Evening star., 1932-04-05

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covering prison administration will be,
| in my opinion, sufficient.
THE parole system we found to be
exceedingly. lax. No proper record was
kept of paroles, no reports OF paroled
prisoners were required, and only sin
gle parole officer was provided, and his
duties were largely playing politics.
There were several hundred paroled
prisoners about the Territory, concern
ing whom no report had been made for
years.
The Prison Board included a report
on the deficiency Of the parole system
in It's report to the governor, and steps
are now being taken TO remedy condi-
tions. 1t is imperative that more parole
officers be provided by the Legislature
and that greater care be used In grant
ing paroles.
we found much prostitution in the
Territory, due largely to the large num-
Der of single men and the large number
Of service men stationed within the
Territory.
The enforcement of the prohibition
law compared favurably with conditions
on the mainland. There seemed to be
no organized liquor traffic, no large i'm
portations and no criminal liquor rae
kets. With the active support OF the
local police force much improvement
can be made in the enforcement OF the
prohibition law.
we were not impressed with the
seriousness of alleged bad conditions on
the public beaches. Undoubtedly OBJ
jectionable incidents have taken place
in that regard, but we do not think they
constitute a material element in crime
conditions in the Territory.
Movie Censor Favored.
I'VE are strongly inclined to think
that a moving picture censorship ought
to be enforced in the Territory in order
that the class of pictures that are being
shown to the island youth, constituted
as it is OF mixture of Polynesian and
Oriental races, might be materially i'm
proved.
I'VE do not think the public reports
with respect to alleged proclivity OF
members of the Hawaiian racSSn sexual
crime is substantiated by the facts The
investigation which we made and the
crime are substantiated by the facts. The
not show that the crime. including sex
ual crime, in the islands can properly
be laid at the door of the Hawaiian. He
has his place In the picture, of course,
but there are other races in the Terri
tory which give more trouble in that
regard After all. the amount of sex
crime in the Territory seemed less than
reported from many cities and localities
of similar population on the mainland.
I'VE found Army and Navy conditions
normal We found no particular racial
| resentment between the service units
and the island population, and while
| the service units undoubtedly contribute
materially to the crime situation in the
| Territory we do not think such condi-
tions are any different than exist on the
mainland where an equal number OF
| service men are stationed adjacent to an
urban population.
I'VE found considerable demand for
an appointive commission government
\ for the islands But the great majority
| of the citizens of the Territory were
opposed to such commission govern
ment and in view Of the fact that the
| United States has now for 30 years
been extending to the Territory a form
of local self-goveriment we are unwilling
| of local self lf-government we are unwilling
government should now be changed.
Jobless Problem Growing.
But we think that the Federal Gov
| eminent should assume closer reSpon-
sibility for the law enforcement agen-
cies in the Territory, as we have above
! indicated in our specific recommended
! tions.
| 1--WE see a very serious unemployment
| condition looming in the not distant
4 future The importation of foreign
common labor into the Territory, to-
gether with the education of island
1 youth, which results in an unwillingness
on the part of the youth to do common
labor on the islands, with only two in
dustrieS-to wit, sugar and pineapples
makes the unemployment situation in
the immediate future one of very serious
portent.
Something must be done to stop the
| importation into the Territory of any
more common laborers. The Territory
must be required to furnish its own
island labor on the island plantations
We have made some other recommen-
/ dations which are referred to in our
main report and to which we do not
| now refer.
so far as existing cases Of promi-
| nence in which the public has shown
| much interest are concerned, We have
| not occupied ourselves with an exami-
| nation of those cases. These cases will
| have to be conducted under existing
| laws by agencies for the administration
Of criminal justice as they now exist
Judges who deal with these cases seem
| competent. The present prosecutor also
seems competent, and it is to be hoped
that the courts Of the Territory can
function fearlessly and efficiently.
Partisanship Cited.
I'VE have some apprehension as to
| the effect upon racial antogonisms In
the Territory, due to the violent par
tisanship existing in the islands with
respect to the pending rape and murder
cases. What that situation may even
tually be no man may at this time in
| telligently foresee.
1T has been, therefore, our hope that
this report which We are making and
the recommendations attached thereto
may result ultimately in better admin
istration of justice and in improved
conditions Of law enforcement In the
| Territory"