Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-13
sAlooNIsm ON MAUI.

Editor Honolulu r-Bulletin.
Sir: Many of Mauiis citizens feel
that their county has recently taken
backward step in the matter of TEN.
perance reform There is q general
feeling of humiliation, inasmuch IS
the record of the past has been one
to which her best and foremost people
have pointed with pride. 1t was the
new liquor board as organized July /
which, at its first session held that
day. took action causing general sur
prise and Indignation. The former
board at its last meeting convened
June "a passed resolution ordering
all saloons to remain closed on July 3.
the big day of the races, until o'clock
in the afternoon. This has been the
practise OF the board for several years,
probably since its first organization
The regulation has acted well and met
with very little opposition, except on
the part of the saloonists. The new
board with Messrs. ID. ii. Case, w. r.
Kaae and T. B. Lyons. appointed by
the governor to take the places of
Messrs. Weinzheimer, Cockett and
Copp. arranged well beforehand to
convene July !, and having organized
with Mr.. Lyons as president and Mr..
Case as secretary, proceeded at once
to reconsider the motion of the FORM
er board and after some discussion,
rescinded the action taken June "a aad
threw the day OF the races wide open
in the morning until 8 q. m. The
remaining commissioners, Messrs. D.
c. Lindsay and c. d. Lufkin, stood by
their guns In valiant manner, but
it was a case of three to two and the
liquor interests won the day. When
interviewed In regard to their action,
one of the new commissioners with
the reputation of q temperance advo-
cate stated that he felt that the form
er board had no right to bind the new
board to any line Of action and more
over it was only fair to give the open
day trial at least and watch the re-
suits. It was afterwards learned that
this same commissioner betook him.
self to the other side of the island on
the day in question and spent it quiet
iy with his friends in Lahaina. The
writer has it on good authority that
there was more open drunkenness
seen on Maui July last than on 9TH
er race days for many q year. This
was particularly true among the Ha.
waiians.
another Commissioner, Mr.. Kaae,
gave as his reason the matter of his
personal liberty, claiming that he
didn't favor any law or regulation
which would interfere with his right
to purchase drink In q saloon. Sat
ufday morning or, any other morning.
Mr.. Lyons, having been engaged in
the liquor busiess him elf for some
years. had his own views and conyic-
lions Of course, and as chairman OF
the new board, gave the casting vote
accordingly.
There are now two new applications
for liquor licenses, one for another
saloon in Waikiki by a Portuguese,
and one at Waikapu by a Japanese,
being published in the press and
which are to be acted upon by the
commissioners in their session to be-
held July 20 next. The two mem
bers of the old board are both strenu-
ously opposed to the granting Of these
petitions. but If it turns out to be a
case of three to two, as was the case
July LIST, the decision will be in fa-
yor of the two new grog shops with
two or three more to follow later on,
If the liquor people meet with such
encouragement.
Yours very sincerely,
John w UA0AFAN