Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-13
PROHIBITION nation Within
SEVEN YEARS, IS HER BELIEF
Head of the u Gives the Reasons for Her Prediction
Increased Prosperity Because of It. Mrs. Stevens Says

en- distilleries and two breweries. ITO
day, with no breweries and no distil.
leries and no legaized liquor selling,
Maine is one of the most prosperous
states. The tourists who go to Maine
leave in the state each year $20,000,-
00e- desirable visitors who seem not
to object to the saloonless towns and
barless hotels. ~ ~ r.. ~
In Kansas and Georgia. ~ {
Last year was a hard year for Kan
sas. Heat and drought destroyed
about two-thirds Of the corn crop, caus-
ing an immense financial loss; yet the
governor of the state declares that
Kansas needs no pity, for the state is
wen prepared for such situation, hav-
ing more than 5000. 000,o00 on deposit
in state and national banks. Kansas
people decided 80 years ago that it
was better to deposit money in the
bank than to deposit it in the tills
of the liquor makers and liquor sellers.
Congressman Webb of North Caro-
lima says that about ~ years ago he
looked out on a section of his state
and saw SO government distilleries,
and saloons were scattered through
out the length and breadth of the dis
trict. There were only two or three
factories. giving employment to two or
three hundred people. There were
few churches and few school houses.
Two years ago, about 10 years after
the people had adopted statewide pro.
hibition, he found in this same sec.
ton magnificent churches, fine school
houses and, instead of the SO distil.
leries there were 43 of the largest cot.
ton factories of the United States
If prohibition is good for the states
j have referred to and for other pro-
hibition states might mention. it GER
tainly will be good for New York and
for all states and for the United
States. .
remarkable proof Of the advanc-
ing sentiment in favor of prohibition
was given last February by the pas.
sage of the bill furnishing interstate
protection to prohibition territory, and
this bill was passed by an oyerwhelm-
ing majority and over the veto of
President Taft.
Ally of White Slavery.
The close connection between the
liquor traffic and the white slave traf
fic is causin gan arrest of thought re-
garding the evil of the liquor traffic
in the hearts of many who heretofore
have taken little interest in the liquor
question. Dean Sumner, chairman of
the Chicago vice commission, declares
that the saloon is the greatest sup
porter that exists of the social evil and
the house of prostitution" Jane Ad-
dams declares that strong drink is
the indispensable vehicle of the bust
ness transacter by the white slave
traders" and says that without it's
use this trade could not long con-
tinue.
Our belief that national coui.tution-
al prohibition will be the law of our
land within decade is based on such
facts as have above stated. Nine
sovereign states-containing one-sixth
of the population of the courtry-now
have statewide prohibition of the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating Ii.
quors. Upward of 100000 people
of other states live m localities which
have outlawed liquor-selIing. and sew.
en-tenths of the territory of the coun
try is free from the licensed saloon
Historical Parallel.
Not very long ago the lottery sys-
TEN seemed securely entrenched in
our laI.l 1t was wrong; it had to
go. Not very long ago African sla,
very existed in our nation. Many said
it never could be uprooted; but il
was wrong and It had to go; and the
entire nation rejoices that it did go,
and the South is more prosperous
than it could be with slavery. Even
so, some glad day will New York and
ether states in which tC,'ay is en-
tTenched the liquor system rejoice
that it mas been abolished.
Science, philanthropy. reform, re
ligion and the business world are ties
tify!ng against the liquor traffic. In
the light of all this We can see pro.
hibition sentiment looming up all the
way from Mount Kineo in the East to
Mount Shasta in the West, from the