The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-12
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Legislation Committee Of Asso-
ciated Charities Has Drafted
a Dozen UpIift Measures 5@
AIMS HEAVY BLOW g.
AT 'REDLIGHT' EVIL
B.. .tA.. -.l 20
Asks For Appropriations Properly
To Care For All Dependents
and DeIinquents

A dozen or more bills directly in line
with child welfare and protection of
women will be drafted for presentation
to the coming legislature by the legis-
.ative committee of the Associated
Charities of Hawaii. This was decided
ON at meeting of the committee yes.
terday afternoon. Some of the bills
have already been drafted, others are in
course of preparation, and other meet.
ing will be held on February % to con
siuer further legislation. Among the
measures which the Associated Chair.
ties will seek to have passed are: So
Direct Fight Against Bawdy Houses
To abate houses and places of lewd-
ness, assignation and prostitution, and
the issue of injunctions against per-
sons connected herewith. ,sFsas
To amend chapter GA of the revised
laws of the territory by the addition Of
new section 70 prohibit the trans.
portation of women and girls for,im-
moral purposes within the territory of
Hawaii and to restrain and discourage
such transportation. H. h s- rtv7.,
To prevent the transmission of vene-
real diseases through the marriage of
persons afflicted with such diseases
last session of the legislature. .t
Would Provide for Delinquents
To secure an appropriation to npro,
| vide SO per week per head for the sup
port Of dependent children to be cared
.or at existing private institutions.
To ask for an appropriation of $4,000
for the building Of home for dein
quent children.
To ask liberal appropriations for the
Waialae school for boys.
To establish territorial employ
ment bureau on a small scale with an
Office in Honolulu and one attendant
who will keep records OF all desIrIng
employment and of employers desiring
labor ..,-.TI
Proctors for Divorce Courts Tn ST
To provide proctors for the divorce
courts so that both sides Of gases may
be heard instead of the usual sex- parte
hearing before the court. ,
| To amend the curfew law 30 that
the "home hourn for children will be
0 o clock instead of 7, as at present.
To pass a more drastic bastard law
After considerable, discussion, of, .
measure, to provide an Institution fol
the care of feeble-minded, epileptics
and dipsomaniacs 1t was decided to
request DIR. J. s. B. Pratt, president OF
the board of health, to include in his
| hills provisions for such an institution
Guard Against Child Labor Abuses
On the question Of child labor it was
Pointed out that up to the, present time
there has been little abuse Of child
labor in the territory, but on his sug
gestion Judge S. B. Dole win draw up
simple bill to provide against any
possible abuses. 3d..
On the question of legislation con
corning the liquor traffic, the commit
tee had in hand q number of measures
presented to them, but it was decided
that the liquor question was not in the
province of the Associated Charities
whose efforts were aimed directly foI
child welfare and the protection OF
women, and that accordingly the meas
ures should be returned to the author,
with explanation that there was no op
position, but that the bills did not fiji
into the Associated Charities program
Number Of Liquor Bills
Among the liquor bills presented
were restricting the issuance of liquor
licenses; preventing the use Of screens
in saloons; prohibiting use of liquors
in restaurants, tea houses, hotels OIL
other places of resort where food il
sold to be eaten on the place unless thu
proprietor has liquor license; to pro
hibit treating in liquor saloons; to pro
vide for early closing of liquor saloons
on Saturday nights, this not applying
to hotel and liquor Licenses.
Measures which are yet to be con
sidered and which will be taken up OF
February 23 are:
Measures to Be Considered
Compensation for prisoner s labor il
the interest of those dependent on then
and for themselves at discharge.
Making provision for return of pris
Oners on their discharge to their homes
or to the places where they were sen
| fenced.
For medical inspection of the schools
For supervision Of prisoners on pa
role.
Vocational schools on self supporting
basis.
Those present at the meeting wert
Judge s. B. Dole, chairman; w. ,Spen
Ger Bowen, secretary; Judge w. L
Whitney, Mrs. F. W. MacfarIane AM
Mrs. 4. +. Steers.
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