The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-11-10

Saloons ..,s.......t ~
Hotels ......... 3
Restaurants s... B
sake Stills .,.,,..... q
Total 50
'''ro which must be added one more,
namely. the so-called Volcano House
at schofeld Barracks, making a grand
total Of sixty.
Boarding House Wants Permit
Notwithstanding the fact that this
seems large number Of drinking
places for our one city and county;
Notwithstanding slso that the board
has gone on record as being opposed
10 any increase in the number; not
withstanding, too, the fact that for
sone years the saloon zone Of the city
has been definitely fixed as bounded
by Richards, Beretania, River and King
streets; yet there is now fled with the
hoard an application for an open pub
lie saloon, with after-hour privileges
by the manager Of the Pleasanton,'
family clearinghouse, In one Of our
quietest residential districts just across
y NNTTOM NNIttI sATVIl Nut AHIktct UHy
and boarding school in, the Territory
Tor white American children and in
close proximity to two churches. II
this application be granted, II win be
because of the downright woeful in.
difference and cowardice Of the Chris
tian people of this city, many Of whom
quite recently refused 70 sign coun-
ter petition because Of the cOnsidera
tions Of business or friendship. or, that
they wished to remain strictly neutral
Yes, out Of the $50 voters Of the fourth
precinct of the fourth district, where
the 'Pleasanton is situated, 100 sign
ed mo- 100 signed Eyes, 100 were not
seen and 1870 for reasons just stated
through fear or eowardice, refused to
sign at all when waited upon by the
ladies who had organized the cam
paign.
Uncle Sam Takes Interest
Besides the sixty saloons just re.
ferred to, Uncle Sam himself takes an
active interest in our liquor traffic
and through his agency represented by
the internal revenue department sells
his federal permits to parties, inelud-
ing scores who are not even American
in order that he may gather
in a few paltry dollars by way Of
revenue as the price Of blood, In
many, many cases, too, whore he knows
or should know, that there is no ter.
ritorial license and thus in q way, with
his white apron on, he connives at the
violation of the law.
HTake as an example the notorious
case of the eolored woman whose rent.
ed premises are opposite the Y. w. G.
A. homestead in King street. When
arrested some two or three weeks ago.
and fined 800 in the police court for
providing beer to her public hula
dancers, without territorial license.
she walks into the federal Office while
under arrest and pays 1867 for a fed !.
eral license, hoping thereby, no doubt,
70 do as she likes independent of our
statutes.
Laws Miserable Legislation
ffNot only is the whole liquor traf,
fie inconsistent and immoral but our
own law, while as good as the best so
far as liquor laws can be good, is after
all a poor miserable piece of legisla-
tion capable of all sorts of legal CON
struction, for even now nearly a score
of questions are being propounded to
the attorney general by the board Of
license commissioners re this same
Pleasanton Hotel license
again, while | have no criticism
to offer the board as regards its pres
ont personnel-for no doubt it is fairly
well constituted as such board go-yet
the reputable gentlemen composing il
are not supposed to have decided opin-
ions in regard to the nature of the
traffic which they are appointed TO con
troll and, without doubt, are handicap
ped with the presumption in favor Of
vested rights and so would hesitate
| am sure, TO take away, for cause, o
valuable license when said license Is
in the hands of men who possess rec
ognized commercial standing and in
fuenee. ...s .t.,. 'ra
''For example, there is liquor man
in Honolulu called Sullivan, who has
admitted under oath that year after
year he was the sole owner of the Pa.
eifc saloon, despite the fact that he
had partnership agreement with Bart
lett & Waterman of the brewery
wherein il was clearly shown that
those two gentlemen owned two-third'
of the saloon. All this was made piair
by the Anti Saloon league 20 the board
some. months ago, through sworn docu
mcnts, aud yet the board made no SO
rious investigation nor took any actor
at all because of the commercial stand
ing and powerful controlling influenc,
of men like Bartlett & Waterman.
owe have another man called Drake
the presumed owner of the Encore sa
loon, admitting on oath that the brew
cry has a big mortgage on his place
and this, too, in direct violation o.
the regulations laid down by the boart
forhidding any such relation as be
| tween the brewery OF wholesale liquo
men and the saloons.
1.-THE very same identical condition
exists in connection with the Kentuek'
/ saloon and its owner, Mr.. Marlowe
| And yet the board proceeds on the ever
tenor Of its way, winking at such opeI
and scandalous violation of its rules
all because the brewery represents BIZ
business or vested interests. 1t is thi
power which holds US today in its ter
rible grip, dominating our political, so
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