The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-03
MEET Them
HALF WAY
Carpenters Make Offer
To Contractors.
WILL KNOCK OFF MONTH
Union Agrees to Postpone Eight
Hour Demand to Deem
Der First.

4 BY vote OF 20 to IS the Carpenters
Union last night adopted a resolution ia
vCring the adoption of the eight-hour rule
on December l, 1900, instead of accepting
the proposition of the Contractors Asso-
alton to have the rule go into effect on
sew Years Day.
The resolution was passed during the
course Of the evening and was presented
by &. A. Parker, president of the Carpen-
reIs' Union. The resolution reads:
BE it resolved, That we, the Carpenters
Urion of Honolulu, knowing by the re-
ports Of our conference committee that a
large majority of the contractors of Ho-
nolulu at the first interview with our COM
laittee, personally agreed to accede to our
request on the first day of November, 1900,
il a majority of the contractors would
agree to do so, and a majority of the con-
tractors did agree, which we can prove
~ three members. and, relying on the
personal promises, we nave believed all
the time up to 4 p. m. October 81, 1900,
that we should start in on an eight-hour
oasis on November L
i NOW as the contractors got together on
October 81 1900, between the hours of
high II and p. m. and entered into an
agreement to form an association, and
bound themselves to be governed by a
| majority vote. and did at meeting sub
nit to us a written agreement to adopt
our request on January /, 1901, We recog-
me the fact that there is now a Con-
} n factors Association with which can
conduct our business, and We welcome the
fact that such an association has been
formed.
AS we believe the business interests of
Y our trade will be promoted by such ac-
ton, now we believe the PROPOSITION
of January /, 1901, IS NOT MEETING US
I FAIRLY, as We have been used by the
} contractors; Therefore be il
\ RESOLVED. That we, the Carpenters
Union of Honolulu, believing We have
I treated the contractors of Honolulu in a
} fair and honorable manner in trying to
y obtain our request of an eight-hour day
\ VT tn no reduction of pay on the first OF
4 November 1900 and while we know that
We HAVE THE STRENGTH BACK OF
D IS to obtain the action we have request
ell still we believe that the business in
,terests of the community as well thai
~ the contractors and ourselves will be-
y b.st promoted by CONSERVATIVE &C
, tiUn;
- THEREFORE, as the Contractors As
ISOLATION has agreed TO accede to our re
o"est on the first day of January, 1901
icstead of November ]. 1900. as we have
requested. we will. as a COMPROMISE
Contractors Association to have the tim'
se5 for DECEMBER 1. 1900. instead o
J. nUary 1, 1901. and this we do TO ANOll
THE PRESENT IMPENDING TROU
BE and to preserve the friendly rela
tons that we believe should exist between
the carpenters and the contractors of Ho
- inolulu.
TIE meeting was harmonious, although
q tho question of compromising or carryin:
IT out the original intention of the associa
|.s- sIax1
70 Parker was DESTROYS of having every
: mans sentiments heard in the matter anC
1, latitude was given for that purpose. 4
small ma jority was in favor of maintain
.re their position on the November l prop
osition and others Were for giving in t
ne request Of the contractors to hav,
me matter delayed until the first of tn,
coming year
President Parkers resolution prevailed
on the compromise, which is believed L
bc satisfactory to the contractors. Thu
q solution will he presented formally I,
the Contractors Association today to b'
considered by them at their noon meeting
r = meeting of the Carpenters Union ha
bccl called for this evening to receive the
.nswer of the Contractors Association.
- President Parker said to an Advertise
/, reporter at the conclusion of last night
Eeeting: I'VE consider we have used TIN
x contractors fairly and honorably up t,
= this time. but we don't believe, as "A I'm
. ion, that they have treated us in the
= same fair manner. The resolution W.
Z hdvc passed upon tonight was adopted
z during the course of the evenings discus
!, sion by a very large majority-79 to IS
: We considered the whole business in
= spirit of fairness. and trust that the oh
4 iects of this resolution will be attained
= and that we will get to work on Monday
: reXt. We will present the resolution t.
" the contractors tomorrow morning Ever
9 though they accept our compromise there
!. would be no need of getting back to work
" until Monday
" In the Carpenters Union rooms is
e large canvas on which is painted the fol
= lowing legend: Eight Hours a Day, anC
!, Those That Sit on the Fence Are No
:. Friends OF Anybody