The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-12
Chief Executive Orders Dismissal
Of Employees Who Squander
p Earnings on Liquor
WIVES AND CHILDREN
MUST BE CONSIDERED
Declares City Is Not Hiring Men
~ TO Provide Money for +.
, Good Tines

Mayor Lane is not q prohibitionist
insofar as the liquor traffic is con.
cerned, bat he is stiekler when il
comes to how much Of their salary mar.
ried city employees expend for booze
In other words, His Honor does NOT
propose to keep on the city payroll EN-
ployes who elbow inp their wages on
sprees and good times for themselves
while their wives and children at home
ere suffering from want Of food and
clothing. X a4.
The mayor gave an intimation Of this
decided stand at the reception given
Tuesday night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. d. Westervelt in honor of DR.
Purley A. Baker, superintendent of the
National Anti-Saloon League, and
ether members of the Baker party, who
eft for the mainland on the Matsonia
Wednesday. Discussing the statement.
attributed to him that absolute prohibit
tion is certain destiny and that he
;iewed such a condition with favor
Mayor Lane said yesterdays 49,. 80
Says Prohibition WIN Win
'"I cannot now recall just what
said at the Westervelt reception. / re-
member / told Doctor Baker that the
cause in which he is working Is mak
70 rapid strides and that it is only q
question Of time when his cause will
vim out completely. ,,5..@s..... ~.
az am not prohibitionist; neither
10 l approve of intemperanee. never
astcd drop of liquor in my life. On
he other hand I have been with the
boys" on many occasions when they
ndulged and l could not see that any
arm was worked.
"But l have one objection against
he use of liquor and that objection has
)een made plain to the head of every
labor. will not for a minute stand
'or any married employee OF the city OF
ounty receiving his pay check and
guandering it for liquor while his wife
md children at home are begging fol
God and have no clothes on. theil
Jacks.
dust Care for Families '"' - .''' ~ :
lido not insist that employees of the
ity shall not drink and have theil
| God times If they so desire, but ! do
usist that when they receive their pay
hecks they shall not spend it all OF
themselves, but must set aside sufficient
o support their families in such man
Ter as the income allows.
"This idea of a man drawing, say
80, and then reaching home with two
n three dollars, or probably stonl
,roke, and no chance for getting more
noney until the next payday, will not
% tolerated by me, Neither would
olerate a man going home drunk and
licking his wife or children.
every day we have hundreds OF
pplicants from men seeking work In
he road or other departments who
would be desirable employees. l do moi
propose that worthy men like these
'hall be turned down for men whose
i'm for employment is to secure money
With which to bhy liquor while theil
antilles suffer for food AMI clothes il
heir homes. The head of every de
'artment in the city has instructions
to Immediately discharge any man who
violates this order The city is not hir
ing men TO provide them with boozC
money and good times Will" their chill
Iron at7hone are crying with hunger.