Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-20
PROHIBITION FOR HAWAII NOW
URGED IN washington MEETINGS
Or. J. w. Wadman One of Many
Speakers; Congressman
Lend Influence
Especial siar, Bulletin COrrsspOndence)


WASHINGTON, ID. G., June S.-"A
dry Hawaii was the slogan here last
night in religious and prohibition cir.
Giles. IL was a sort of red-lettCr event
in the movements history. a concerted
simultaneous appeal was put forth TO
eliminate the ravages If lituor in the
territory ard the District of Columbia
Services to voice the prevailing SEN
timent among those who oppose tho
sale of liquor were held in, six church.
es. Each meeting was presided ever
by a minister and addressed lDy some
member OF Congress Resolutions
we're adopted urging the adoption of
the Sheppard bill, establishing proai-
bition in this city. 49,. =.
As heretofore indicated the effort
TO make Hawaii dry will succeed or
fail with this piece OF Legislation. An
amendment will be added at the pop
er time extending the measure to in.
clude the territory. .. ... +.
The liquor traffic was declared a
menace to the United States fighting
forces in Hawaii by Rev. j. w. Wad-
man, superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League of Hawaii, in an address
before community mass meeting in
the interest of prohibition in the North
Carolina Avenue NJ p. Church.
DR.. Wadman said there are 40 sa-
looms in Honolulu and that there are
between 5000 and 10000 American
boys I'm the army holding the Hawai-
ian Islands. Each pay day, he said,
these American men and boys crowd
these bars ten deep, where they are
wed with crude drinks. This, he
declares, does not make for the eff.
cheney of our fighting machine in the
islands.
Tells Of Liquors Ravaaes. s-. IN.
Aside from the army, however, the
speaker declared that the liquor traf.
fic had made the islands worse under
the American flag than they ever
were under native rule. Among the
first commercial interests to enter the
islands after annexation. he said, we're
the liquor dealers. These men, he
said, imported crude, cheap liquor into
the islands and gradually converted
natives into slaves Of drink He said
that whereas there were 100000 ma.
tiyes in the. islands when they were
discovered fllere5 are now barely 3d.
600; and laid this condition to drink,
which, he said. was killing thousands
OF natives every. year.
He drew a parallel between the
cause of prohibition in the islands
and In the District. Hawaii, he said,
wanted prohibl' Il, and in the District
the people generally also desired it.
He urged, howe ~er, that no referen.
dunn be permit |. He based his oh.
lection on the li,sults Of the last ret
'erendum in Hawaii, where prohibition
was defeated, though, he declares,
every important interest really decir.
ed IL.
Urge Prohibition for Hawaii.
Following his address set of reso-
buttons was adopted, requesting this
Congress TO adopt the Sheppard am.
endment, and expressing opposition to
the referendum. The resolutions ex.
pressed satisfaction with the stand
which he said the press of the coun.i
try was taking. but deplored the fact
that many still accept liquor adyer.
tisements Another clause expressed
satisfaction at the, Senate's "rejec-1
ton of the denomination of a member
OF the excise board, Gen. Robert G.
Smith" An amendment to the resolu.
tons pleaded for prohibition in Ha.
wall
At the other churches where meet
ings were held similar resolutions
were adopted: These meetings were
at the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church with the Rev. James Shera
Montgomery presiding, the speaker
being Representative Henry T. Hedge
sen Of North Dakota; at West Street
Presbyterian church the Rev. James
II. Blake presided, with Representa-
tive Albert Johnson OF Washington
State as the principal speaker: at
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Pro.
testant church, with Representative
James H. C'Cyclone") Davis OF Texas
as speaker, and presided over by the
Rev. d.. L. Blakemore; at Westminster
Presbyterian church, Representative
A. w. Barkley of Kentucky making
the main address, and Rev J. II. JEFF
fries presiding, and at the Garden Me.
mortal Presbyterian church, the speak.
er being Representative Charles II.
Randall of California
Each of these churches where meet
ings were held was assisted by num-
Der of Others whose pastors and con-
gregations aided in various ways.