Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-17
ASK BAN
ON SAKE
LIFTED
Japanese Chamber of Com
merce Adopts Resolution
Protesting Against. Prohibi-
ton of Manufacture and Ca
bIes to Hoover and Nippon
Ambassador
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y Following is the resolution "
y eabIed to Washington last Sat =
= urday: ...
y "Whereas, it has been stated =
\ that the manufacture Of the Jap =
y anese liquor called Sake will =
y be prohibited under the provis- =
y ions Of the so-eaIIed food con- =
= troll act as distilled liquor; =
= and ..... =
+ "Whereas, Sake Is not dis =
+ titled liquor; and =
y Whereas, the foodstuffs en- =
y terina into the manufacture Of =
+ Sake are all imported, and such =
y manufacture In no way dinin- =
y ishes the supply Of food within =
r the United States; and =
= Whereas, Il has been deter =
y mined by the supreme court =
= that Sake 10 not a distilled liq- =
y uor, and by congressional enact =
+ ment Sake has been deter =
y mined a wine; =
= "Now, Therefore, Be II re- =
y solved by the Japanese Chamber =
+ Of Commerce Of Honolulu, Ter =
+ ritory Of Hawaii, that a protest =
y be and Is hereby entered against =
+ any effort being made against =
y the manufacture within, or the =
y importation into the Territory of =
4 Hawaii, of Sake; and =
BE it further resolved, That =
= the action OF this chamber in =
4 the premises be forwarded imme. =
y diateIy to the proper. authorities =
y In Washington. 49,. =
+ Il Is signed by Y. Takakuwa, y
= president Of the Japanese Cham =
= Der of Commerce, and 7. Sunni y
y d, secretary. =
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against sake being in.
- corporated in the scope Of the fed
eral food control law, which pro-
vision as interpreted by Food Control.
Ter Hoover prohibits the manufacture
and importation to Hawaii OF sake,
were cabled Saturday by Honolulu
Japanese to the Japanese ambassador
at Washington and to Food Admins
traitor Hoover.
Saturday the Honolulu Japanese
Chamber of Commerce, after consult
ing Attorney r. w. Breckons, adopted
a resolution declaring that as sake
is not distilled liquor, it can be man.
ufactured here, and that its importa-
ton into Hawaii should be permits
sible.
The Japanese merchants here rea-
lized that unless they took a decisive
stand and made a quick move, their
business interests, so far as sake was
would be demoralized.
They consulted Attorney R. w. Brock.
ons and on his advice decided to
cable their ambassador in Washing
ton. Another cable was sent direct
to Food Administrator Hoover.
The Japanese pointed out to Mr..
Hoover that it has been determined
by the supreme court of the United
States that sake is not a distilled
liquor but wine.
Food Administrator Hoover, &C.
cording to cabled instructions, holds
that as sake is a spirit made from
rice, it cannot be manufactured here,
under section Is of the national food
law.
Pending the receipt of answers
from the Japanese ambassador in
or from Mr.. Hoover, the
local Japanese liquor dealers are not
doing anything. They are, however,
for the worst.
H. Tsurushfma, president Of the
Hawaii Seishukwai, Ltd, said this
that he believes that sorro
people here are irving to interfere
with the japanese liquor business. He
claims that such people are so jealous
Of the prosperity of the Japanese liz.
uor dealers that they thought this
would be the best way to run them
out of the liquor business. He is,
however, hopeful of the fact that after
he matter has been presented by the
Japanese ambassador in Washington
10 Food Administrator Hoover, sake
will be declared not a distilled liquor
The Hawaii Seishukwai, Ltd. is
still manufacturing sake for local con-
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