The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-11
guarded for her own pro-

though guarded for her own pro- tection.
 T am sorry that Kahahawai was shot," she told the United Press" but 1t is no more than he deserved.
 1T am also sorry for the other girl (rnember of prominent fam fly of Oakland, Cal, who was re- gently attacked) for I know just what she went through. am glad they caught her assailant and hope he and the rest of those who attacked her will be put in Jail"
 Mrs Massie revealed that she carries q revolver.
 A review of ten months terorr- ism in Honolulu showed an amaz- ing series of attacks on white wo- men in Hawai- In March, 1881 the Honolulu Advertiser openly charged that the police were par ticipating in prohibton violation, of. lenses against morals, and other criminal activities. In that month a 22-year old English governess and a 27-year old Hawaiian woman were attacked by groups of thugs
 Early in December the Honolulu Times said editorially:
 Tt is true that women are not safe in Honolulu. Rape and rav- ishment are crimes of frequent oc- currence and the police do noth- ing.
 "so appalling is the situation that army and navy officers sta toned here have sent word to their brothers on the mainland not to bring their wives if they are or- dered to Hawaii.
 While the Ala Moana case was on trial in circuit court, no few CT cases of criminal assa ut, or at- tempted criminal assault were re- ported to the police.
 There are at large in Honolulu and unpunished the youths who on the night of September 12 as- saulted and ravished a young navy matron, whom they caught as she was walking alone along street in Waikiki"
 Franke Thompson, one of Hon. olulu's leading attorneys, will be the chief counsel for the defense.
 Meanwhile Honolulu remained quiet, and quietest of all was "Hells Half Acre." center of the city's underworld, a combination of closely packed sltims and garish dance halls and saloons where every every nationality sends its dregs. Dance halls were closed.
 Saloons were only dimly lighted, and houses of prostitution were empty.
 Through this ordinarily wild sec- ton tramped a military police pa- trol under command of Lieuten- ant Thomas Davies. The cadence of their footballs was all that broke the silence.
 Americans deserted the main streets of the city, usually bright with naval uniforms. Naval shore patrols had nothing to do. Only half q dozen men of the fleet of 1,500 were reported absent with out leave.
 The staying ol Kahahawai, whether or not the navy's ven- geance for a series of some 65 at- tacks here this year on women by underworld characters, may end the criminal system the navy de- partment charges, has operated with the connivance of public authorities under strange immunity.
 Events of the last six-months climaxed by the murder of Kaha- hawai- forced the. withdrawal of American sailors from Honolulu amounting to a boycott of the city and drove to cover the bolder un- derworld characters. Many of the women of the underworld and their male associates are in hiding or preparing to flee.
 News that the fleet will not be permitted liberty on the island oi Oahu, on which Honolulu is To- cated, has made prospective bank rupts of grass-slsirt merchants and novelty vendors.