Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-28
Anti-SaIoon League Begins
the Circulation of Petitions
Throughout Territory, to Get
Definite Backing
RESPONSES LARGE AND
SENTIMENT IS STRONG
So Report Workers From All
Islands; Documents VIII Go
to Senate and House; To
Cooperate With National Or
ganization

A territory-wide movement for pro-
hibition in Hawaii, actively begun
about two weeks ago by the Anti
Saloon League. reached Honolulu den.
nitely yesterday In the circulation OF
petitions addressed to the senate ana
the house of representatives OF the
United States.
The petitions read as follows:
ave, the undersigned residents OF
the Territory OF Hawaii. hereby re-
spectfully petition your honorable
body for the enactment 0f law pro-
hfbiting the manufacture and sale
OF Intoxicating liquors within said
territory and forbidding the impor-
fation OF the same, except for speci-
fed purposes, into the territory
from abroad or from any other state
or territory Of the Union"
AS the petitions are circulated they
are signed in duplicate-that Is. one.
signature goes on the document au-
dressed to the senate, and one on the
document addressed to the house, and
II is planned to present them to both
houses simultaneously.
Inquiry at the Office of the Anti
Saloon League Of Hawaii this morning
brought the following statement from
fts superintendent, Dr. John ". Wad-
man.
.sThe National Board Of Control Of
the Anti-Saloon League of America, at
its biennial session held at Atlantic
City. N. n, tn July last. IN outlining O.
policy for the future. Included within
It's scope Of operations 9 federal bill
prohibiting the liquor traffic In the
District Of Columbia and the Terrific
ries OF Hawaii and Alaska. This ac-
tion was taken by the Board Of Con-
troll at its own initiative. With view
to supporting such a movement as
thus inaugurated, the Anti-Saloon:
League Of Hawaii has recently pre-
pared and circulated petitions ad-
dressed TO the senate and house OF.
representatives at Washington, d. G.
These petitions have been sent out to
the three hundred or more delegated
members of the League, and for the
last week or 50, these members, In
cluding pastors, Sunday school super
intendents, presidents of young peo-l
pies societies, have been busy circu-
lating the same in their various dis
tricts and making returns to head.
quarters here In Honolulu. These re-
turns thus far have been quite general
and most encouraging. A large num-
Der of the petitions. duly signed, have
been received, and after others have
materialized they WIN be tabulated
to be used by the national officers
there in support Of the movement as
indicated above"
Busy In Business District.
DR.. Wadman further said that three
committees today were circulating the
petitions in the downtown business
district and that the signatures were
being given in large numbers. One
of these circulating the petitions re-
ported this morning that he finds
much stronger general sentiment in
favor of prohibition for Hawaii than
was the case during the campaign of
five years ago. when a ''plebiscite" or
popular vote gave large majority
against a dry" territory.
Yesterday the workers reported a
number Of signatures.
Just what form the prohibition cam
Iaign Is taking in Washington is not
definitely known here, the develop
ments Of the last few days OF, Con-
gress not having reached here by mail
as yet Senator Gronna of North Da-
kota has introduced a bill for prohi.
bition in Hawaii, while the Anti-Saloon
leaders have under consideration bill
prohibiting, the sale Of liquor in Ha-
waii, Alaska and the District OF Co
lumbia.
The local Anti-Saloon League mem
bers will work in cooperation with
their national organization in support.
ing the bill which that body feels is
most feasible, according to the indi-
cations in evidence here now.
DR.. Wadman said this morning that
the league has no paid workers circu-
lating the petitions, and that except
for country districts, which are slow
in reporting. the returns have been
general from all parts of Hawaii.