The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-02-09
ON SUNDAY LABOR
Attorney-General Smith
Explains Recent Order.
For BENEFIT OF Laboring Men-Sun-
DAY Was Made for
Man.

Criticism having been made in re-
gard 10 The order forbidding the load
uE and discharging OF steamships on
sunday the Attorney General was
s-u yesterday ana asked the reason
Ion the PRONUNCIATION for such an order
III This tune Mr.. smith said in reply
question
the object is 20 prevent all uuHec-
ay work on sunday. After rea-
Ii6 notice the steamship COM
-a15=s can arrange their timetables so
@ no steamer need De delayed in
d. lEct the Oceanic Steamship
l-Ellly received such notice q year
a-- sud has. ever since arranged so
@ has not been necessary for any
% rs steamers no work cargo on sun
Eag Before that time the Australia
had On some occasions loaded and dis
charged on that day
Whenever any one of the large
steamships . IN port a great amount OF
Fo-s has 10 be performed, and in as
a-zi time as possible. This entails
more than ordinary labor upon mer-
chants clerks. customs and health Of
1c-s and laborers- With the eXcep-
-ilu possibly OF some OF the wharf la
llrers. every one concerned would
much prefer not 10 be obliged TO per-
form this work Oh Sunday After
s1rlnE hard all week il is a severe
-aL 10 have 10 keep az il land even more
saFe-eiyf On sunday. So, if the time
tables can De arranged that there VIII
D. 20 occasion FOR the Sunday work.
Ery SHOULD ID be required? Believing
mar Lhsre was no real difficulty in The
Fly 1t So arranging the timetables the
Executive Council decided thar notice
Should be given 70 the agents of the
1IIste5 steamship lines. both for
z- and domestic.
The order viii be enforced in a
z1rl bic manner. and does u0- apply
Co cases OF distress OF such vessels as
-lI for the performance OF necessary
s1-E
The law requiring the cessation Of
EC-s On sunday is in the interests Of
-he w1rkingmen. be they merchants,
clerks OF la5Orers. and. when reason
ah-r enforced, Is Tor their protection
and for the benefit Of society.
81 noticed when I was In New Yea
-. continued Mr. Smith. THAT the
con lions are almost s0cialisUc in this
respect. The lab0riug man insists that
be shan have Sunday as day OF rest,
r was made Tor man. and man
i use FL as he pleases. not as his
employer wishes. Then The Govern
re-- provides for a half holiday in
tte week. not necessarily on Satur-
tr- on a dly beside sunday mos,
com s-iel- 90 the interests Some lines
e- business close ND Oh Wednesday,
rs cu Friday OF Saturday. and so
OIL The street cars do not run until
O. - ca Sunday iu Auckland and
ft Impossible TO get a cigar on that
E This gives everyone an OppOr-
rulirE ne attend church. II they wish.
l- IS not forced upon them any
more -hsr il Is here Tn The afternoon
me men enjoy themselves AT the park,
Erere there Is a public concert. such
ass We have at Makee Island
J do not believe that the clerks
a Honolulu work on Sunday be
cause they wish it, but because
their employers insist upon il The
order Just issued is said by some 10
be the result OF a sudden rush Of re-
Eigius ideas TO the heads Of the mem
bers Of the Executive Council, but this
IS rot the case. Sunday i the day
generally recognized throughout the
sorld as day OF rest. and the mem
hers OF The Executive Council viii see
thzr the men in Honolulu get il as
FAR as possible