Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-19
TENEMENT LIFE
TO Be STUDIED
BY AID CLUB men
Dr.. Dai Yen Chang ReCiteS How
"0ther Half Living in
Honolulu

! To make a thorough investigation
OF tenement conditions in Honolulu IN
view OF ascertaining just what is the
cause and what can he done to remedy
them was the decision of the Ad Club
today, following a speech by DR.. nai
Yen Chang. a prominent young CHI
nese OF Honolulu, who stated, in por-
traying the life OF the people living
there. that 81 per cent OF the school
children of Honolulu come from those
homes.
Il speak not as 4 Chinese. not as
an Oriental, but as an American citi-
zen" said Dr.. Chang, and followed
with a vivid description OF horrid
conditions existing in Honolulu's tene-
ment district today and an appeal to
Honolulu's citizens to do what was
possible to correct them.
Eighty per cent of our school chill
dren live in these districts. You peo-
pie do not ride down through those
streets because of the stencil odor.
The stencil odor is there not because
the people want it there, but because
the government has refused to haul
the garbage away from that district.
They will go into the Makiki and
Punahou districts for instance, but
not into that district.
You are afraid to go there because
there are not enough lights. This is
not because the people do not want
them. but because the government
does not give the lights. declared DR.
Chang.
II wish that | could take you into
that district on a hot, sultry day to
see the poor mothers, sitting along
small, dirty lanes of the district with
their children, trying to get a breath
Of air | wish could take you through
the district when it pours in winter"
stated the speaker.
DR.. Chang then pointed out that the
people are ready to give large sums
of money to the Red Cross, the
church, and for campaigns for human
ity, and declared that it is time that
they begin to look into home condi-
tons in view of giving money for
their Improvement.
Gen. Soper Immediately volun-
teered to be a member of a commit
tee to investigate the matter brought
to the attention of the club by DR..
Chang, and DR.. Chang and he we're
appointed to the civic affairs commit
tee which will take up the matter
Prof. Vaughan McCaughey of the
College of Hawaii stated that through
out the country the work of the
school has been hampered by the liv-
ing conditions of many Of the chill.
dren.
Reporting on the proposition to
send guava jelly to the soldiers at the
Fl ont, Gen. Soper stated that 10000
containers had been ordered and will
BE- here within 60 to 80 days, when
plans will be made for providing for
the jelly.
A. /. Castle stated that the AID
Club is expected to care for the bust
ness district from Kukui, Nuuanu, and
Alakea to the waterfront, in the big
Red Cross drive on September 20.
Gov. L. E. Pinkham was given three
rousing cheers in honor of his 9Th
birthday, which is today.
Lady Dali Yen Chang sang selec.
lions and with the other members of
the AID Club show received a vote of
thanks for their work Monday night
.1r. Madden from Mahukona. Mr.
Ross from Hamakua, and Geo. Brown,
manager of the Regal shoe store,
were called upon for brief remarks.