature to
pass Senate Bill 1913, giving power to
any citizen to bring civil suit to put
an end to the social evil, and backed
by strong argument favoring the
measure, the Men s League of Central
Union Church last night passed a'reso.
lution which will be placed before the
senate and the house of representa-
tives today.
Representing every profession, bust.
ness and many trades, the meeting
which numbered about two hundred
well-known citizens, unanimously en-.
dofscd the following resolution;
Whereas, Prostitution and sexual
immortality are admitted by all to be
evils without mitigation, contrary to
the law of God and the statutes Of
the Territory, and ss
Whereas, There is now before the
legislature of this Territory a bill
known as Senate Bill No. 1873, and
whereas, The same, recognizing
these evils as crimes against our laws
and foes to our homes and our Ma
ton, seeks to abate them wherever
found; now, therefore,
"Ee 1t Resolved, That we, members
of tie Mems League of Central Union
Church, and invited guests, do give our
heartiest support to Senate Bill No.
1873 and do urge the legislature to en-
act the same without amendment as
the law of our land, and
'Ee 1t Further Resolved, That
copy of these resolutions be forthwith
transmitted to the Governor of the Ter.
ritory, the President of the senate and
Speaker of the house of represents.
tives.'
The resolution was offered by ]. r.
! Gait, who said that as far as he was
able to ascertain, intelligent men, al
most without exception, found it very
easy to illogically reason that the regu.
latiO1 and segregation of prostitution
in community through "red.light"
district, in various ways is bound to
be a benefit to that community.
DIR. w. c. Hobby, president of the
Men s League, was of the opinion that
the majority of citizens of Hawaii
would believe it an honor to father
a bill of this kind. He called upon
Governor Frear, who was largely in.
strumental in drafting the bill, to
speak to the resolution.
Governor Speaks. 3
Governor Frear referred to Senate
Bill l43, which had been killed in the
senate and properly so, he said. Both
1873 and l43 related to the social evil
in its commercial aspects. One was
based on the theory that this is a
necessary evil that can be borne with,
but must be mitigated. The same
theory had obtained in Europe and
America for a hundred years. 1t was.
a plausible theory, and like great
many other theories was taken for
granted. He,
| 1t encountered the modern spirit of
inves tigation and when tested by that
it was found wanting.
ave are glad that this bill {l43)
was killed by the senate, today" said
the Governor. cit was a foregone
conclusion it would.
"T his bill that was killed today is.
the law today, anyhow, and has been
even since 1869 and was never re-
peale - '
"This bill provides that any citizen
may make move to suppress house
of PROSTITUTION, said the Governor.
"This method will stop the evil very
speedily all over the city. 1t is by
civil, not criminal, suit. There is no
trial by Jury, and therefore delays are
eliminated, as well as expense. The
remedy is effectual.