The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-21
JAPANESE PAPER
OPPOSES reforms
Says Proposals Of License Board
Are Likely TO Cause Trouble
Among Laborers

NC AhaWohA Nv - u VI wv Nf''AN--f
and very decidedly so, that>the proposal
of the liquor license commissioners to
limit the amount Of sake that can be
bought without requisition is Ubiquitous
and likely to provoke labor difficulties.
The Hochi also favors longer selling
hours for the wholesale liquor dealers
and warns the community OF what hap.
pened when. lwilei was CLOSED as a
sample of where ''pipe dreams" of
reform lead to- The Hochi says:
There will be public meeting to-
morrow afternoon anent the new regu.
lations concerning the sale of liquor
proposed BY the Liquor License Com.
mission.
Labor's Friend
The Hawaii Hochi, having the in.
terosts Of the japanese workingmen in
view, takes advantage of this oppor.
tunity TO present their attitude on the
matter to the general public.
The Japanese constitute the larger
proportion Of the total workingmen in
the districts and as the major part Of
them most have sake with their even
ing meals, sake being considered by
them in the light Of soothing tonic.
The bringing into being of any such
regulation as il proposed would mean
the placing Of stumbling blocks in the
way to one of the great factors in the
economic upkeep Of the city and its
vicinity. This Is, because, as the al.
lowance Of but one quart of sake at a
time (and this, after making written
application for II, and going through
the usual red-tape accompanying it) il
would mean that il would have to be
procured from the dealers every day,
which would be impossible, consider
ing the fact that the workingmen 5
hours on duty are from seven to FIVE
o clock, the same as those Of the liquor
dealers. This means that the men
would have to quit work earlier in the
day or even rest the whole or half of
a day in order to obtain the necessary
beverage. ..s.t
IL the regulations must be enforced
the Hawaii Hoehi suggests that certain
notifications be made in the regula.
tons now in force, so that the liquor
dealers may keep their stores open
an hour or so longer in order TO ac
,ommodate the workingmen. The hour
of the license inspectors would also
have to be readjusted. IT,. .....
''And, as II is customary for Jap
anese workingmen to buy sake a demi
john.fuil at time, IL would be highly
appreciated If the regulated allowance
il Increased TO one gallon, or IL bought
in bottles, the limit be placed at six
bottles. This would be convenient for
them, and well within the scope OF
propriety, as the one purchase would
generally last them for a week or more.
This would do away with the ten
dency to drop work for part Of the
lay to procure their sake for the even
ing--a tendency which will surely make
It's appearance II one or oil Of these
notifications are not made for their
benefit. Habitual drinkers have done
worse than quit work in order to sat
isfy their craving. ws .
'.1t is not the liquor itself that il
harmful, but the abuse of 1t. And
lbuse of il can be stopped as readily
As the abuse of any other privilege,
could be stopped if the officers of tn,
aw would only take the initiative and
lot wait uHtil the warrants have been
served TO make the arrests.
5ongratulates Army ,,.
1.-THE Hoch congratulates the Army
officials upon the active manner in
which they are handling the tabu on
liquor among the soldiers. But in spite
If il all they have not altogether stop
ped the drinking Of intoxicants among
he men who come under their juris
LECTION.
"When our wouldbe moralists sue
:eeded in closing Iwilei they did moi
take into account the fragile nature
II all air-castes. Where once il was a
segregated district il is now fmoy
ing Iwilei' carrying, as it has been
loing in the last few months, stencil
and disease in its wake, and polluting
he hearts of girls who would other
wise have never known what prosti
utiOn meant.
'Time and again experience has
aught us to leave well enough alone,
FThe Hochi hopes that our leading
itizens will come down little closer
towards solid ground at tomorrow =
meeting. Pipe dreams are too elusive
TO trust b.,