The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-16

wall cncn' oay. MunyI Persons TO
whom he had talked Of late had said
that they had voted against Prohibi.
tion but since then their views had
changed and they now believe that abb
solpte prohibition Is the best thing for
the Islands
rss1hat liquor is eansihg more misery
ond poverty among the Hawaiians than
any other means Is well known
fact, y said Mr.. Cooke Yesterday, and
IL Is up TO the right thinking people
Of this Territory TO do what We can
10 save themS - ErEHs
Nstion-w wide Campaign.
lgHe6fgd w. pity, SECRETARY Of, the
Anti'saloon League, stated that q ma
tibn-Yide eampaign would start today
on the mainland for national prphibi
ton. The Gronpa Bill, be ssfd, would
be presented to congress on, January 20
and then the big fight for prohibition
in Hawaii would eomnience.
Letters had been sent to every, sen.
otor and congressman in the United
States and Systematic campaign had
been tarfied on quietly for the past
few months. John 'G. Woolley who
represents the National Anti-Saloon
League as well as the local branch
here will take up the hght IN congress,
When asked regarding the winning
Of this fight in the face Of the over
whelming defeat Of 1910, Mr.. Patty
claimed that undue Influence had been
used BY the liquor men III gaining their
end and that false representations had
been made to the Uawaiians to gain
their votes. He quoted one ease In
nartfruler WHO'RE the inmates of the
Lgnalilo Home all promised 10 vote for
prohibition bat whom they got to the
polls they all voted against II "Now,
there is only ore ronflnsiop svon can
form from ttat" said Mr.. Faty.
Memorial Gone or.
memorial signed by number of
representative business men was sent
TO congress on December 20 asking
that body to pass the Gronna Prohibi,
tion Bill. Those who signed this me
mortal represent every nationality in
Hawaii. 80 tfse =
Knhio Violated Pledge.
chad Kuhio kept his promise to
us, = stated Patty, eve would have won
the plehiseite eampaign.u He told.
0Hf NtDINrtHldtlNt
John @. Woolley, that he would take
the stump aud make q campaign
through the Islands in favor Of prohi-
bition, hit when the time came he
dodgeA the Issue and did not come to
Hawaii until after the campaign was
about over Kuhio could have helped
Ne very materially if he had kept faith
with us" 8s I5.
Hobson an Ally. si
Patty said that Congressman Richard
g. Hobsan of ;Alabama was strong
prohihitionist and that his help had
ibeeRs eAlisted III max ng tie fight on
the floor Of the house for Hawaii Patty
states that Hobspn's attitude on the
lquer question and his sincerity IN The
matter are shown In a recent speech
Eefore conc ress on the prob 'bition ques.
tion, in which he said; GA man has
never begun to live until he stands for
something, and then is willing TO die
fighting for it.@ 3sl.s ~ " M
Count on Mccarn and Funston.
''Jcff MeCarn we have with us al,
ready said Patty, ''and / know that
General Funston's private opinion is
that tho liquor traffic should be abol.
ished here. We have hard fight to
make, but we feel more confident OF
winning than we eyer were All
through the States the sentiment
against the sale Of liquor Is growing,
and the prospects for prohibition in
Hawaii never looked brighter. We
know we have a large and powerful
Industry to luck, and there is fund
of fifty million dollars behind il, but
We arc not afraid. y y t WI
Liquor bIen Watching. ~
Charles G. Bartlett, president of the
Honoluluj Brewing and Mailing Com,
pany, whenNasked as to what view tbs
liquor men took of the impending
liquor legislation, stated that he
thought this matter had been decided
by The Plebiscite vote that was taken
in 1910. ."Eai. '. .a
"We have abided by the plebiseite, ~
stated Bartlett yesterday, and we
thought that the matter had been set.
tied Tor all time. ID
j, ~. is true that this question is
bound TO eroa MP fFpm time to time,
but 4 those WHO are agitpting this pro-
hihltion movement viii stop and ipFes
HRale they will find that the liquor
men have abided Nv every Law that
has been passed by the legislature OF
the l,quor COMMISSIONS on the various
Islands. We have cooperated In every
way possible with the authorities Ia
Hawaii IN properly regulating, The
liquor traffic, and il is generally con.
eeded that the liquor business Is hot
ter conducted here than in. any other
place in the world, isii
Mr.. Bartlett stated that the Liduor
lleatars Association here had repre-
sentative in Washington TO safeguard
thair interests against adverse legisla,
tion. 4. Hos3f Gl u go
Webb Kenyon Law ~
The Webb.lkepyon Bill, which PRO
hFbits the interstate shipment OF In
toxieants into dry" territory, is ex-
petted to supply tho answer to tic
man argument that was made during
the plebiscitc campaign against fed.
eral or territorial prohibition for Ha-
wRii. During that campaign many OF
the workers against askihg congress 10
Pass a prohibition measure for the Is.
lands stated that they would advoeate
Prohibition for Hawaii II the way were
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