The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-11-10
Temperance Is Preached From
Pulplts To Great Thronus Of
interested Persons
LIQUOR TRAFFIC PROVEN
WORST OF PUBLIC EVILS
Religious and Social Workers Tell
In Vivid Terms Of Ruin
~ Booze Works
lFrom Monday Advmtiser.l

(From Monday Advertiser.)
Temperance was preached from the
puipits of three Of the leading church
Of the city yesterday as part Of the
observance Of 'tFrohibition Day"
in many of the smaller and less prom.
inent places Of worship special services
were held in some eases in both the
afternoon and evening when speakers
made out the case against booze
Large congregations heard the tenn
perance addresses last evening at the
Central Union, Christian and Methodist
churches, where the day was especially
observer. The speakrs were Rev. John
w. Wadman, DID,, Rev. T.. T.. Brace and
Dir w. p. Ferguson. The speakers de-
livered addresses at each church in
turn, dashing In an automobile, after
finishing at ONE church, to the other
Boom For Prohibition
The day was boom TO the prohibit
ton movement, and demonstrated the
growing and tho already great feeling
in the city against booze, and the live
" interest taken by chu-ch,goers in
joining the movement to close the
saloons once and for all.
The speakers took up different
phases of the subject. Doctor Wadman
spoke on local conditions, DIR. Ferguson
spoke on the liquor situation through
out the world, and Rev. Mr.. Brace, on
the responsibility Of the church in the
booze problem. 81,
Doctor Ferguson mentioned the cam
paign for national prohibition by 1920,
L.. Ell A. n
be successful. The action Of Russia
in putting a stop to the manufacture
or sale Of vodka, he said, was illustra
tive of the worldwide fight against
booze; and the fact that Emperor Will
liam and King George are total alb
stainers was significant in itself, he
said. }A
France is seriously considering
national prohibition, and England is
constantly making liquor laws more
restrictive Doctor Ferguson said.
Greet Gains on Mainland
"Great gains have been made
throughout the United States, and as
a result there are now thirteen States
gone prohibition, Arizona, Oregon ami
Washington being the last ones said
Doctor Ferguson. In addition TO
this, ninety per cent of the territory
IL dry in the States of New Hampshire,
Vermont, Texas, Kentucky, Utah, North
Dakota, Alabama and Iowa, thus max
ing twenty-one States practically dry,
and putting one-half the population Of
the United States in dry territory.
Rev. Mr. Brace declared the church
was doing many things and doing them
well; that thare were never more good
men in the church, or more money
contributed, but that the church hal
not awakened to its full responsibility
in eradicating the liquor business.
eve must face the facts--this terri
BILE devastation wrought among the poo
by the liquor trafie--the almshouse
filed and insane asylums crowded-al
the direct result Of intemperanee.
"This evil cannot be fought by reso
buttons alone. We must fight every incl
Of the way. II is a holy war, and moth
ing less, in which we are engaged, am
in which the Anti-Saloon League lead
the way. Will we back it upi"
wadman on Local Conditions
The following is from Doctor Wad
man s address:
s'The SPECIALIZED liquor law unde
which we are now operating as Ter
ritory was enacted by the legislator
in 1907, and is largely patterned afte
a law which British Columbia enacte,
some years ago. The statute provide
FOR DO ird OF license commissioner
for each county, consisting of FIVE mem
beers appointed by the Governor, ON
class serving for two years and tn
other for four No person can be
member Of this board who is either in
terested in the liquor business or cor
nected with any temperance organiza
tion. The board has sole and absolut
power in the granting Of licenses an
the otherwise controlling Of the Who'll
liquor business in its jurisdiction,
AThe law provides for five difereI
kinds of licenses, as follows: FRS
wholesale, costing $1,000; second, II
tail, including saloon or hotel, $50
with restaurant privilege at $50
The other three are Of a special natur
Saloons are allowed TO remain ope
until eleven p. m, while hotels, wit
afterhour privileges, may keep ope
bar for business till one a. m. and all
TO sell during certain hours on Sunda
Besides these licenses, the Treasure
Of the Territory has the right to iss'
permits for manufacturing purpose
while the board also issues priyileg
70 certain commission merchants, il
the agent of the so.ealled Italian-Swi
Wine company, 10 import liquor fro
abroad, and which privilege costs $lo'
per annum. =.
aIawaii's 1914 Drink Bill
f'Hawaii's drink bill for 1914 is
follows:
ImportatiOns from mainland 92o,0l
Local brewery manufacture. 375,0'
Local sake stills ,...t..,',. 2OO,p,
I,oeai wine stills .g... 1000
Other foreign importations. 2so,O
Total ,..~s,s.f.,..., 1911, 1880
"These figures are wholesale price
AdItnt, the Der cent IN prOfts Fangii