Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-07
Speakers on Civic Problems
Show Action Demanded for
Welfare of Honolulu

welfare OF HONOLULU
What are YOU going TO do about
it?" was the direct question leyeleC
at more than a hundred members o.
the Mems League Of Central uuioI
church last night, when speakers dealt
emphatically with pressing city PROB
lens.
Riley H. Allen, editor of the Star
Bulletin, on the city charter; George
w. Patty Of the Anti-Saloon League, on
prohibition for Hawaii; Superintend
ent of Public instruction Henry w
Kinney, on school needs; Prof a 4.
andrews of the College OF Hawaii,
on care Of the feeblerminded; kx-uo,
eornor w. +. Frear, on the 'sIGe
Abatement by injunction" law, anu
waiIace X. harrington, chairman Ca
the chamber OF Commerce vice IN
curry committee, on the tight Tor a
CIeaner Honolulu-theSe were the
SPEAKERS and their topics in order.
Zach speaker put AZ up 10 the citi-
zens OF the community to 10 Inelf
onare III promoting COED goSeinmeu,
anu elNIC decency ana sKeLcRea Lrlg4-
~ the SITUATION Win reference u Il4G
PARTICULAR SUBJECT UI las Lalk. lie
CIInIaA VI the tall Tor pei solla4, aGlI. 1
WORK on the part OF the citizens cInIe
IN AR. harrington Lalk, Wren Nc
uIose nome the TACT that ii nonoluiu
rs 10 hanaie Ils pressing vice proD-
lem etfeeuteiy, II must be vita an
aroused ana awakened peopie, wno
MIll cooperate. WIN men Wno nave "a
program IN minu, ana who Viii use
Inelr own lnIIIaIye 10 EeIp construct
Ihat program.
itliey IL. Allen, the first speaker,
brIeTIy referred. 10 tae years on agita-
ton mere Ior new CITY cnarter. cur
mInaung IN the cnarter convention OF
1919. that convention, he declared,
was a DISAPPOINTMENT anu the cnal.
ter IL proposes TO recommend to Inc
next legislature for enactment is a
charter packed with political features
which are designed 10 Duila up
political machine mere. He called at
tention TO specnIc phases encouraging
The activities OF professional pontI.
clans ana declared mat the peopie
should refuse cnaIIef revision OF any
sort rather than allow this form 10
be fastened on the city Tor years To
come.
May Fssten ReaetIonary Charter on
City
IT no revision IS made now, there
viii be new Efforts Tor a decent char
ter he said, but ii this proposal is
put over, Honolulu viii be years III
shaking II Off.
He then sketched the progress Of
short ballot government, particu-
larry the city manager form, and de-
clared that no city which mas tried
the short ballot form has afterward !
gone back 10 the old regime Of a
tblanlEet balIbtr and many elective |
offices.
George w. Patty made strong plea |
FOR the men OF the league to align |
themselves with the prohibition forces
and help to get majority OF voters
IN the dry" column when "a referen-
dunn vote Is taken here by petition |
under the terms of the pending con
yressional bill.
School Needs Told
Henry w. Kinney made very in
talk on school conditions
Ind school needs. He pointed out /
the main program which the depart.
nent win present to the coming legis
AZURE as follows:
Provision TO secure funds to employ |
/ number OF teachers sufficient for
he instruction OF the number of |
lupils on hand.
Adequate recompense for teachers.
A liberal building budget
Legislation to provide for the in.
of detectives.
Mr.. Kinney explained each request
Ind told why the appropriation was
needed. He showed that the teach
rs Of Hawaii are underpaid and that
I the schools are to progress suffi-l
lent salaries must be allowed for the
to live decently and in an
appearance and conduct be models for
he children
His plea for attention to defective
children was eloquent and he won the
approval Of the league throughout.
chief Welfare Needs
Akin to his subject was letter
rom Juvenile Judge Whitney, read I
~ DR.. A. L. Dean, chairman of the
eague, in which Judge Whitney out
ined the following needed legislation
or child welfare:
A home for feeble minded
A detention home for girls. 4
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