The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-03
HAS GOOD REASONS
WHY HAWAII OUGHT
To Be SAl00hlESS
EFFICIENCY OF TROOPS
HELD TO RE AT STAKE,
Entire Press Stands for saloon E1imi-
nation-Strong Endorsement Given
BY Prominent Mcn--Natives De-
bauched BY Whites.

bauched BY Whites.
Washington, d. c.. May DIR.
John w. Wadman. superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League Of Hawaii, is
very active in behalf OF the bill to
prohibit the liquor traffic IN the
islands. He has just put out a
pamphlet in which he shows the
reasons for Federal prohibition in the
Hawaiian territory.
DR.. Wadman mentions the loca-
ton of the islands and their strategic
position as one reason why the liquor
traffic shouli be banished. Then he
asks that the natives, who have been
debauched from its further raw
ages. Cargoes of cheap liquor con-
stantly are sent in. he says and II Is
both quality and quantity that are do
ing the dead work.
Upward of 10000 American sol
diers are garrisoned in and about
Honolulu. Temptations there are
plentiful and duty is. light. On fort
nightly pay days the saloons do a
heavy business with the boys in
khaki
Grimes abroad" SAYS DR. Wad
man. The officers in charge are pain
fully concerned. The reputation OF
the army and navy Is at stake in this
military outpost. For honor OF
the flag, as welt as for the sake of
highest military efficiency, Federal
protection is an urgent necessity"
There are now in the territory 1877
licensed liquor places under the full
control of a board OF commissioners
appointed by the Governor The
most recent statistics of the liquor
bin ara as follows.
Mainland imports. SS25.000. local
brewery output. 1875. 00A. sake dis
tilleries. 5000 900, local wine grow
ers, 100000; imports from Europe,
s2s5,o0o, Total, sI735, 900,
DR.. Wadman's argument goes on
to say:
Dehauched BY Wines
Prior to the migration of white
people to Hawaii little over 100
years ago, alcoholic liquors were un-
known to the natives. II was t th >
time of Kamehameha that some
escaped -shtpwTeclsel- eanyi.sts from
Botany Bay taught the Hawaiians
the art OF distilling. and 90 rapidly,
widely and -ieadlY dii tho evil spread
that this great ruler IN 1SlS enacted a
law prohibiting the manufacture and
consumption of lou n ia order to
save my people, as he said, from the
wavc of death sweeping the Islands.
This was the first law Of it's kind ever
enacted anywhere. Tie good Queen
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Ianoed an arIled lorGe, se,Heu ana us
me the io'1 VI 1ioiioiniu' spihlhs
me suns Ste%'."s WIG h'is sS soT AZ
for alleged tnsuIts f,hristian Ene-
land 3oined hands with France in This
nsthettc and djqgracarnl attach unon
the Hawaiian qovernn,ant and Want
Kamehameha's IN order m boist the
Union lack For many MANY vesrs
this consnirac, In hehalf ~ ,jonor
was q variable niqhtmsra 10 uaw7Ii
once When Indar tren1e,dous nras-
sure ewing to this OUTSIDE inflnance
to rensaI tho law 81 nrohihittov,
Kamebameha V said II VIII tnayar
sic, the deatb o,,rr,rt of NV naonla :,
Asain and aeein ths rnIars apneaIsd
10 washington for nrotection An
Amartc.r ava n IIsuati.n s,ar ara
sawsa .ngstbar n,t+h ~ 80, - :,
r1ag an ton yItb offtcia, a,.sars w.. ~
King to hoist the Same in ans nelace
ward the moment the French or F,nr-
Iish should threaten n taxa tho
Islands hy force. Secretary Of state
Daniel Webster upop hs,ne- fn<o-uos
OF French aggression in Hawai-, TOR
the sake Of liouors ia reported 10 have
officially announced as follows: 7
hone that the Fren,h will NOT take
poasass,oo of Hawaii, hut II thev AZ
they will be dislodged, II nv advice
Ia taken. ~ II means the use OF the
whole mower Of onr nation tn do n
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