Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

ton heavily Crime has increased in
the territory. The Hawaiian race is
suffering from the evils of intemper-
ance and the. sole question is, what
! imm ediate and effective relief can be
applied that is practical at the present
hour. | have prepared bill that Is
| within the power Of the legislature
to pass and enact and which, if
passed and enacted, viii, after the
first of July, leave only five retail
I bar rooms in Honolulu and on this
! island. Five hotel licenses and five
S.restaurant licenses may be granted
under this act. This makes 10 In all
and that Is plenty. The bill also pro-
! Vides that before any, license can be
granted to sell liquor by retail in these
islands, the mayor and chairmen CT
the several boards of supervisors OF
the several counties must first recon-
mend the issuing of such licenses so
that II the chief magistrate of the city
and county of Honolulu for good rea-
sons. decides to withhold his consent,
I there will be no bar rooms on this is
land and so also if the several chair
Ten OF the boards of supervisors
of the several counties for good rea.
son, do not recommend In the writing
the issuing of any retail license there
will be no bar rooms on the other is
lands. Congress has not passed a
prohibitory law. When they will, no.
body knows. The prohihitory bill in
troduced by Senator ChillingWorth
and read first time In the senate is
contrary to the provisions of the Or.
ganic Act and beyond the power OF
the legislature to pass and enact. In
my opinion, it Is Worthless piece Of
paper over which time and money win
be expended in vain4 and no results
will follow except litigation and end.
less confusion, The legislature OF the
territory of Hawaii. fnder tile grant
of legislative power, either expressed
or implied, has no power to, prohibit
by law the importation, manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquor but the
legislature has power. to regulate the
sale thereof which have done In this
bill It is remedy for existing evils
and have forwarded the. same to the
leaders in the senate and house and
1t Is upon them that / throw the re-
sponsibility for the continuation Of the
things complained of. The issue Is a
paramount issue to any platform
adopted by the Republican or Demo-
cratic party. II crime increased to any
greater extent than il did few
months ago, the people themselves
would close up the bar rooms by force,
which no one des.res-so that, the
argument that useless liquor law
can not be amended Is. no answer or
excuse for the Republican party. or
the legislature. They must do some
thing to prevent. the indiseriminate
sale of intoxicating liquor in these is.
lands. Five bar rooms are enough on
any one island. in fact, too many. l
am not prohibitionist and never will
be unless the Republican leaders force
me to take that position, and if the
legislature does not act and reduce
these saloons SO that they can be con-
trolled in the best interests of peace,
order and good government. then total
prohibition will follow and the con.
gress of the United States will wipe.
out the liquor traffic and the entire
use or the legal use of BOOZE. liquor
and The fine wines on these islands.
Now is the time for the legislature
to act; il thew do not, the people will
rebuke them at the polls commencing
at the county election to be held
shortly -. e+..-." -.
Pardon me for writing this letter
am out of politics and II has been a
long time since | have Interested my