The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-16
Prohibition
TO FRONT
AGAIN
GrOnna Bill, Backed by Local re.
tition and Supported by John
@. woollsy, Will Be Reintro-
duced Into Congress on Tues
day HObsOn Of Alabama to Be
Floor Champion in House.
tFrom Thrr.dnx Adyertisr1l

D.
snat bill TO prohibit the manufacture
,rd sale Of intoxicating liquors in Tia.
vail was among the measures 10 be in.
.rodueej at the reassembiihg Of con.
gress after the holidays, leads to the
information locally that this is the
ironna Bill and that II will be form.
lily reintrodueed into congress next
tuesday. IL Is known that John q,
Noolley is in Washington backing this
measure, while it is further expected
chat the well known prohibition views
Of the President and the secretary of
state will have their weight when the
dill reaches deciding voteS should IL
ever get back for a vote from COM
mittee.
Inquiry among local prohibitionists
leads to the information that a good
deal of quiet work has been under way
mere in preparation for the introduction
Of the Gronna Bill A memorial TO
congress, signed by d large number Of
people of all walks in life and OF many
nationalities, is now at Washington,
having been mailed from here last
month.
home Rulers ODJecc
There are many here, on the other
aand, who are opposed TO any legisla-
ton from congress to regulate the in
.ernal affairs of Hawaii, irrespective
of their ideas regarding the value of
prohibition or Of the necessity for IL.
senator Albert +. Judd Is one OF these,
who expressed his views for The Ad.
yertiser yesterday His contention is
hat this or any other law relating
pecifeally to the Territory Of Hawaii
jught TO originate in the territorial
legislature and not in congress,
IF public opinion, said Mr.. Judd,
demands the enactment Of q prohibit
lion law in Hawaii, the legislature has
full authority under the Organic Act
20 place such a law on the statute
looks, and il prohibition has the back.
ing of public opinion it will be enfore-
3D. There is no justification whatever,
., the lack of any general expression OF
1Dllic sentiment favoring prohibition,
20 appeal to congress for the enactment
of such a law IN
Bad Politics n,
Other citizens were Of the opinion
hat congressional enactment Of pro.
hibition law would be an extremely
injudicious political precedent. 1t was
also pointed out II Governor Pink.
ham believes that there should be such
a law enacted, he can call. d special
session of the legislature, if need be,
to consider this or any other legisla.
lion for the good of Hawaii, and that
in this or any other public matter the
citizens of Hawaii are fully competent
to decide for themselves. s-.a y,
.." Many Back Movement.
On the other hand many leading eiti.
zens are actively back of the movement
- have congress take the initiative.
| Theodore Richards, treasurer of the
Hawaiian Evangelical Association, stat
ed that although that he was, and al
ways would be, a prohibitionist the
active work in the present campaign for
Prohibition in Hawaii was being obn.
Quoted by Rev. J. w. Wadman, George
W.. Patty and Rev. w. ID. Westervelt.
He said that his first vote for presi-
dent of the United States was in 1883
for Hon. Clinton D.. Fisher, of New
Jersey, who was the candidate for
President on the Prohibition ticket.
When asked what his views were in
the face of the defeat the prohibition
lists met in this Territory in 1910, when
aiplebiseite was taken, he said that In
the opinion of some of the anti.liqnor
workers it was considered that the
matter was settled for the time being,
but among many the feeling was that
they were not bound by the vote east
at that time as the matter was not put
in the proper light before the Hawai-
ians, who are in the majority when 1t
comes to voting.
81 have always been a strong beliey-
er in absolute prohibition and will use
every effort in my power toward having
proper legislation passed in congress
toward making this dry Territory, !"
he said. s
Hawaii Needs Prohibition.
aR''I believe that prohibition is what
we need here more than anything else
and when say prohibition ! mean real
prohibition-the stopping of the sale
and use of all intoxicants, - said Mr..
Richards.
"It is amusing to hear a certain
wing Of the liquor forces advocating
the sale of beer only. They claim that
beer is harmless. IL you will reeollect
when the license for a saloon at Leile-
hua was under consideration, the land
for the saloon was leased by the rail
road company TO Clifford Kimball
" When the railway traffic manager
heard Of this proposed saloon and its
proximity TO the railroad track, he en-
tered a strong protest and would ac.
cept no responsibility for damages that
might result unless tunnel was built
under the tracks so that patrons could
90 and come from this saloon without
danger, II does not look as though
beer was a harmless beverage when
they have TO 90 TO all those precan-
tfons TO protect it's nsers,''
In Campaign to win.
A. r. Cooke, who has been proini,
nently identified with dnti-saloon work