The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-21
instructions For Enforcement Of
Prohibition Now In Hands
Of Attorney Huber *
ISLAND MAY BECOME BONE
DRY AT AN EARLY DATE
Increased Number Of Drunken
Soldiers Said To Be Respon-
sible For Official Action

Instructions in official form for the
enforcement of the prohibition sections
Of the national military laws are, now
in the hands of United States District
Attorney 3. C. Huber, and the eam.
paign to sweep the bootlegger, the dive,
and quite possibly every liquor house
on this island off the map is about to
start
Reluctance on the part of officials TO
discues details of any measures 10 be
taken in, enforcing the prohibition
clauses yesterday did not conceal the
fact that Oahu, in their estimation,
may soon become bone dry.
Colonel-or as he is about to become
brigadier-gcnera - Lucien @. Berry,
now in command Of the Hawaiian De.
partment, and Mr.. Huber are expected
TO hold conference this morning
which will bring the military and civil
authorities into line to carry out the
intent as well as the letter of the law.
Colonel Berry made it plain yesterday
that he believes that congress intended
this law 20 be enforced. .a
Law To Be Enforced ....
IA number of prohibition laws" he
stated, ''appear to have been passed
for ornamental reasons, but on reading
this law l get the impression most de-
cidedly that congress wants il enforced.
cannot talk about it much. / am only
a temporary comma nder, and will most
likely have left here before the perma-
nent commander, General Wiser ar
riyes. But ! might put it this way:
That IL certain people do not conduct
themselves within the spirit of this law,
General Wiser might move a military
camp to within half mile of their
place of business.
"" On looking through the files of this
Office you would observe that there are
military posts or camps so scattered
throughout the island that it is very
liable to go bone dry"
And to this Mr.. Huber added yester.
day the succinct observation: "a
military camp can be quite easily
moved around"
General Strong told me fbeforc he
left" continued Mr.. Huber, &" that if
| became necessary he would move a mil.
itary camp within a half mile of those
] places from which violations of this
law were directly or indirectly, occur
| ring, r.
Can Handle Job e.. ... D..
- have not the slightest doubt that,
with the cooperation of the army, the
sheriff 5 department, which contains the
detective bureau, and the liquor inspec,
tors, we can handle this job. For the
time being the definition of an army
camp has not been established. have
asked the army authorities for their
ideas on the matter, together with 9th
er information, but the change occur
ring in command last week has delayed
the reply and we expect to get together
shortly" .s.f.E 49,. -.
"You will recall the telegraphed
statement you published yesterday from
! General Pershing in France" contin.
ued Colonel Berry yesterday. ~ am
well acquainted with the general.
understand him and admire him, and
knowing that he is not loud mouthed
man, or accustomed to talk loosely,
know that he meant to convey in this
statement message to the American
people that they, were up against q
great war. He has just looked over
the front, he has seen conditions, and
this is his message about it, put, l be
lieve not a tenth as strong as he ought
to have put it. -.
Each Should DO His Bit
1.-THE people in this city, among 9th
ers, do not realize what this war is t.
us-yet. They should read between the
lines of this message, from General
Pershing., America has borrowed the
phrase that became current in England
TO the effect that each should do his
little bit. Its sense has not exactly
been caught, The further this wal
goes, the bigger the little will grow
and the bit will disappear. This wal
requires big bit" Gss
This portion of Colonel Berry Is state
ment did not bear on the liquor issue
but as he followed II Immediately with
his opinion ON the latter, as ALREADY
quoted, ii required no stretch Of the i'm,
agination to see in il a belief that the
liquor people, together with other eiti
Gems, had not caught the idea of the
war and war. measures,
Better Get Wise 49, E
As temporary commander, Colonel
Berry, yesterday expressed himself as
unwilling to discuss army policies here
NOuooihhuB Nhio VI ONutF ptnulnR mat
tiers. But he intimated In different
words that il the saloon aud whole,
sale men failed to grasp the idea that
this war was paramount in the life of
Present'day America, and that the
business as usual" belief was ruin
Gus to themselves and Others. they
would come in contact with an iron
rule that would wipe them out,
The officials take the attitude that
congress iuteuds to stop the supplying
Of liquor to soldiers. The presence OF
soldiers drunk is evidence that they
are getting, liquor--iR the large mum
her of drunken soldiers ON the streets
Saturday night were evidence that they
were getting lots Of it-and the descrip
ton Of evidence that Is squabbled ovci
in police courts is not desired. If the
soldiers continue to get liquor, the
liquor industry will go.
There win be no police court trial
over it. 1t will just go. =.