The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-21

either act at this session on such pro.
vision or it will De impossible to put
lqhOr or wines to such uses until a 7.
| other special session or the next re yu-
| lar session. This matter was called
TO- the attention Of Senator Single ycs-
terday afternoon and he said he would
pring tn" matter to the attention of
the senat" tomorrow when that BODY
meets,
Brewery UNIFORMED
Frank +. Hime, president Of the
Honolulu Brewing Company. said last
evening that he had only heard of the
passage Of the bill and had not seen
IT'S text as passed. He did not know
what course the company would pursue
other than to obey the pr0visiohs of the
law = - wv
In "dry ranks" there was general
rejoicing. Especially was this so among
me members Of the Anti-SaIeon League,
Loot borrow Comments
commenting upon the passage Of the
MI, b" l., Loofbourow, president Of
hat body, said:
Nearly tw" and half years ago
he Anti-SaI"on League sent it's super
ntendent TO Washington to work for a
q Mter"I prohibition bill for the Islands.
Has work there has undoubtedly con-
nouted largely to the final passage of
pc iaWt In so far as the League has
. leen ,aPl lie to make this contribution to
> ne WeItar" of Hawaii mel It is happy.
~ Vow let us have real enforcement
y Fhe law We want no privileged
tlasscs under II. In so far as il falls
70 the, territorial legislature to pass
Avs regulating the use and sale for
MEDICINAL purposes, certainly hope
The, legislature will act with real Dur.
pose TO carry out the spirit of the law.
'erhaps No Plebisctte
81 do not look to see n pIebiscite
ueds for before that time comes the
,tional prohibition amendment will
obably be adopted. But il il should
e necessary to have an election under
he, TTPNislons Of the law after say two
ears Of dry regime in Hawaii, I am
absolutely confident that the experience
lndcr dry conditions will have convinc.
"a IN overwhelming majority Of our
.'eople of the benefits Of prohibition. |
n the meantime. our thanks and con
Tatu'ations to all who have helped TO |
haSe this law possibility
liners Comment
Minister D. c. Peters Of the Chris
ian Church aud prominent in the
eeagne had no statement to make, other
han that he was much pleased by the
lews and that he thou ht the bin
rood, one AMI fair to all
d DR.; Albert W. Palmer Of Central
Union Church said; ~ have no doubt
hat the President will sign the bin at
nee, think that it viii be a SPLEEN
ltd, Thing for Hawaii and that once it
$ tried the Territory will keep il. Elk.
1erience on the coast, in Washington
nd Colorado, hrs shown that those
yhQs opposed prohibition hardest we're
quickly, Converted when they saw it in
while the war is on the
Whole dePlorablc, prohibition is among
he social by-products that are good.D
Praises Delegate
There. has been much good work
ere in Hawaii in the past few years
or the cause Of prohibition said DR..
y, d. Westervelt, "but that alone
you'd not have brought about the de-
ired law, had it not been for the gen
rel work that has been done in the
ountry, at large. These two forces uni
cd haye brought us q dry Hawaii.
IT want especially to praise the work
hat Delegate Kalanianaole has done I
or this cause. He has been untiring I
n his efforts"
George Patty, secretary Of the Anti
aIoon League, remarked briefly:
There is very little to say about the :
iw 1t is what we have been hoping =
or and what, we expected to get"