The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-04-13

rants; tsgd) st. Q. sayres, (sgd,
George J. O'Neil.
"The following have consented to tn,
above: The Honolulu Brewing 4 Malt
ing Co. Rainier Beer Agency: w, G
Peacock 4 Co, Loyeioy 4 Co.; Con
salves & Co.; Rosa 4 Co.; Kwonl
Yuen Hing Co.; Chun Ming; Kwonl
Chung Lung CO.; Wing Chung Lung
Co.; Hop Hing Co.; Wing wo Tai Co.
= Ozaki; T. Sumida & Co; S. Kimurt
& Co.; Waialua Wine Co; Heinie I
Tavern (O; Union Grill; Honolulu
Chop suey House; Mrs. Kicmme.
Committee Representing the Sa
looms: (Sgd) Manuel Andrade, (Sgd
p. F. Ryan, (Sgd) W. C. Peacock
Criterion; Fashion; Ryan's Bar
Union; Royal Annex; Anchor; Pacific
Encore, Pantheon, Kamehameha, Coo
kett, Banzai, Progress, FROST, Aala
Service, Mint, Imperial, Sunrise, Mer
chants Exchange, and Kilohana. "
The commission may decline to bt
stampeded, In a statement yesterday
F. d. Lowrey, a member, pointed out
that the commission had no right tC
stop liquor importations and had nc
control over the clubs, which he con
Sidered necessary before the saloon
mems proposal could be equitably car
ried out.
Mr.. Lowrey said:
The people of Hawaii through their
representatives in the legislature de-
termined on the policy of regulating
and licensing the liquor business. The
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missioners appointed by the Cover,
nor for the different counties are bound
to carry out the law as it stands and
no one can question that the basic
principle of the law is regulation. I'm.
der this law the license commission has
very broad discretion and very arb.
trary power. A license may be revoked
or suspended for a number of spcci-
fed causes or for any reason deemed
sufficient by the board, and there is
no appeal from the board to the
courts. Thus, the board can revoke or
suspend any incense and similarly the
board can doubtless as an emergency
measure suspend all licenses issued by
it. As an example of the latter stu
alton we may suppose that there are
riots in the city in which case the
closing of licensed premises might be
considered necessary step in the re.
storation of order.
No Emergency Matter
"But the proposition now before us,
that of suspending or not renewing all
licenses, while il is in one sense an
emergency matter, is not temporary
matter. IL means a definite change in
policy for period of we know not
how many months. Under the circum.
stances / feel that il will be showing
only due Difference to the Legislature
to submit the matter to them, all the
more as they are now in session and
there need be no delay.
There is further angle to the
matter and that is the sale of liquor
by tho various social clubs. II is not
fair to the poorer classes Cor at least
will not be thought so) to close the
saloons and leave the clubs open with
practically no supervision, For the H.
cense commission has no authority
over clubs and the territorial treasurer
has no force or authority to supervise
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,"The license commission cannot cut
of the importation of liquor. If the
purpose of this move is the suppress
sion of liquor, the stopping of impor-
tation is well nigh as important as the
sale in the city and in the Territory
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legislature to handle. Personally
have no doubt the legislature will act
in the matter as the members judge
best for the city and the Territory."
influential Offer .'....
' The offer of the liquor dealers was
made. following conference of few
of the most influential of them at the
offices of Peacock & Co., held yester'
day morning. p. +. Ryan, one of those
who attended the conference, stated
that after the policy had been decided
upon, those who outlined it visited the
various saloons and placed the mat
ter before the proprietors, all of whom
agreed to it, s.,..
awe think that our offer solves the
problem and ought to satisfy the army
authorities, said Mr.. Ryan. at is
well known fact that few soldiers are
to be found in any of the saloons dur
ing the daytime. If we close our
places at seven o'clock, it cannot be
said that any drunkenness that may
occur is the fault of the saloons.
"And | am not saying that there
will be no drunkenness. In fact, / am
convinced that there will be more Of
it, for the early closing of the saloons
will give the blind pigs a chance ia
flourish, and they will take full ad.
vantage Of it. But that will be q
matter for somebody else TO handle
1t is not up to the licensed liquor
dealers E, r. ~.
Ryan added that it had been agreed
that the brewery had agreed not ia
make any deliveries later than five
O'Clock in the afternoon, though under
the law it is required TO make deliv
cries up to eleven o'clock at night in
case it is called upon by any of the
saloon keepers,
Z owe have shown ourselves ready To
go half way" said Ryan, "and II
seems to me that that ought TO be con
sidered satisfactory. . tlr '.'.r..'' .. "
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