ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt, hiː sˈaɪnd ɐ lˈɔː ðæt stˈɪfənd pˈɛnəlɾiz ænd ɛnfˈoːɹsmənt fɔːɹ dɪskɹˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪnðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, lˈɑːɹdʒli ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tʊ ɐ ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ pɹˈɑːbləm ʌv pɹˈaɪvət "klˈʌbz" ænd ɹᵻzˈɔːɹts wˌɪtʃ ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli kˈeɪɾɚd ɛksklˈuːsɪvli tə mˈeɪnlənd wˈaɪts, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn lˈoʊkəlz.
Almost immediately after his appointment, he signed a law that stiffened penalties and enforcement for discrimination in the territory, largely in response to a growing problem of private "clubs" and resorts which increasingly catered exclusively to mainland whites, rather than locals.