The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-20
Ashford Argues Against Domes-
tic Relations Tribunal; Whit
ney Favors the Bill
PROTECTIVE COMMITTEE
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
Former Governor Carter, A. L. c.
Atkinson and Miss Berger
Urge Passage

each other over the proposed court Of
domestic relations, in statements read
at a meeting Of the Citizens Protective
Committee at the Library Of Hawaii
last night.
Judge Clarence ". Ashford, hrst cir.
emit Judge, in a letter 10 President
Chillingworth Of the senate and Speak.
or Holstein Of the house, argued against
the court. Judge william l.. whitney,
second judge, who Is judge Of the juve.
nile court, argued for the bin In .
written statement.
Chicago Is Cited ~
Former Governor George r. Carter,
"A. L. G. Atkinson and Miss Berger
spoke for the bill Miss Berger said
she knew Of the work OF the court OF
domestic relations Of Chicago and the
good IL was doing.
The protective committee adopted
this resolution;t
Whereas, The Citizens Protective
Committee came into existence because
Iof unusual and revolving crimes against
Young girls during the latter part Of
1919; and
whereas, This committee has been
kept alive because of the desire Of It's
members to not only prevent crimes Of
violence towards women. but 10 protect
them from wrongs, and
Whereas. Our attention has bse,
called 10 the nroieet az creat;ng I .o,, \
.of domestic relations n tlia cire,,e !.
provided for In honsa hill M BOO. 80
Whereas. Because az the sn,alIr - ~
the community. its ISOLATION, our &. a.
mate acouainfance ana lonr kno,ylede.
Of each other we are eonv,resa th.t
nofwithstandiny opr he.nti All 4, r,a,,nd
ings. the sum Of our Individual hanpi,
No. ear ~ sncr.s ~, IL, hissa. -...is
arde ~ human relations. ana q ~ !.
Where's. We beIieve that tha ~. x.
lishment Of sncb conrt wiz ia I
monument TO whatever iecialatura AM
administration. NAV bring Il into beinc,
lJo,v tha,.s,r. 3. 1, y : a 1. n =,
r n.,,i raS a.. ~ n. "a 3
i've Comr;ttsa ., M az $3.50. !
biIl MI ~ - ~ y, 4.
.leeisIa tnra now n ssss;or' " -
Lack Of Necessitv "
(, Judge Ashford said ~ bel;avsa tbo,s
was An absolute lac( ~ necsssit,, 81,
such \ bill RecapciI;atSo,, "a 4 ], ~ 80. !.
differenees fnpctior "a the eon,t
could be done leritimatelv ana recn.
larly by the circuit Judge n eharoe ~
divorces and separations. casea now
reaching the courts usually hive had
the efforts Of attorneys applied a, 4
reconciliation. he said. which have
failed; and ssit should always be con.
sidered the function and dntv "a ths
Judge presiding at q divorce trial "a
exert all reasonable influence to effec,
a reconciliation between the two par.
ties before the matter proceeds to q
decree" AZ iisl 4.
Picture marriages. the radre be.
lieved, are responsible for many .unhap.
lpy marriages. IL Complaining wives
would invoke more frequently the
statutes providing monetary and i'm.
prisonmcnt penalties for neglect and
non -support there would De less ap-
parent necessity for invoking the ala
Of the divorce court, he stated. The
legislature also has made divorce too
easy and too cheap, he continued. His
final statement was that the proposed
salary of $3.50 a month for the Judge
Of tie ,Jurs Of domestic fclati9ns was
excessive especially whsn compared
with the salaries now received BY cir.
cult judges, whose qualifications are
higher and who do mare work. 4
Judge Whitney opened his statement
with q discussion Of the fian " the
court, where matters reiaf'ng to dom.
ostic relations shall have the fen time
Of the judge" Hesreyiewsd the no.
gress OF the juvenile court from lilUb,
when an act merely provided that
judges might appoint probation officers
for children s cases instead Of seniin !
the offenders to the Industrial school:
up to the establishment Of the prsssnt
juvenile court in 1909. For The iast
five years, he said this courf has hes,d
also i'divorce guardiansbip. adoalian
and probate cases, and 70 IL has been