Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-27
EDITOR
LIQUOR AND TIE PLAIN SIGNS OF THE TINES


ing man and the thinking woman who consider
the growing sentiment against the liquor traffic.
Read this from the Christian Science Monitor
and remember that the facts Of the last few
wears bear out every statement
1T Is probable that only the liquor interests
of the United States possess to the full an IN
outstanding of the rapidity with which the
movement for prohibition has spread from the
township to the county, from the county to the
state and from the state to the nation in the
last few years. There is reason for believing
that even in the front ranks of the prohibition
lists the strength that may now he arrayed
against the traffic in intoxicants is only partly
appreciated The Monitor believes it would be
putting the matter fairly to say the prohibition
movement is about to take the country with a
surprise somewhat akin to that occasioned lately
BY the magnitude and force of the equal suffrage
s
"One incident inst come to light seems to, be
illustrative of the general situation. The judi
ciary committee OF the house of representatives
at Washington had in hand the proposed amend.
ment to the constitution for the prohibition of
the liquor traffic. Until recently the chairman
of that committee was Representative Clayton
of Alabama He has been nominated BY Presi.
dent Wilson to1a United States judgeship for
the middle district of his state Under the rule
of seniority, Representative Webb of North Car
DINA will in all likelihood succeed to- theschair
mansllip. He is a strong advocate of s.dry' leg
islation and for this reason his elevation is not
desired by the antiprohibtionis yet they hest.
tate to oppose it because they might by doing
so raise political issue that could be used to-
their disadvantage }55..
1.-THE prohibition cause, as may be inferred.
has strong advocates in influential quarters.
and this is made evident further blythe fact that
attempts to sidetrack the prohibition amend
lnent are almost certain to fail The committee
on judiciary, as expected, has taken mp and re-
ported the proposed amendment, and it is pre-.
dicted that vote upon ii will be reached in the
house before adjournment. A fact Of great inn
portanee in this matter Isl the pronounced dis
position Of members of Congress to array Them.
selves openly against further interstate COM
nerce in liquor There no longer seems to be
any shrinking from alignment with prohibition
due to political intimidation; on the contrary,
those members who are sensitive to public opin-
ion at home are rather DESTROYS than otherwise
of getting into harmony with the anti-saloon
sentiment From all appearances, legislatures
OF the states will have opportunity in the near
future Of voting upon the proposed amendment Z
Yes, Enthusiastically the trend of modern prog;
ress is against the licensed saloon, Is Honolulu
to be numbered among the progressive citiess
Is Honolulu to be numbered among the cities
that see clearly and act firmly? These ques.
tons are pertinent now. The matter Of saloons
near the tish.market is up. for settlement Tn.
the sentiment is strong that the
saloons near the fsh-market should not remain
there. . -a..5