The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-16

moterD than the one under considcra
tion. sggyN.sEs AZ. Az
IN fact, without consulting With any
Of Us, he himself intfoauced o billsfoI
hawaii drawn IN terms quite identical
with that Of the Porto Rican measure
and had II referred to his own com
mittee tNt .~ f'
In passing, / should say that before
congress- adjourned, not only were the
above named bills enacted, but as many
as a ,dozep or more in, all, hearing on
the question Of prohibition, which made
1T all the more dificult for US TO bear
our, disappointment with becoming
grace and undimipished courage !.
2 Dinwiddie,s Visit ~ at
sYon then had "a visit from Doctor
Dihwiddie, the result Of which was Q
most Important agreement. ds T. our
modus operandi ID the new session,
during the opening, weeks Of which
according to the schedule carefully
made by the leaders, the resolution for
National CONGREGATIONAL Amendment
was 10 be Introduced and pushed to
victory. as-h -.a ~,
No subject ever proposed in ronpreSs
lcre1ted such widespread and vital in.
terrst az this For days and days
,lurioE It's consideration the galleri"
nf both chambers were crowde' -"
the Hobbies became veritahIe bcnhives
Our leaders, like webb, Bhfkelev and
7araall IN the house, and Sheppard,
Kenyon and Jones in the senate,
fought like Spartn MS. Our Ieagu" Lead
ers Dinwiddie, Wheeler, Russell, Can
non and Baker, were in the trenches,
so ~ sneak, day and night.
g There we're artillery attacks and in
fRntrv assaults. Bombs were used and
% were gasses. 1T quite equal'"d the
Western front in a sense while 1t last
ed but the forces Of Righteousness pre-
waited end by two-thirds majority
with come votes TO spare, the resoln'
ton was adopted by both chambers With
the subsequent result that twelve
ststes. including Kentucky. Marr'o"'
and ,Maasac husetts, three Of the Ma
ton = wettest strongholds have already
~ titled in their 81 State legislatures
r'ithput real defeat os yet in any
State. while our leaders are hopeful
tho the thirtyssix Sthtes necessary tc
ratify will yet he secured and the INIT
ed States will be permanently set free
from the slavery and misery of the u
au0r traffic,
1E''C upstitutionally dry in 1920" 10
the, watrbword at the present time.
Havaii's Big Drive
In January last, upon the convenin"
Of congress after the Christmas re"aes
we bngrp the "big drive" for our Ha-
wpiiah bill Other things were well out
Of way. The national officers were free
to eoopernte, which they did most glad,
" and efficiently.
Onr canvassing proceeded most fnv,
orabIy. The committees were well
lined un.--in much better shape than
thew had been Real effective legisla.
tute lobbying must include in its cam
paign, the, ihportPut matter of Gettins
poiir committees in shape and having
men appointed. of possible who. viii
stand by yonr. proposed legislation. -
Knhio Sounded Ont
-, On Japuafy II, nine senators and ten
con gressmen sent a joint cable to the
Delegate in Honolulu, stating that sen
timent in favor Of federal prohibition
for Hawaii was growing in congress
and reflected, throughout the entire ma.
ton and requesting him to wire I'M
mediately as to whether he would favor
to this end such n bin or not; To this
the Prince replied desiring that action
be deferred until his return to Wash
ington. .Lp. ,....
In the meanwhile, the Hawaiian Pro
te"tive Association, composed of ,Ha
waiians and organized for the, benefit
Of the native people, had started 9
movement in which 1t was proposed tt
demonstrate to the Delegate the grow
ing sentiment among his own people
in favor Of a dry" Hawaii during thu
period Of the war at least, and later
its officers handed the Prince petition
praying in forcefal and eloquent tetm'
that Ne use his efforts in behalf of {
federal law in order to secure the same
This petition made a deep impression
T have reason to Believe, on the min(
of the Delegate, and also on that Of
the members Of both committees, t.
which the bill. as subsequently, intro
duced, yos referred.
Business For It
Just about this time, received :
petition signed by. sixteen profninen
Nusincss and professional men Of thu
Islands. including the authorized rep
resentatives of nearly all the tleadin'
corporations and firms, PRAYING con
gress for the very same, action AS th
Hawaiian Protective Association Ia
rpopestel These two documents ma
tcrinlizrd in Washington at a most on
rnrtrne time and contributed grcatl'
to our success in securing the bill az at
forwards enacted.
Kuhio's Own Bill
immediately upon the arrival OF tn
Prince in Washington. he was inter
viewed by those who were anxious t.
have his cooperation so almost abso
luteIy necessary in the campaign, II
order to win ont aud it was long befor
be proposed to Introduce his, own bill
as u substitute for those pending. Tn
he did, and after the regular " hear
ing" at which some opposition dc
yeloped and some fight had TO be made
both committees reported favorably
the house February 10 and the senat
march 2.
Presidential Order
O. March Ord cabled you that
order had been issued by the war de
partment, through the Office Of tn
Judge advocate general, creating tn
Island of Oahu into dry zone as