The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-04-20
Chamber OF Commerce Goes On
Record Against Anti
Saloon Measure
FAv0Rs PASSING OF LOCAL
LAW BARRING OUT BOOZE
Speakers Score Action Of Legs.
Iature IN Killing the Famed
Senate Bill

Prohibition BY parchment Of congress
was strongly aisappFovsd yesterday BY
the chamber Of commerce which, By Q
heavy majority vote, defeated a motion
that K 20 on record as fayoring the
saloon League = resolution, in
trodnced in the senate Tuesday by
senator Makekon, requesting congress
10 pass a prohibition law for Hawaii
The chamber went on record, however
a. fayoring q local prohibition law.
At previous meeting Of the cham
her Of commerce. motion had been
made that the liquor license commits
sioners be asked 10 issue no more liquor
licenses after June 30. The committee
10 which this matter was referred re,
ported back that II was subject that
ought 10 be acted upon by the chamber
as 4 whole No action along this line
was taken yesterday, however, but
Rev. David Cary Peters, president Of
the Anti.Saloon League, appeared be
fore the chamber TO urge support Of
the resolution above referred to.
Mr.. Peters stated that the league
had endorsed Senate Bill 33, which was
the senate substitute for the original
(lhiIIinqworth bill. Senate Bill 80, how
ever. ne said had been killed in the
house and new bin substituted BY
Representative Andrews nThe whole
matter Of prohibition legislation has
been iugqled, he said, 'suntil there
il now nothing before the Legislature
that Is bona i|de. Peters said An
drcws' bin was worthless. "The bill
uon't get anywhere, he said. Even
n II passes, 10 viii die two or three
times over at the hands Of the courts. I"
Aa|-1 For Approval
Mr. Peters then read the text Of the
resolution prepared by the leagues at
forneys and introduced in the legisla
inre By Senator Mnkeknu. The text Of
The bin was published in The Adyer
iiscr yesterday. ~ would like TO have
the chamber Of commerce endorse this
resolution, he said.
r. ID. Lowrey, q member Of the
liquor license commission, made the
statement that the resolution intro
dnfnd in the senate by Senator Cooke
urging and requesting the board not to
Issue any more licenses after June 30,
would not be pressed He said be had
talked with senator Cooke, who had
made statement TO that effect. And
anyway, Mr.. Lowrey did not believe the
license board had the power to refuse
10 iesoe licenses.
1therton Starts Fight
Frank Q. Atherton brought the mat
Ter to head BY moving that the cham
ber Of commerce 60 on record as favor
Ing the adoption by the legislature Of
the resolution introduced BY Senator
I1.akekau.
n p, Faxon Bishop was on his feet in
stphtly to voice vigorous objection.
~ am not ready to vote on this ques-
tion at this time, !" he said, land if
Il - put 10 a vote now shall refuse
10 vote ! object TO our sending back
10 congress and telling II that we
haven Z sense enough TO do this thing
ouiselves. object TO our asking 70
have a guardian appoipted. !"
Rev. Mr.. Peters, speaking again. II
support Of his request, argued that
there had, as he now saw, never been
any Intention Of enacting prohibition
legislation in the legislature. The
whole matter, he said, had been one o.
politics.. e&
The sacred standard Of home ruls
was unfnrled and vigorously wavet
Ir ". o. Smith. At the risk, he said
Of being misunderstood, he felt IL nee
fssafy TO say that it would be great
step backward to 60 to congress ant
1ny rwhile you have made us n self
governing Territory, we cannot do il.
There is not a State in the Union thai
would think Of making such confes
sion Of weakness, 81 deplore the idec
Of our going 20 congress under these
tircumstances for this purpose. IL We
EeI 10 the point where we say we can
not do such things for ourselves,
don't see what can save US but q mill.
Iary commission.
Proved Capacity 4SUjXkt rs
1--WE have demonstrated our capae
iIy for self government in this Terri
tory Onr legislatures have done good
work; there has been very little viei-
Gus legislation; Il has mostly beer
wholesome. And the federal govern
menf has recognized that this is an
American community with American
ideals and has approved all Of our
laws. y
George w. Patty, secretary Of the
Anti Sallon League, stated that a Law
1|miliaf 20 the one asked for Hawaii
bad been passed by congress for the
Didlrict OF Columbia. Congress, be
added. had also made Alaska dry.
Mr. Smith retorted that there was
no parallel between Hawaii and tbs
District Of Columbia. the latter being
4otffped directly by congress.
Prohibition BY federal enactment
was also opposed by i, Tenney Peck
awhile I personally hope For bone-drs
prohibition IN Hawaii, n be said, ~
don 4 believe IN sending word 70 Wash
inpfon that we have lost confdepee "
self government. And don 4 think Il
/. up 10 the chamber Of commerce Il
cattle 81 the moral questions Of tn.
1onnIunity.
LET ~ stand for Hawaii, for the
ro6ple OF Hawaii. and for the govern
MenI Of Hawaii" Mr., Peek s remarks
ware greeted BY hearty applause.
Rev. Mr., Peters took the floor again
The legislature had taken the stand