Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-12-01

even in the pliincst manner. lie thought
that their contract was boom to those men,
and that they could save little sum Of money
during the time Of their service on plantations.
Mt. Danielwitz said that these men had to
complain principally about this treatment by
the manager, Mr.. Crop. Mr.. Crop had
been trying to rule the men under him as the
drill.sargeant does his recruits. lie thought
it pity that these men could not earn more
Than stated by Mr.. Baumeis,er.
Mr Neumann said that rain falls down from
the heavens equally upon all, good or bad,
and it should be 50 with charity, but that in
this peculiar instance the German Benevolent
Society, as such, could not take hold Of the
case. He recommended that the money to
I've subscribed privately might be used to reim-
burse the plantation to which the laborers
owed advances for passage money, etc, and
that they might be freed from their contracts I;
TO end all their troubles. They then could
support their own families or fall back upon the
Working Mems Union. lie did not make this
motion to serve as a precedent, but as this
case appeared to have been taken up for poll.
teal purposes, regardless of the breach Of
private obligations and Of the violation of the
laws OF this country. that would be the easiest
solution OF this matter, because the Working
Mems linton would ascertain soon enough that
il had been wasting its sympathies and had di-
rected its philanthropc energy to the wrong
aim. The men who for a selfish end misled
those laborers could when they are free Of their
contracts, take care of them. They would be
upon their consciences il they became then
needy. There are a number of wise, great
and good men who are social democrats.
There is another class whose motto is injustice
and whose banner is the red flag, and to that
class these eigh, laborers seemed to belong
1t is that class Of social democrats, Of whom
it is said tina, they know all their rights bu,
none Of their duties. The difficulty would not
end with this contribution to the families,
while the men are wrongfully encouraged to
violate every principle of justice and equity.
The Germans of the islands may come upon
the continued support Of the families OF these
lawbreakers.
Several gentlemen replied to the remarks
Of Mr.. Neumann, and contended that were the
action taken which he recommended, it would
necessarily establish bad precedent, and
upon a vote being taken Mr.. Neumann's
motion was lost. Mr.. Schaefcrs motion met
the same fate, and thereupon, according to
motion which prevailed, subscription list
was submitted to gentlemen present for their
signatures and contributions towards alleyiat
ing the wants Of the wives and children Of the
laborers.
Miss Breese has been requested by the Ger
man Relief Committee to look after the Ger.
man women and children from kooa, to
supply them with food, clothing, medicine or
whatever may be required by those who are
not able to find employment, at the expense of
said committee to the extent of $52o-now
subscribed by Germans; in short the committee
has given Miss Breese full power to act for
them and to arrange, order and do anything
that she may consider necessary or proper.
Miss Breeses name has been used by the
Workingmen's Union in their circulars and
certainly no better appointment could be made
by the Germans, in order to avoid all misun-
Outstanding. Thereupon Miss Breese re-
quested the assistance Of Mrs. p. c. Jones, Jr,
Mrs. DIR. Hagan, Mrs. Lack and Mrs.
Kohm to join her in making the necessary ar
engagements. These ladies found six women,
and thirteen children in the care of Mrs. May,
and after due consultation agreed on list Of
provisions satisfactory to the women
On the next day report reached the ladies
that the Workingmen's Union would not like
the Missionaries" to take care of the women.
Later in the day Messrs. Danielwitz and
Crowley waited on Miss Breese and made
complaint that she had reduced the rations Of
meat (Which is not true) that one Of the ladies
is said to have advised the women to influence
their husbands to return to work Ito which the
union objects). They furthermore demand
ed that the supervision Of the ladies charitable
actions in behalf of the women should be con-
ceded to them, and that the women should be
treated as ladies and should have all they
wanted and whatever they liked.
The German Committee has unlimited
faith in Miss Breese's ability and good will
and desire TO leave to her the entire manage
ment of their fund. II is not desirable to
leave the women in the control ofan outspoken
social democrat, and the German fund will not
be used to exercise the influence OF commun-
ist and his followers.
II the w. NJ. U. insist upon their control, it
is evidently NOT for "charity's sake" and in
such case they must be held responsible for
all future suffering of the women and children.