Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-22
NO pARTSERsHIp WITH VICE.

No PARTNERSHIP WITH VICE r.:
These are the Recommendations OF the vice inquiry
committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce,
in it's report made public Saturday:
l. A Law known az the Iowa Injunction Law
sometimes spoken Of the Abatement by Injunction
End A law requiring physicians. druggists and
others who may treat yenereaI diseases TO make
port these TO the board Of health in the same
that other contagious and infectious diseases are
srd. An appropriation sufficient to give the city
and county an efficient police force.
The first recommendation is the proposal that has
been before the last two sessions of the territorial
legislature. has received the Endorsement of many
citizens and not a few public officials, and was
strengthened by the recent report Of the territorial
grand jury which closed Iwilei. Unquestionably
the law should be enacted. 1t is precisely the sort
Of legislation which hits most effectively at CONNER
calized vice that stters through the city with the
closing Of a recognized ''redlght district
This law soon stops the use of cottage or hotel
rooms for immoral purposes, because by injunction
II closes the buildings. 1t gets at the 'viee land
lord Under such circumstances, landlords will
make very sure that their tenants are above re
proach r. ..-s.- Fl
The second recommendation was also made by the
grand jury. The principle it sets forth has the in:
dofseinent of the leading medical authorities who
have studied tile knoty subject of checking reneeal
disease. Internationally there must be a hard fight
70 get this through the legislature, but the fight
ought to be made, just as the fight ought TO be re-
newed to secure the passage OF the abatement BILL
With the third recommendation, agreement is logi.
cal. OF course there ought TO be an appropriation
sufficient to furnish an efficient police force What
that appropriation should he and whether the police
department Is making full use OF its funds now are
qQestiOns that will be variousv answered in any
discussion. If The police department is to enter
heart and soul into cleaning up the city of its large
noating class OF undesrabes, ii must have an ade-
quite force. One shortage of which the department
rpnplains Is at @Bloodtown.n Here, it is said by
he,city attorneys Office three policemen are needed.
TIC Star.Bulletin believes this TO be true--with
present yieeeouditions at Bloodtuwn. Itneed not
long b true .One vigorous cleanup of the place
Will drive out most OF the criminal class and those
Who cater to criminals And when 1t is known that
Bloodtewn is not healthy place for law.breakers.
they and their hangers-on will stay away and three
policemen will not be needed there
Even the defenders of the present police admins
tratol believe that the great majority of the police
men are deficient in training for their duties Dis
ciplinei in the department is at a low ebb. System
y often lacking With thorough training of officers
ID all the details Of their business including
knowledge OF the laws and ordinances they are sup.
posed to enforce, the department would be much
more efficient. It would be worth while spending
money to secure this training (which should be ply.
steal as well as mental and moral.
II is the difHculty Of convincing the present head
Of the department that system and training are
lacking which gives rise mech of the opposition TO
him much of the belief that tbs present admins
Itation. II continued will not be bettered merely
By spending more money.
Perhaps the most significant thing about the vice
committees report is that it reaches exactly the
conclusions every authoritative investigating
body has reached Honolulu cannot go into partner.
ship with vice. The city cannot enter into alliance
with immortality and the federation of criminals
I.aw-breaking must be fought fought hard and
fought to keep the city even up to aver
age cleanliness And 1t indorses the methods other
Investigators have indorsed.
That makes for a united battle.
This paper prints today the minority report OF
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