Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-12


Lromise offer from the saloon element
In the hope OF avoiding absolute clos.
ing up, the offer being made at a
meeting Of the military committee OF
the senate, the liquor license board
and representatives of the liquor In.
terests.
This meeting was, keld in a com.
mittee room at the capitol. II showed
Willingness Of the liquor interests to
cooperate 10 what they called a "rea-
sonable" extent with the liquor board
by early closing, and brought express
sions from the commissioners to the
effect that they considered the atti-
tude or the liquor men fair In the
matter" Chairman X. A. Cooke told
them he appreciated their offer.
Without reaching any decision the
conn .ssioners adjourned, stating their
intention to hold another meeting to
day. s,
Two rather important questions
were brought up in the meeting and
were not answered TO the satisfaction
OF the commission nor the senate
committee.
Two Pertinent Questions Asked
Senator Coney. wanted TO know how,
even though early closing laws were
adopted the commission could keep a
man frLln purchasing big quantities or
liquor in the daytime 10 drink In parks
and outOf-the-way places at night.
This he considered one Of the most
dangerous corrolaries OF the liquor
business.
r. d. Lowrey, q member of the
commission, propoun0ed q similar
question. What would prevent q man
purchasing bottle Of liquor at each
saloon he went into and distributing Il
10 persons outsider
r. w. Breckonss VINO appeared as at.
torney for the liquor men, asserted
that Il the commission finds q saloon
breaking the law II has right 10
Etspend its license.
Trade ALREADY Cut Down
w. c. Peacock declared the liquor
business IL already cut down Is per,
cent Of what II was before the present
war conditions. The Germans have
gonG. the sailors have gone. and the
militia seems TO be going, he said.
yyhefe e. any trouble coming from the
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Brsck6ns smphasired the patriotic
spirit of the dduor men. He could
say as their attorney he asserted, that
they we're willing N do their bit
they were Wiling TO have submitted
in legal form the question Of prohibi-
ton or liquor.
PIehIscIte Termed aFoeI Proposition"
He declared that the petition AZ
Washington was Z fool proposition and
that n DIR. wadman had been willing
to withdraw Il for another bill which
Breckons himself had drawn up the
legislature would not now be plagued
with questions - to its proper pow
ers. The question would have already
been settled by Congress.
Breckons told the committee that
his bin had provided that Congress
should enact q law giving the legisla-
ture authority to enact prohibition or
call plebiscite for It, and Kuhio had
favored the latter proposition.
ST. c. Sayres Of the Honolulu Brew
cry cited an IN lance Of where he had
gone the day before TO . Chinese
wholesale house and one Of the first
questions asked was whether there
would be any objection to selling a
man two dozen bottles o. beer AZ once:
IL showed, ne said. that the OTlentai
class is willing 70 observe the law.
Salooumen state Offer
The offer OF the saloon people Tor
early closing follows IN full:
Elm view Of certain statements APP
rearing In the public press cOncerning
the attitude Of the dealers in LIQUOR
and the saloonkeepers h Honolulu. Il
has seemed advisable to some OF Us
engaged in the business 70 discuss
among ourselves the question Of the
traffic in liquor during the present
war.
ct is not, admitted for q moment
that drunkenness, II II does exist In |
Honolulu, Is due wholly to the saloons.
nor that keeping the saloons open until
q late hour Is wholly responsible for
such drunkenness as may exist. Nor
4, Il admitted that traffic In intoxicat-
ing LIQUORS constitutes at the present
time menace to the territory. Al
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