Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-12
cooperation IS
NEEDED, DECLARE
CHARITY WORKERS
Must Be. No Overlapping in
Measures for Legislature Is
Opinion of Conference

pTeSSeQ HI a uecIlHB yColSTudy dlucI-
noon in the Library Of Hawaii OF the
representative local charitable, phil
anthropic and social service workers.
The meeting was called at the in
stance OF the legislative committee of
the Associated Charities, OF which
Judge Sanford B. Dole is chairman:
Throughout the meeting during the
discussion OF q number Of Honolnlu's
needs from a charitable standpoint,
the urgent need Of cooperation among
the local charitable organizations was
brought out. Il was emphasized In
the remarks of the speakers and be-
came the spirit of the gathering.
Government Must Assume Burden.
In opening the conference Judge
Dole outlined the purpose Of the gath.
ering, saying that the time has arrived
when, owing to the increase OF the
population Of Hawaii which has
brought on an increase Of poverty and
distress, the changed social conditions
now require assistance and, in some
cases correction, at the hands Of the
government through means of law.
The government he continued. will
have TO assume the responsibility Of
handling many OF the phases Of the
work of caring for the poor and reliev-
ing immediate distress--work which
private philanthropy has been able to
do in the past. He closed his address
by calling for open discussion.
The conference was the outgrowth
OF a meeting recently held by the
members of the legislative committee
Of the Associated Charities. explained
Spencer Bowen. manager of the Asso-
ciated Charities. AT this time, he said,
the members came to the conclusion
that something would have to be done
to secure closer cooperation. among
all the charitable organizations In Ho-
nolulu, IN order that there may be no
overlapping In the measures which
are planned for introduction in the
1915 legislature. This overlapping, he.
added. was the cause Of many meas
ures introduced by the local charitable
societies falling to pass the last legis-
lature
In order to prevent overlapping In
1915, said Mr.. Bowen, 1t Is necessary
that conference OF charitable work
ers be held, at which the respective
lines of endeavor may be segregated.
Not only must legislation be intro.
dueed early, he concluded, In order
to pass through the proper commit.
tees, but It must be carefully prepared
beforehand.
In stating the needs OF the Anti
Saloon league, DR.. John w. Wadman,
superintendent of that organization,
said that in the next legislature the
saloon law probably wifi receive some
attention at the hands OF the league.
|slf constitutional, he said, the league
will favor an anti-treating law. Re-
ferring to Judge Dole's remarks Doc
tor Wadman endorsed the movement
FOR more comprehensive team work
among the charitable organizations.
Speaking on behalf of the Anti-Sa-
loon league c. H Dickey said that he
was In favor of a law which would
close all saloons at 6 o'clock Satur-
day evenings. II this could be done,
he said. the workingman going home
with his weeks wages would not be
tempted to spend his money in the
saloons instead Of taking It home to
his family
Juvenile Court Needs Many.
The bringing up OF the child labor
iaw matter called for lengthy discus
sion, Juvenile Judge William T..
whitney cited an Instance where chill
aren had worked SO hours In a work
ing week Judge Whitney said that
the needs Of the juvenile court are
many and pressing. He favored the