Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-20
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the poor, has parheticslly pointed out
how the homes Of Indebtedness and
poverty lead their Inmates 70 drink
and crime, while the better the homes
in the way OF food and clothing and
comfort, the less there is Of drinking
and caroilsing. This Is true and yet ID
II not equally true that the less drink.
ing .here Is -the better the homes
IN the way of food and clothing and
comfort? No sane man at the pres
ent day with 90 much enlightenment
in regard to the nature OF strong drink
and the press publicity in regard 10
the moral, social and economical ef.
fects OF the same, can doubt for q
moment that the liquor tfaffic Is con
stantly engaged in robbing homes eof
food, clothing and comfort .
The Liquor Dealers Journal OF Chi
cago, Ill. frequently publishes articles
with suggestions along lines OF so
ciaI reform. The low-doWu dives and
cheap disreputable saloons are dc.
nounced. All liquor dealers and "a.
loonists are exhorsted 70 keen their
places Of business attractive and NOR
ally clean. The writer's claim 10 see
the handwriting on the wall. The
traffic Is doomed. they predict, but
IN order 10 delay the day OF Judgment
hibition and humiliation Of the same,
efforts should be made TO rescue the
traffic from IT'S moral associations and
redeem its badly besmirched reputa-
ton.
IN recent issue appears an In.
genuous article entitled Drink and
Poverty rich IN considerable raw ma
terial, but faithfully and somewhat
skilfully whipped into shape, 30 as TO
serve q purpose IN losing game. The
writer labors to prove that poverty
Il the cause and not the effect Of
drink He contends most earnestly.
that poverty and drunkenness are the
result Of an economical condition. II
IL the man out Of employment who
takes to drink, while the drink Is rare
" the cause Of his losing 3 JOB.
Take the poverty now prevailing In.
the writer goes on to-
says: Il Is more widespread than II
has been for years Thousands Of idle.
men are parading the streets of Pitts
burg with appealing signs Of mental
detection In their sad drawn faces
Speak with them and y0ll VIII dis 4
cover that they are hungry for food.
with cold and with nothing
q do. They will readily tell you that
hey are willing to work at anything
|of something 70 eat and bit or fire
Tor warmth And what Il th1 t1,Isef
lack Of employment, the writer I'll.
|eE66 II has been. indeed. for long
time admitted BY economists and phi.
|anfhronists that tout Of Job Is not
only the great cause Of poverty but
that which drives men 10 drink L.
quote verbatim.
But ia reply e may be said that
while temperance advocates are ready
% admit that this Is So distress and
suffering. accompanied BY mental de-
lection. have been caused IN thousands
Df cases. without doubt. b. the loss Of
i job stiIl. on the other hand. let II
be also stated and published abroad
10 the eternal shame Of the liquor men,
that their traffic has ever stood ready
10 take the last penny from the
pockets 81 these same unf0rtunates
whose scQnty coin should have gone
Tor food and clothing, not only for
themselves, but for those helplessly /
dependent upon them as well Hence,
We have here IN this very same arti-
Gle 9 laive confession that the liquor
traffic Is engaged In the heartless, bru-
al work Of r0bbing the poor and de-
'ected OF their last and only visible /
means Of support.
Take an example. Not many moons
zgo the police record Of Honolulu con-
aimed this simple statement made as
he result of post-mortem: Ben
Kane. 50, died today OF alcoholism. :,
Behind this memorandum. however,
VAS q story which. n told IN All it, /
details, would furnish /
for corps Of settlement
workers. The dead man had former.
y been q fisherman, then sailor, |
hen q stevedore. then an idler. Why? |
rhe drink had long ago gotten him.
3efofe his marriage, his cups attract. /
d him. The girl he welded belonged
o good family. attended Kamehame-
IA Seminary for some years. Six
title children were born 70 them, four
wine IN fwfornxS and ma NJ the SIR, 1