Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-27
EDITOR
LIQUOR AND TIE PLAIN SIGNS or THE TINES

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! ing man and the thinking woman who consider
the growing sentiment against the liquor traffic
Read this from the Christian Science Monitor
and remember that the facts of the last few
| years bear out every statement: -.. ~.
ut is probable that only the liquor interests
(, of the United States possess to the full an UNI
derstanding of the rapidity with which the
movement for prohibition has spread from the
township to the county, from the county to the
state and from the state to the nation in the
last few years. There is reason for believing
that even in the front ranks of the prohibitions
lists the strength that may now be arrayed
againstst the traffic in intoxicants is only partly
appreciated. The Monitor believes it would be
putting the matter fairly to say the prohibition
movement is about to take the country with a
surprise somewhat akin to that occasioned lately
by the magnitude and force OF the equal suffrage
movement.
"One incident just come to light seems to be
illustrative of the general situation. The judi
ciary committee Of the house of representatives
lat Washington had in hand the proposed amend
ment to the constitution for the prohibition of
the liquor traffic. Until recently the Chairman
of that committee was Representative Clayton
of Alabama. He has been nominated BY Presi-
dent Wilson to q United States judgeship for
the middle district of his state Under the rule
|of seniority, Representative Webb of North Car
olina will in all likelihood succeed to the chair
nlanship He is a strong advocate of stdry' leg
islation and for this reason his elevation is not
desired by the antiprohib vet they hest
tate to oppose it because they might by doing
so raise a political issue that could be used to.
their disadvantage.
The prohibition cause, as may be Inferred
has strong advocates in influential quarters
and this is made evident further BY the fact that
attempts to sidetrack the prohibition amend
ment are almost certain to fail The committees
on judiciary, as expected, has taken up and re-
ported the proposed amendment, and it. is pre-
dicted that vote upon twill be reached in the
house before adjournment "A faetsof great I'M.
|portance in this matter is the pronounced dis.
position of members of Congress to array them,
selves openly against further Interstate com
merce IN liquor There no longer seems To no
any shrinking from alignment with prohibition
due to political intimidation; on the contrary.
those members who are sensitive to public min.
ION at home are rather DESTROYS than otherwise.
LOT getting into harmony with the anti.saloon
sentiment From all appearances, legislatures
OF the states will have opportunity in the near
future Of voting upon the proposed amendment, j,
les enthusiastically the trend of modern prog.
ress Is against the licensed saloon lis Honolulu
to be numbered among the progressive citiese
e Honolulu to be numbered among the cities
that see clearly and act firmly? These cues.
TONS are pertinent now. The matter Of saloons
near the fish-market is up for settlement. IN
lquestionably the sentiment is strong that the
saloons near the fish-market should not remain
there s. =,