Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18
MORE PETITIONS
IOKEEP IWILEI
NOW CIRCULATED
7. Ahin Said to Be Behind Act
witty in Protesting Citi-
zenS' Campaign

\. Ahin, alleged vice landlord IN the
5Iwilei district, Is SAID To be behind
two getiticns which are now being
circulated against the closing OF wi
lei. directed to the territorial grand
jury ana the territorial Legislature.
Tie petitions. crUdeIy drawn in a
seIHi-leZsl phr; seoLogr, are almost
/ Identical in wording. and both are
very similar To that directed To Sheriff
Rose. and which was published by the
Star Bulletin last week. H
Copies OF the petitions nave been
circulated in TIE IWilei district Tor
several days al1 one OF the men who
had a copy ana vas setting signatures
said that Ahin had placed II in his
hands. ss the facts are reported TO the
Star-Bulletin. ..<s. -.
The petition to the legislature says:
Honolulu T. f.. Nov. 10, 1916.
To the Legislature of the Territory
of Hawaii, Session OF 1917.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned,
citizens, tax payers. and individuals
living under the Jurisdiction of the
laws of this country, of Honolulu, and
the City and County of Honolulu, Ter
ritory of Hawaii, hereby petition your
honorable body to make laws in con-
nection with the opening up of lwl-
lei or the .red-light district, which
subject took up the mind of the leg
islature 20 years ago under the head
ing, To Mitigate the Evils and Diseas-
es Arising from Prostitution. page
29l. Chapter 81, jof the Penal Laws.
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police control as heretofore, believing
it impossible to crush out this 'neces-
sary evil for the following reasons:
Since the above law was enacted
20 years ago this country has grown
wonderfully, and in every, or nearly
every seaport town and city of the
world the business of prostitution is
carried on. under certain regulations,
and the majority are in favor of it.
"We believe in having these proSti-
tutes segregated, rather than. have
them scattered all over town. where
they will ply their business secretly
land perhaps live next door TO US, in
some rooming house or hotelE or be-
come neighbors within a stones
throw, and it certainly wouldn't be an
elevating influence for the poor mans
daughters, as the rich do not live in
quarters that are liable to be infected.
Eve believe, and almost know. that
there is not work for this kind of
people, and even if some abandon this
kind of life and actually live honest
land we doubt they would get the
credit for so doing) il would only be
matter of a short time ere all their
savings would be paid out in house
rent. food, clothing and other neces-
saries, and failure to pay rent would
mean to get kicked out on the street
-or not to move. upon proper notice,
would mean court and lawyer. time,
trouble and expense; and to take the
law in his own hands would be risky
assault with or without battery.
Records show.
The doctors will have trouble to
get their fees, and lose patience, as
sickness will be on the increase and
both men and women will not be able
to earn money to pay. How can they,
ii too sick to work?
The sailors and soldiers will play
the game of hide and go seek and
we will have to increase the detective
agency to help locate SONG of the
smart ones and if the law is carried
out to punish rich as well as POOR
for fornication as we'll as adultery the
jails will not be able to hold them all
tWhy pinch some and pass others
by?) Who's going to throw the first
stone? II the Law is Just, 1T pun
ishes, irrespective of wealth or poy-
erty. (Pull. or non-pull, doesn't COUNT
I'VE believe that rape and other
crimes will be on the increase, as well
as spreading diseases, worse than
smallpox, living hell on earth You
cannot prevent the natural effect Of a
cause, but you can help prevent the
cause.
''The majority OF sailors and sol
diers. and those able to think for
themselves. have their own opinion
about sporting life and many Of
them being unmarried look at matters