The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-26
HONOLULU DOCTORS.
URGE WAR ON VICE.
Majority Favor Backing Up Sec
rotary Daniels BY Taking
Decided Stand

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The majority of physicians and
surgeons in Honolulu favor coopera.
tion on the part of the medical pro
fession in wagiug war on vice and TAX.
ing concerted stand against the dou-
BILE standard in answer to the appeal
made by secretary Of the Navy Daniels
before the clinical congress of the
Surgeons of North America now in ses
sion at Chicago. av.l 'a.
DIR. W. O. Hobby, who has been
lighting for the cause Of decency from
the public rostrum for the past four
years, said yesterday afternoon that
there is no question but what the APP
peal should be taken seriously and
meet with hearty response by every
one.
AT this time, said Doctor Hobby,
awhen the United States is struggling
for its national existence, this question
naturally comes to the fore, but the
presence Of vice should he fought as
strenuously in time Of peace as in time
Of war. ss'lL TUB
"Ih his address yesterday, Secretary
Daniels gives the loss in days and
years TO the government, loss which
could easily be prevented, for IL is
due TO diseases which result from the
immortality that the false double stand
ard induces. know these figures TO
be absolutely correct. 1t certainly
Gems no more than right that any
thing ieopardizing the lives Of our
young men, both at home and those
| lighting for the preservation of our
national honor, should be stricken from
the calendar OF life."
should Guard Young Men IA.
DIR. H. ii. Blodgett, who WAS attached
to the medical corps Of the army for
some years and who has had much ex.
perienee with the vices against which,
secretary Daniels is waging war, high.
| ly praised the action which the secre-
tary has taken, He believes that the
lives of young men should be guarded
to the greatest possible extent and
that it is incumbent upon the citizens
Jf any cofnmuiiity TO assist in eradi.
eating the pitfalls. which for centuries
have led countless youths to ruin and
degradation. ~ ~
DIR, A. @. Efpdgins believes that any
community can be made decent IL the
Staunch citizens would only come out
| aud declare themselves against com
mercialized vice. BY banding together
and yoicing their Intolerance, they
would be doing far more for the young
men than any number of physician,
/ could do. I'D =,
4 DR.. i. T, Mcdonald said that the
medical profession has always taken l
high moral grPuad and consistently
j worked for TIE besterment of mora
/ conditions. He said IL was his belief
that the majority Of them labored fol-
the interests of the profession ana ia
so doing worked for the interests OF
/ deceney. I'D
Dir, J, T. Wayson s Interpretation Of
Secretary, Daniels remarks is that. the
\ secretary believes that commentaries
vice is endorsed by physicians and
mostly due to physicians advocating
the necessity of houses Of prostitution
i on the ground that il is necessary tC
1 the well-being Of man. s'
Doctors Against Vice %a..y.
HE is greatly staken, - said Doc
II WI NOhf dH VI Ntll
| thinking physicians know better and
would not under any consideration give
their professional endorsements to main
tain houses of prostitution. Physicians
may well uphold decenGy and upright
living as they know more than Others
Of the evil effects of prostitution.
| AS a rule they do uphold upright
living, but unfortunately there are 8
few of the profession, for the graf
there is in it, ever ready to take ad
vantage of government la&ity. Ioca
conditions should be stamped out a
requested by Secretary Daniels and i
is up to every physician, 20 man, t.
back him up. Iwilei has never beer
closed as have had several patient
who told me their troubles could b,
traced to that locality.
Up To Community
i "The majority of physicians do no
believe in, or endorse any double stand
ard. 1t is up to the entire community
both men and women, 10 clean up al
indeceney, beginning at the top
An effort was made last night l.
reach many other physicians than thos
quoted here but owing. to absence iron
their offices and homes, their opinion
upon this age.old question cannot b
fgiven. Secretary Daniels appeal come
to Honolulu at an iopportuhe time fol
although Iwilei ostensibly has bee
closed for some months, vice is -four
fishing in nearly, every, residential sec
| tion of the city! andithf police say the
hrd unable to cope With the Situation