The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
DEFINITE STEPS
TAKEN TO DRIVE.
VICE FROM CITY
sheriff Promises To Clean Up
), ,,, Honolulu. If Allowed, Thirty I
n : Days To Dolt; Chamber
.!#35. Committee Agrees

sidered wrong impression concerning
the attitude of the city officials toward
soldiers, particularly as t0sasing them
as" stool pigeons, adding that there
were quite respectable methods BY
which enlisted men could be used ii
the enforcement Of the laws, and the
city executive suggested that the de.
partment commander assign a number
Of men to aid the police and other city
officials. The mayor q letter, IN full,
addressed to General Wiser, follows:
1.-THE communication of the cath in.
slant Of the department commander
by. Captain Smith, acting department
adjutant, is at hand, Is, ia..
"The mayor ~ pleased, to know that
you realize that neither the community
nor the officials Of the city and county
have the duty or power TO enforce u. 8
laws and regulations and that you ap.
preciate the difficulties of the city IN.
der the circumstances. = Z. u. ~
LET me correct mistaken impress.
sion which seems to pervade both Of
your communications. y Neither the
mayor nor any other official Of the city
and county has at any time intimated
to my knowledge, that enlisted men be
used as stool pigeons, or decoys or in.
formers or in any mental capacity in D
campaign Of the nature you suggest
There are quite respectable methods by
which q large number of men in your
command could be of assistance in this
campaign. The detail Of one officer OF
two! officers is not the only method Of
cooperation obvious under the circnm.
stances. E. g stt,tlt
accepting your suggestion Of a con,
ference between the department com.
mander and the mayor, 1 would recon
mend to you an enlargement upon
such q conference. The mayor would
be glad to invite and does Invite tfie
department commander, the special OF.
fieer detailed by him, the Judge advo.
cate, the United States district attot.
ney, and the United States marshal, the
city and county attorney or his de.
puties, the sheriff and chief Of detec
tives of the City and County Of Ho.
nolhlu, to confer together In his 'ofiics
at five o clock in the afternoon, Friday
january 25; 1918, to discuss the fossi,
bilitiss Of cooperation iii dealing with
conditions you complain OF. 5'atS O. . 7
t"Among the possibilities which you
could give information upon IL what
can be done by your department to de.
taii q number Of men to act in conjunc.
tion WITH the sheriff Or the United
Sthtes marshal as special deputies with
reference to soldier offenders In both
the matters indicated by your letters
and aid the civil Authorities to hiring
tn Justice both soldiers and all civilians
aiding and abetting such soldier Of
Tenders. You-1eould further aid such
conference by bringing in any other
suggestion which you may have as to
'cooperation between 'yorr department
and the officials of the City and Coun.
ty Of Honolulu" ~ ''i
Ask Thirty Days 80,
Thirty days is the time limit asked
for by the police department of the city
Of Honolulu TO clean up the city of vice
and bootlegging traffic, not only as II
concerns soldiers but the community
generally, the pledge Of the police de
rartmeht being accepted by the munici
pal affairs committee of the chamber of
Commerce, while the daily newspapers
have also pledged their cooperation in
aiding the police and other officials to
make the cleanup effective.
Sheriff Charles n. Rose, Chief of De
tectives Arthur McDufiei Mayor J. J.
Fern, and the municipal affairs com
mittee met yesterday morning when the
ultimatum Of General Wiser was con
sideted, resulting in mutual and cooper
htiVe agreement, but the committee on
giving its own pledge of cooperation
demanded that the campaign of the
police department be active and thor
ough and the Initiation of an immedi
ate enforcement Of all laws that will
bring this result. %, -,
Chief of Detectives, McDuffie, acting
ms spokesman, for the police authorities
at the conferences, said that many ele
ments of so-called vice had been exag
gerateds but that he was ready to co
9n@rate IN tne suppression OF any vice
eVis sxlstl9g here ana asked the cham
per OF commerce committee TO give the
pn,lee Gepastment month to execute
plans Already foFmuiated'
Sheriff Explains