The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-10
BUY.
LOTTERY
Slips

avon saturlay Adyerllser. J

(Fron SATURDAY. Adyertser.)
That the gambling situation in IIo
'nohm has now become 80 open, 80 nm.
controlled, and SO widespread that lit.
tic school, children are taking tboii
lunch mopey to- bpy lottery tickets i.
The contention made yesterday BY The
Hawaii Hochi, who backs M eiitoti.
ally the stand il has taken in its new,
columns for q clean and an efficient 10.
liceS department for Honolulu. The
Hoehi disclaims any personal an;mns
toward Arthur McDuGic. the reinstated
captain Of detectives, but states that
the complaints made to the paper from
Japanese Of the lack Of police protec-
ton given law.pbiding residents is be.
coming intolerable, while there are in.
stances, says the lIochi where Japa.
nese parents have felt obliged to send
their children back 10 Japan, where
they wihlnot be taught to gamble nm,
der police auspices and where some de-
gree of protection is given to life and
efnpcrtv. tt M
The Hpehi laughs at the suggestion
taat II in any conspiracy against
MeDuilie or anyone else. Its editor
says that he is simply doing his duty
as a newspaper man in drawing atten,
tion 10 ,MeDfIic's ineiIieiency ana TO
what he believes 10 be a very evident
shutting Of eyes toward certain law.
breakers. .iga....... ,,
a Hopeless Failure. ~
''Personally, like Arthur MeDuf.
DC, says Editor Maxine. "He is a
good fellow and our relations hayo al.
ways been friendly, but as the owner
of o newspaper and voicing the senti-
ments ofumy people. the Japanese, i
must say Ihat McDuftie, as captain OF
j detectives, is hopeless failure. This
4 opinion Of mine has not been. formed
hastily, nor is it formed through any
prejudice or spite, such as have been
accused OF having toward him. II is
/ formed by my own, personal investiga,
lion of numberless complaints that
have come TO my, newspaper from repu,
table Japanese residents aud taxpayers
| Of this city. si '-I-t
nAil tbat the Japanese want is pro.
lection. Weia not in politics and we
have no aye to grind. We are tax,
4 payers, however, aud we are entitled to
the same protection that the white
populaticp of this city should be given.
Burgiarlies and petty thefts have
been reported to the police department
4 by thaSscore. In most cases this is the
last that lis heard Of them. Then as a
! last resort the Japanese reports his
grievance TO his newspaper. This Gus.
tom. believe, is also followed by
white people. The Japanese papers are
not read ny the white people of this
community and naturally they know
futile OF nothing about what is going
on among us. 49, ~
Owners Cannot Recover. ....
| 81 know, and it is generally known,
that there are over a hundred unclaim.
ed bicycles now in the custody of the
police. No record is kept by the de,
tective department as TO the name and
number of bicycles that are stolen, and
know OF several specific cases where
Japanese have zone to the police sta.
ton and asked If such bicycle was
there and then would be told that they
knew nothing about il. x Now we hear
4 that the board of supervisors is going
to sell these bicycles at public auction
| and IrwoUld be willing to gamhIe that
many Of them will be recognized at the
sale by their rightful owners, who will
have to bid them in. ~, \
. lgE -p.. A Joke.
~ will say again IL McDufIie Is real.
" sincere in breaking up che-fa in this
Hcity the reputable Japanese here will
help him, but the idea Of a chief of
deteetiyes placing all the blame OF the
present epidemic of gambling on six.
! ty7dOllaraa-month subordinate strikes
any sensible person as a Joke. 1t is up
TO MeDuffie 20 hire responsible assist.
ants. That IL the wak~h business man
conducts his business
| Serious Charges
| The Hochi yesterday discussed edi,
torially the hopeless middle IN police
affairs since the authority to enforce
honesty and deceney in the detective
department was taken away from the
responsible head the sheriff, by the
lord high justices who were the first
police commissioners. The Hochi makes
n standing offer to shut up all the pub
lie gambling in Honolulu IL given the
same authority as is supposed TO be ex,
ereised by McDufiie. That papers edi,
torial says; r.'r ,.. ..,
.... A Hochi Editorial. H..
,"In our issue of yesterday we expos.
ed tho secrets Of the che-fa games in
Maliki, for which we think the police
force Of this city, should be grateful.
On the contrary, the proud and AFRO.
CANT captain of detectives, Arthur Me.
Dufiic, has shown himself peeyed ovcr
our words. lie wants to conceal his
own homeopathy, and not give the Pa.
ciic Commercial Advertiser any chance
TO boast, lie has uttered some harsh
words, according TO that paper, issued
this morning, which translation we have
inserted in another column of our pa.
per today. We regret, for his, sake, that
he has taken such stand. Should he
continue TO say that he has fulfilled
his duties, we shall have TO put the fol.
lowing question before him and await
his explanation: .. ...r... 81. .
"What has become of the robher who
entered into the house Of Mr., Hattori,