The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-07
Wiser Does Not
Intend To Bar
Soldiers From City
Denies Truth of Rumor That
Army Headquarters Is Con-
! tempIating Drastic Action To
Protect Men From Evils

& .
tt'I believe the local authorities are
doing what they can, said General
Wiser, commander OF the Hawaiian
Department, yesterday, when asked
what the eitizt ms OF Honolulu should do
70 prevent this city being closed TO sol
diers OF the local garrison because Of
its open, Haunting conditions of vice,
and the fact that apparently any man
in uniform may secure booze at any
time. gR.aak" 81.
General Wiser disposed Of the rumor
which had gained circulation that the
nTmy authorities were planning to dis.
cipline Honolulu as the army authorities
of Camp Lewis, American lake, Wash.
ington, have disciplined Seattle aud
Tacoma, and rs the naval authorities Of
Mare Island have disciplined Vallejo.
The general denies that the army head
quarters here is contemplating any ae.i
tion whatever against the city or the
conditions permitted by the citizens to
continue. @
The report on the street stated that n
general order was soon to be issued pro-.
hibiting any soldier from coming in to
Honolulu from any Of the army posts. z
'tI have heard OF no such order or
movement, nor Of any contemplated nc.
tion of this character" said the gen
eral. e..
Won't Interfere @.#" Il
The commanding officer went on To-
say that the military had no desire to
Interfere with the civilians in the Cd
ADMINISTRATION of local affairs, and ex-
pressed the opinion that Hofficals were
doing what they could'' to prevent con-
diticas becoming as fragrant as rumor
reports them TO be. 4 d.
General Wiser seemed surprised
when questioned as to probable or pos
sible action to force Honolulu 3 COM
pliance with the repeated requests OF
the secretary of war respecting civilian
protection of soldiers from vice and
booze, and Immediately voiced the
opinion that as far as he was aware no
action by the army is contemplated.
General Wiser says the military au-
thorities do not wish to interfere with
the civilians, and II is assumed from
this expression that he, as commando
ing officer of such large local mill
tary population, lookslto the officials of
/ the civil governments to dottheir duty
properly, follow the letter of the fed
eral law strictly; and prevent vice from
obtaining hold upon the community
which, naturally, paves the way for I'M
dermining military discipline and the
health Of the army forces.
Booze for Soldiers g.. ~.
l"e'Eiquor is obtainabie here by soldiers.
1t is obtainable by officers, one of the
latter having recently appeared in po-
lice court and pleaded guilty to the
charge and was heavily fined, and will
also be dealt with by the army authori.
ties. Soldiers were before the United
States commissioner yesterday as wit
.nesses in cases where liquor had been
sold to men in uniform. <I.....
Nit Yau, Lnm Sing and Yasutaro
Ishisaki, all charged with having sold
liquor to soldiers, are now out under
| bond and held to the United States
court for trial, information having been
| filed against them yesterday. Army
authorities are supplying considerable
information to the United States au-
thorities leading to the arrest and con
! viction of men who flagrantly violate
| the federal law opposed to sales of
liquor to men in uniform. s%etal..~
| 40 J. 2.