Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-01

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.sThe committee subdivided itself in
to II groups. to each Of which spe'
cial line OF investigation was signed
These groups were as follows:
Group f--Present Status OF Social
Vice IN Honolulu.
sqal Houses of Prostitution.
afh1 Social Allurements.
a(c) Street Walking
.(d) clapdestlne Prostitution.
A(e1 .Asslqnation Houses.
ss(fl Tenements and Dance Halls.
afol Department Stores and Other
Places Of Employment.
t(hl Sources Of Supply.
Group ii-orleutai Races IN Rela-
fion 10 Social Evil.
a6roup iiI-pciynesian Races IN Re
Iatlon to the, Social Evil.
ecroup lV-White Races In Reta-
ton 10 The Social Evil.
acfcup v-saloons and the Social
EvlI.
Group VII Restaurants and the So
aoroup vIl-The Police and the So
elsl EVIL
~oroup vlIl-The Army and Navy
and the Social Evil
acroup lx-- Hacks and Automobiles
and the Social Evil.
Group Rescue and Reform
Work
acroup xl--PubIle Health In ReIa-
tion 70 The Social EVIL.
-ctoup xll-The Schools and the
Social Evil
Then follow the committees find
ines.
Chapter 1 is devoted to the social
evil III Honolulu. The report declares
that only to q slight degree Is prcsti-
trtion n Honolulu centered In the Tes
niflcted or protected district Of iwilei.
that the number Of inmates there va
rles from 81 to 1SS, but that the sys-
fen Of regulation IS extremely lax, lit
fIe ar no effort made to restrict CON-
,.lercial vice TO this section and that
81 Car the larger part 81 commercial.
ized vice IN Honolulu Is outside the
district
Il should be noted that the report
was compiled from data gathered dur
INK period ending about d year ago,
50 that In minor details Il may not be
an exact statement OF conditions today
but the broad principles and general
statement Of conditions are held to
be unchanged
Major james M. Kennedy u. s. A.,
and DR. Ct Tucker Smith. u. s. M
have left the islands since the inyes-
tieation was made and before the re-
port was printed. but the discussion
dealing with the military Is based
largely on their own reports and con-
trfbutions.
The findings OF the committee with
regard to the extent of commercial
wee outside Iwilei are startling and
the recital Of conditions is nothing less
than appalling. Il is declared that no
estimate can be made Of the number
Of prostitutes, so easy Is II for them
10 ply their trade under the semi
tropical conditions OF the city.
A section Is devoted to the Oriental
race and prostitutes and the report
flLds that commercial vice Is more
highly developed among Japanese than
among any other element in the popu-
lation The evil among the Polyne-
SLAMS and the white races is discussed
frankly.
The saloon as a factor is discussed,
with findings that the saloons are so
well regulated here that they have no
direct participation In commercialized
vice.
Cheap restaurants and coffee houses
ore pointed out as a source OF danger
where the management is not strict
End where young girls and boys are
allowed late at night without super
visor II is urged that such places
should be under official eontfsL
Under tire head Of The Relations OF
the Police to the EVIL the report
says.
Our police force reflects the gen.
eral spirit OF federation Of vice char.
acteristic of the public sentiment OF
our community No sustained attempt
is made to keep women known to be
prostitutes of the streets. Now and
again a. spasmodic effort is instituted
but il quickly subsidies. The main re.
lance OF the police is upon the policy
OF segregation lwilei is, however, a
melancholy commentary upon the ut,
ter utility Of this measure, 1t Is
both disease cursed and a.atravesty
All reports thereupon covering many
months revealed the presence in Iwi.
lei OF only one Hawaiian woman,
while prostitution among Hawaiian
women is rife outside the district and
is confined to no one locality in the
city. There is, however. no suspicion
Of graft attaching to the police In
connection with commerciaiized vice.
In this, as in many other respects, Ho-
nolulu presents marked contrast to
mainland cities" :. ed :. - j. j. -.
An interesting section Is that on
q the Army and Navy and the. Social
Evil Through the increase in vice
due TO the coming OF large bodies of
troops Is recognized. mention is made
: OF the generally good conduct of the
enlisted men. Az 10 the peliey of the
itsry authorities the report says:
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