Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-21
ABOLISH BARS,
IS REQUEST TO
inter ISLAND

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such employees be strictly forbidden at
any time to visit places where intoxi.
eating liquors are dispensed. under Sc.
we're penalty.
Furthermore, that this convention
does hereby respectfully petition the
said board OF directors to take into
consideration the adyisability of doing
away with its saloon bars now installed
on some OF its boats. so as to fall In
line with the recent action OF the
larger transportation companies Of the
mainland"
Another resolution, also unanimous
ly passed, was that the convention
request Governor Pinkham not to ap-
point as a member Of any board a
person having had previous business
connections with the liquor traffic, or
who is habitue OF places where in
toxicants are sold.
The resolution. in full. was as fol-
lows:
whereas, the liquor law provides
that no person shall be a member OF
any board who is or becomes engaged
or directly or indirectly interested In
any business for the manufacture or
sale of intoxicating liquors of any kind,
or who is or becomes a member OF or
promotion of any temperance or anti
saloon organization. league or associa.
ton or any kind.
And whereas we are convinced that
no person would be appointed liquor
commissioner If he had been promi-
nently connected with Ant-Saloon
League work, or had taken an active
public interest in the cause OF pro
hibition,
Therefore be 1t resolved, that we
respectfully request his honor, the
governor Of the territory, not to ap-
point men to these positions who have
had previous connections with the
with the liquor traffic, or who are
known now to be pronouncedly In SYM
pathy with the same, or are regular
habitues of places where intoxicating
liquors are dispensed
The third resolution was q petition
to the police officers and prosecuting
authorities of the city and county re-
garding the owners or drivers of auto
mobiles and other public vehicles rum
ming their conveyances while intoxi-
Gated. It reads as follows:
Whereas, it has come to the knowl-
edge of the public that many serious
accidents, involving the life and limb
of our fellow citizens, occur owing to
the intoxicated condition Of the driv-
ers of public vehicles, especially auto
mobiles,
BE it therefore resolved by this
delegated convention of the AnttSa-
loon League of Hawaii, now assembled,
that we do hereby most respectfully
petition the police officers and prose-
cutting authorities of the law to take
into consideration the avisability OF
either suspending or cancelling the
licenses of said drivers when convict
ed Of offenses because of their intoxi-
Gated condition, and that the same
proceeding be followed in the case OF
owners of vehicles when found guilty
CT offenses under similar conditions.
w. A. Bowen presided at the meet
ing as the president, Rev.-D. C. Peters.
is at Atlantic City attending the ma
tional meetings of the league. After
the roll call of some 300 delegates
from all parts of the territory, Rev.
Henry p. Judd led the devotional sery-
ices. The reports were Immediately
read by Rev. John W. Wadman, d. D.,
general superintendent Of the league,
and the resolutions taken up for con-
sideration.