The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-21

hurry, and Chairman Cooke stated that
he would have 10 curb bis haste until
he had interviewed the Inspector. He
said that the board was coknizant of
the fact that there were $50 or more
blind pigs in and about the city, and
that these blind pigs we're obtaining
their supplies from the wholesalers, IN
some way or other.
Lewis declared that inasmuch as the
issuance Of license ito liquor dealers
Depended on their observance Of the
law, Il stood TO reason that they did
all In their power to enforce the regula.
lions Of the license Commission, as to
do otherwise would be to jeopardize
their license
Robert W. Breckons stated that the
proposed regulation was an affront to
personal liberty and that the American
citizen would resent it as such. He
said that the proposed regulation vest
ed too much power IN the hands Of
she license inspector and opened the
waysto graft. In other words, the
regulation would create a situation
whereby the inspector would be in a
position to dictate TO an individual
how much liquor he should be supplied
with.
Believes Regulation Would work
Chairman Cooke stated that the in
spector would have no right to refuse
70 endorse an order provided the bona
ode name OF the purchaser was signed
TO y, even though the liquor were in
tended for q blind-pig. The regulation,
he contended, would result in the par
'tial even II not in the entire elimiha-
tion Of Illicit lquor-selling, as after q
time the repeated orders OF these IT.
licit dealers would put the inspector
on their track. He stated that in
cases where there was very good req
son to suppose that the liquor would be
re-sold, the Inspector would be instruct
ed to stamp the requisition TO the ef.
feet that tho icersee fillea the order
at his own risk. He felt sure that the
lieensee would not care to take this
risk. &s/ 6s '~~ 80
Breckons remarked that IL the IN.
speetor had any discretion placed IN his
hands ut all, it would give an opportun.
ity for all kinds of graft, and that
temptation would be placed in his way.
Cooke wanted to know how about the
temptation which was being placed in
the way Of thousands of citizens to.
day, under existing conditions. ri.
breckons wanted to know what pro.
vision would be made with regard to
oriental Interpreters, and was inform
ed that the board would provide such
interpreters, and also a Portuguese and
Hawaiian interpreter. Speaking of the
proposal to have a daily report of sales
made to the inspector, Chairman Cooke
was not of the opinion that this would
work, for the simple reason that one
wholesaler would not know how much
liquor q man was getting from other
wholesalers. tE
Not Legal Says Breckons ~ ~
Breckons declared that the regulation
would be equivalent to taking a whole
saler s license from the wall. lie doubt.
ed il such regulation as proposed could
be legally enforced, inasmuch as when
license was issued 1t was subject to
certain conditions which could not be
changed, to the detriment Of the IL
eensee, as he had already been given
the right to sell liquor in given guam
titles ga =. III V.
Farm Cornn, on behalf Of the Chinese
liquor dealers, protested against the
proposed regulation, on the grounds of
unfairness, and stated that il would
work hardship and Inconvenience among
the Chinese. 5s.s.,r WY" q, .
Q. +. Clemens, on behalf Of 8. XII
mura & Co., T. Sumida 4 Co., and s.
Ozaki, asked that the proposed regu-
lation be amended by adding to the pro
yiso or exempt list Of sales for which
no requisition, so-ealled, is required, the
following: "Six commercial quarts of