The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-13
Working Mems Association.


A meeting of the Working Mems
Association was held ON Tuesday
evening at the Armory, Mr.. Gold.
smith in the chair.
In the absence of Mr.. Carson the
Secretary, the minutes of the previ-
Gus meeting could not be read. Mr..
Cavenagh the Assistant Secretary
then read the Preamble, Constitution
and Bylaws of the Association as
prepared in Committee. They were
subsequently read soriatim and dis
cussed.
The Preamble as passed reads as
follows:
''The working men of the Hawai-
iian Islands recognizing the necessity
of combining and forming a Society
for their own protection do hereby
establish an association having for
it's object the moral and social eleva-
ton of it's members and to foster
that fraternal feeling which should
exist in their ranks, to the end that
we may by example and mutual
support encourage and assist each
other.'
''rhis Constitution shall be known
as the Working Mems Association
of the Hawaiian Islands, first organ
lied on 9th October, 1882
''The members of this Association
do pledge themselves to conformity
use their influence and by every hon
orable means to protect all, so that
every occupation of the toiling null
titude may become profitable and
honorable"
The words "Trusting in the SUI
preme Ruler in justice of our right"
were, on motion, omitted from the
preamble.
The officers of the Association, to
be elected on Tuesday, are to consist
of a President, two Vice-Presidents,
a recording Secretary, an Assistant
Secretary, a Treasurer, an Executive
Committee of three and a Sergeant
alarms.
1t was decided that the regular
meetings should be held on Tuesday
evenings at half-past seven.
In the rules of order some discus
sion arose on rule 8 whether ques-
tons of politics should be discussed.
Mr.. Danielwitz said that the amel-
ioration of their condition was
political, he objected to party poll
tics but if anything unclean, in the
politics of this country, was done it
was their duty to object; it was the
business of intelligent men to inquire
and search into a dirty political
state which could only be improved
by change of laws. Such move
ments were made everywhere and by
universal movements the politics of
the country could be improved. If
anything was wrong it was their duty
to put it down and stamp it out.
On motion it was decided that
politics should be discussed.
A relief Committee of three to
investigate cases was agreed upon,
the appointment of its members to
be left with the chairman.
Discussion arose whether employ
ers of labor should be admitted to
the Association as we'll as laborers.
Mr.. Kohm asked in what position
a laborer would be, who, subsequent
to his election, became an employer.
The Chairman said he would be an
honorary member without vote.
MI. Danielwitz said they wanted |
employer or employee but he object
ed to those who lived by speculation,
and all men were strictly under the
head of working men.
Mr.. Marchant said that on broad
basis the Association should be
Court of appeal for the employer as
well as the working man in cases of
dispute, not in any arbitrary manner
but so as to give both fair show.
1t was finally agreed that employ
crs should be admitted to the Asso-
citation. The Constitution and Bye
Laws as amended were passed as
whole.
The meeting adjourned at half-past
nine till Tuesday next.