The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-26
The ADVERTISERS SEM-wEEKLY
From, the Outer Darkness

Ii ONOLULU has its volunteer anti-vice COM
mission, which launched the present cam
pagn against commercialized vice in this city; its
special chamber of commerce committee on the
suppression OF vice; its committee of members
from the Mems League of Central Union Church
for the study of vice conditions and methods OF
suppression and its special committee of the unit
ed Christian churches of Honolulu to support the
| efforts Of the other ant-vce commissions, but so
far it has committee organized to provide the
way and the means whereby those unfortunates
in the great net Of prostitution may be able to
extricate themselves and secure new hold for
better life and cleaner method of living.
Is there not, in this Christian city, some organi-
zation willing to take up the greater burden Of
the anti-vice campaign, the burden Of assisting the
fallen women whose means of livelihood illegal
as they are are being cut off,
The following letter, along with dozen others
Of Christmas greeting and expressions OF goodwill
in honor of the approaching natal day of the Christ
of Bethlehem, reached The Advertiser yesterday
1t comesa as voice calling from the depths, human
document, eloquent in its protests against the fate
OF the writer. eloquent in the blind hate against
society that blazes out in its denunciatiOnS Of those
back of the anti-vice crusade. Says the voice from
the outer darkness; stung to anger through men
tai anguish
Editor Advertiser am of those "scarlet
painted women" you call One of the famous
ia brigade. A of the red light district.
am willing to work. win you give me, or have
some of your good missionary friends find posi-
toni Prove what you say.
If you want to reform u.s. give all decent posi-
ton, with wages that a live.
The way you people have treated you will be
treated in return some day. hope that if there is
God he will punish you all fold.
You cast a woman on the city. And never make
move to see If she wants for anything. How is girl
going to make goodi
Your judges corrupt the seven winds
blow in as many directions Why don It these damned
would. be reformers buy ticket we 60
awayi
We can't get work. So we have to resort to other
means. Then you give six months in Jail.
curse yo1 all hope that your daughters and
daughters will some day be in the predicament.
You are dirty minded lot of insignificant incompe-
tent grafters, and would-be reformers.
know that you ashamed to publish this letter
You and your friends do not want to let the public
see what poor downtrudden woman thinks OF you.
hope when your souls are in he'll they surely
will be some day that the other side to watch
you all suffer 1t is waste of breath and paper to
telling you what think You dirty lot Of eoward"
Such as you people are the ones that would live off
of woman 8 body if you had the opportunity.
AN UNFORTUNATE OF THE RED LIGHT
DISTRICT
HONOLULU, December 81.
The Advertiser offers this to the Christians OF
Honolulu something to think over during the
Christmas celebration. The Lowly One of the
OroSs, the anniversary OF whose advent upon earth
will be observed with pomp and circumstance in
services of thanks and praise and promises in all
the churches of the city tomorrow, did not shun
the Magdaehes of His time nor spurn their de-
sires to reform. Are His followers in this city
more holy than He, that they cannot extend
helping hand to fallen sister? Those who today
will kneel to offer their thanks that Christ is
born, are they all content to know that there are
in this city human beings, the victims of mems
lust, harried almost to the point Of self-destruct
ion, living in the presence of constant terror of ar
rest and looking forward to future that holds mol
CLEAN of hope, calling for help and hearing no an
>werng voice?