The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-22
Commanded Ot Department Tired
of.InabiIity Of Local Authori-
ties To Enforce Law
PLANS REC CONSERVATION
"DRr' ZONES BE CREATED
SIch a Move Would Drive Out Of
Business All Liquor Houses
Near Army Posts Here

INCOMPETENCE and the in
4 ability Of the local authorities
to enforce the spirit OF the anti
liquor provisions Of the Nationa
Army Law will result, if con,
tinued, in Recommendation BY
Brig. Gen. Frederick S. Strong
for presidential proclamation
which will make Oahu bone.
dry" .3ys55 ~-i... :, e..
Under this law the President
at his discretion can proclaim
about every military post and res.
ervation certain zone, which
may be as deep as he wishes, in
which the sale or possession o.
liquor is absolutely prohibited.
"H such an order did not come in
this mail" stated General Strong
commander of this department, yester
day afternoon, 81 will recommend al
once that IL be issued by the Presi
dent, unless there Is material and
immediate change for the better in the
situation. - l...r -, T.. 4
Should the President proclaim Q
. "dry zone'' Of only one mile about
Hawaiian military reservations, every
liquor house on. 0ahu will be put out
Of business, so many and so close are
the posts and reservations Non this isl
and. Oahu will 90 dryer than even
the most ardent prohibitionist, ever
hoped for. his T.. 90 ah...~ =
There is every Indication. that the
drastic measures taken by the army
officials to stop ,ae use of certain lodg
ing houses in Honolulu as meccas fol
soldiers seeking liquor through illegi
innate channels has been successful so
far as that point is concerned. 3 Z
The continued arrests of civilian
and bootleggers for supplying liquor 10
soldiers indicates that the lodging
house feature is only one of many
angles. to the situation. !,
There is q feeling among the army
men that the force necessary for police
duty in connection with, the sup
preston Of this traffic is al
undesirable drain upon the army al
this time, when every military faculty
is required to be focused on the prob
lens OF the war. W ? ..g. 49,.
General Is Determined "' - - y.
~ have no desire to injure the legi
innate business OF these people,, stat
cd General Strong, yesterday, in refer
ence to the lodging house order. "OI
saturday, however, conditions in con
nection with the furnishing of liquor
to soldiers grew 80 bad that was com
PEELED to place guards over thos,
places where 10 was known, or suspect
Ell, that soldiers were going TO chang
to civilian clothes in order TO purohas,
liquor, or to SECURE it in other ways.
Naturally this had some effect OF
the houses in question. One proprietor
whose, place was so guarded came Il
me, and making a perfectly frank state
ment a.. to previous conditions. admit
ting that this traffic had been carrie,
on, stated that, he would suppress /
entirely, and give any desired bon,
that il would not recur, if the guart
was drawn of. The guard accordingly
was taken of this one place, and if Il
has to. go back again it will, of course
go back for good, ' VI. ".'. f,'
~ have increased the secret service
work in connection with the suppress
sion of the traffic and will increase the
guards where necessary .,a ~
j. All housea previously PLACED under
guard, with the exception Of the one
mentioned by General Strong, remain
ed under guard last night.
81 have read Of the request of the
better class among the liquor dealers
TO secure an official order prohibiting
the sale of bottled goods to be con
sumed of the premises, - E, continued
General Strong, yesterday. "No one
has been to see me about it yet, 80 i
have not gone over the matter as to its
probable efficacy in obtaining the ends
sought ~ H'EtN. FEo =,
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