The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-08

ITO prohibit the selling, manufac-
turing, and importing Of Intoxicating
liquors In the Territory Of Hawaii un
less the qualified electors thereof ap-
peal the provisions hereof.
THAT from on and after the first of
July, nineteen eighteen, during the
period of the war, and thereafter, ex.
cept as herein provided, II shall be un
lawful in the Territory of HAWAII to
sell, give away, nlanufacture, transport
import, or export Intoxicating liquors
except for mechanical, scientific, sacra
mental, and medicinal purposes under
proper regulation by the Legislature OF
said Territory, and any person violat
ing the provisions hereof shall be fined
in a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars or imprisoned for a period Of
not longer than one year, OF both: Pro
vided, that at any general election Of
Hawaii held within five years after
January first, nineteen twenty or, if thu
war continues beyond such date, sis
months after the conclusion of peace
the repeal Of this Act may, upon pc
tlliOu VI HOl lCBb JHdu I"tHIN per cen
tum of the qualified electors of said
Territory at the last general election
be submitted to a vote of the qualified
electors of said Territory. and IL
majority of all of the qualified eIector
thereof voting upon such question shall
vote to repeal this Act it shall there
after not be in force and effect; other
wise II shall be in full force and ef
feet.
"Sec. 2. That the said petition shall
be addressed to and filed with the sec
rotary of the Territory at least two
months before the election at which thu
question il 70 be voted upon, and thu
person obtaining any signatures to
such petition shall make affidavit tina
he witnessed the signing of the same
and believes the address Of each peti
TONER affixed to his name is the truC
address of such petitioner: Such elec
ton shall be conducted under the law
Of the Territory provided for genera
elections.
Local Agitation Growing
The local agitation for federal pro
hibitiOn is growing, especially anon
the Orientals.
Yesterday The Advertiser receive,
some vigorous objections to the prom
hence given in this paper to the am
prohibition resolution passed by tn
japanese American Citizens Associr
ton. The resolution came from a bod,
that has only eighty six members in all
il WAS pointed out. while there are Sc,
Cral hundred Japanese men and youth
nd -
Hawaii. Out of the total mrmbrrshiI
only twelve were present at the meet
ing which passed the resolution, Will.
the constitution provides that fifteer
at least must he present to form
C""-rm. At this irregular meetin.
neither the president nor the vice pre-
iurnt was present.
So much for the anti prohibition resn
luton. which was handed to the NEE
ing, it is reported. bv the legal al
wiser of the Liquor Dealers Assoria
ton.
Japanese In Favor
Much more representative Of Ja,'
anese opinion, it is declared, was tn
resolution passed on sunday evenin;
at a meeting OdDEhe japanese Temper
ance Society, assembled in the Missio"
Memorial Hall. This society has
membership of five hundred, of whom
more than four hundred voted for thr
resolution urging congress to pass n
! rohibition law for Hawaii
According to Rev. T. Okumura. tho
representative Jananese Of Hawaii arc
in favor Of prohibition
TO-DAY, at this afternoon = session o.
the Korean National Society. In annu'
I invention. a prohibition resolution viii
he presented and voted upon Thi'
""SOlutinn follows closely the lines o.
'he petition addressed to the President
Nv the chamber Of commerce and tn,
other commercial organizations.