The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-24
Appeal Made to Sheriff.

The following letter was directed TO
Sheriff Rose yesterday:
Appeal Made to Sheriff
I Honolulu, July 90, 1914.
- Mr. Charles n. Rose. sheriff OF the
City and Comfy Of Honolulu,
Honolulu. ..
"Sir.-The undersigned, the Commit
tee on Traffic and Transportation OF
the Chamber Of Commerce of Honolulu,
desire to call your attention TO what
we consider disregard, by the police
force, Of an ordinance recently passed
by the Board of Supervisors of the
City and County Of Honolulu, common
ly known as the Traffic Ordinance.
Day after day, through the medium Of
the public press, attention is being
called TO the many fragrant violations
Of this ordinance and too often, per-
sons have come TO their death or have
been manned or crippled, through such
violations.
"It does seem to this committee
that, II the proper authorities, those a.
reetly charged with the enforcement OF
this ordinance, l. e., the police depart
ment and through the police depart
ment, the prosecuting officers are not
sufficiently aware Of their line Of duty,
that something should be done to bring
into power some officers who do. There
is no need Of calling attention TO par
tieular instances which prompt this
letter. Instances are multiplying day
after day.
Gas well as representing the Cham
Der of Commerce Of Honolulu, we are
citizens, and as such, feel that your de-
partment owes us sufficient eonsidera-
tion TO see that greater efforts are put
forth 10 caEry ont the will OF the citi.
zens as expressed through the ordi-
nances of our supervisors Very truly
yours
~. F. C.. Hagens, chairman; J. B.
Guard, A. +. Wall, c. G. Ballentyne,
j. w, Waldron,
Committee on Traffic and Trans.
portation, Chamber Of Commerce. Of
Honolulu.
@. @. Ballentyne in an Interview
with The Advertiser yesterday said
that as long as the members Of the
police department themselves set the
example Of entirely disregarding the
speed laws and the law regarding pass.
ing street cars while passengers are
getting on and of, other vehicle own.
ers can hardly be expected 70 heed
them.
! Police Machines Law violators.
D "If It Is menace for a privately
/. owned automobile to go faster than
: fifteen miles an hour II is certainly a
E menace for the police machines 60 dash
2 down crowded streets at thirty 10 fifty
I miles an hour, past street intersections
/ and in total defiance of all rules OF
n the road, " he said. ''fhe police ma
J, chine passed me yesterday on KIM
. street going fully fifty miles an hour
J, Then a second later police motor
: cycle shot past like projectile from I
g twelve.inch mortar. There has neve
e been such absolute disregard Of thu
= rights of the public 70 the orderly us
;. of the city streets as since the passage
! Of the traffic ordinance. II some Jap
n anese has an accident or breaks tn
$ letter of the law the police jump OF
II him like thousand Of brick, but tn
II joy, riders dash around the streets da'
and night with no attempt on the par
9 of these weak -kneed, spineless guard
g ians of the law TO regulate or control
"The sheriff's inaetion in followin,
. up that Welsh accident on Kalakau
y avenue amounts to public scandal.
have heard il said that the police mr.
= doing politics., but in the minds o
T. most decent citizens they are doin,
D. the worst kind Of politics Imaginable
=, The Chamber of Commerce of Honoln
!, In is not going 70 stand for this scr
\ of thing"