The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-03

SHALL HAWAII
PLEAD IN Vain.
A Noble People Being Ravagcd BY III
American Liquor lntcrests--Ihe,
Gronna Bill Will save Them.

The Hawaiian race is being mu
dered by the American liquor traffi
A few years ago there wee 20O,0V
natives of pure blood in the Island
Sake, "dago red" 'squareface sinj
whiskey. brandy and wine have RI
duced that number to $4,000, and III
death rate today is shocking
Absorbed in the fight for nations
prohibition and prohibition Of III
District of Columbia, Americans a
ignoring the plea OF the leadir'
white residents of the Hawaiian II
lands-men born, reared and doiIs
business thereto stop the whol6sal
murder of this poetic child-race.
The Gronna bill. now pending
the Senate, will close the 1870 liou9
establishments in Hawaii, will wiz
out the drink bill of nearly foS
million dollars annually, will clog
the local brewery in Hon olulu, ali
will stop the importation Of the VII
rectified California red wines whid
sell for sixty cents a gallon in IN
Islands and poisons the natives
The local Legislature of Hawaii \
Composed OF q mixed class of Gig
zens. the less intelligent element
which Is controlled by well-orga
ICED politico- commercial group OF vi
scrupulous men.
In the years of their independenf
as an island Kingdom under I!
kamehamehas. the Hawaiians fousI
the liquor traffic. one hundra
years ago they enacted and enforce
prohibition, When Kamehameha wi
faced by the guns of French maj
of-war he refused to permit the iH
portation of French wines, saying TIL
If he did so 1t would sound the dealt
knell OF his people.
An Astonishing Tale of Riotous
Dcbauchery.
But not alone for the sake
Hawaiians should the Gronna hill Z
passed. Thousands of American sc
diers and sailors are garrisoned {
the Islands Many of them are We
born. well-reared Intelligent youI
men. Far from home. tortured
ennui and "heImweh." they succuH
by hundreds to the drink habit at
suffer from the diseases Of vice.
on January IA. 1916, the Min
cavalry tcolorcd) en- route from u
Philippines on the transport Shes
idan becoming intoxicated In II
liquor shops OF Honolulu. went In
body to the redlight district. CALI
the district refused TO serve Their
they overwhelmed that entire sectit
Of the city with veritahle satu
MALTA of rape and drunkennes3
smashed windows, battered dov.
doors. demolished furniture. beat IL
inmates In many cases TO pull
stripped others or their clothes ats
drove them, crying. into the streea
Company X of the Second infaptk
(white) finally rounded them up
the point of the hayonet
The incident shocked Honolulu.
delihly stained the honor OF I
American army, and weakened q
allegiance Of the Hawaiians to y
Washington Government.
What VIII America 10?
There IL no local self cover
ment" in Hawaii The liquor int
ests of America control with mon
the irresponsible element which NM
be saved from itself. The Unit
States must protect the Hawaiian
It's own soldiers ana its nation
honor.
Three thousand petitions have be'
forwarded 20 Washington. prayit
for the passage Of the bill All INF
sionaries. pastors Christian wor
ers Y. NJ c. A. and Y w. c,
forces are for #. Of eearse-Aat
are all OF the leading white res
dents The daily press of Hawa
fayors the bill: so does the Board |
Health The Board Of Education. Il
Social Science Club, the Civil Federi
ton. and the educated group Amos.
the Hawaiians themselves favor II,
Let every American Jealous OF II
honor Of the Federal Governmel
strike hard at the traffic responsiH
for the riot Of January -.
Nobody minds Ben Gum: dead 4
alive. nobody minds him - Robe