The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-07
Union Men Will
Not Enter New
Federation.
sEFU5E TO JOIN
WITH ORIENTALS
nomotsr Denies Information TO
an Investigating Committee Of
Joint Labor Unions.

I n RGANIzED labor in Honolulu win
have none of "Col." Lake and
mis- Hawaiian Amalgamated Con-
sisration of Labor. While there has
ssn no official action taken as yet
r the various unions, an investigation
rs been made by several members or
hs joint committee which had In
ssrge the Labor Day celebration, and
ley are of opinion that there is moth
.g behind the alleged confederation.
nd that it has no mission in the Ha-
Eaian Islands which will. make for
he good Of the workingman.
The interest OF the labor union men
Sss aroused by publication In
rorning paper before the Labor Day
sebration, to the effect that there
Eogli be joint united action as to all
matters in the future. This had never
assl seriously discussed by the various
! saiers, though some talk of a trades
8gneil had been heard from various
s1gees. The men from the States,
nth vide experience with the promo
Il 1t such organizations, began to
mel mouse. and it was clear to
Agm that there was something pecu-
27 when publication was had Of the
lleged formation of the confederation.
It once an investigation was begun,
4 B. Moss, one of the members or
he Joint committee. trustee of the
arpenters' Union, and a man VINO had
long experience as a. member of the
10u before he came here two years
go being at the head of the self-ap-
Ni1ted committee. He tells the story
5as:
We found Lake at his house, and
once began to question him as to
ls organization. / asked him where
as meeting was held which organized
1e confederation, and he would not
@sTeT. | then asked him who was
Nsseht and elected him president of
" organiZation. Again he was silent.
ae would not tell us who was In the
moderation, who ne expected to get
NO 1t or Of any meeting he had had
'"a the labor leaders of the RESPONSE
Unions Of the city. @cenfining HIM
u to saying he had sent out men
organize the japanese and Chinese.
We told him that when the time
>Ae for confederation of labor we
''4la call meeting. put at the head
Tie movement men who are well
@'Sa In the city, and thus interest
NE workers in the plan. He only
~ % uB that we could come into
organization he had formed II we
''4'ea to. and then would not give US
Iaiormation as to his right TO
-'@ any such authority, or as to any
associated with him in the alleg-
confederation.
Will say that the labor unions of
wy have nothing to do with Lake
LIB scheme. We have not been ap-
4-'eo to join any such movement,
= =, would not deliver ourselves over TO
Lake as leader. We do not know
aha the only claim he made to us
y, mat he had been here and knew
me labor people wanted. When
eu MIN when he came he an
A.. Last June and that was all
We could get out of him. 1 have
N'efnled that since he came here
AIMED to be a physician, and tried
-. the examination and failed. At
We know nothing OF him, and 1
S'e his claim to represent labor
any way.
H.. represent the mechanics and
CT this city, and we will not
4. Ii'o any union which has in it
h.. tals. With such confeder-
~ !" Where there are SO many thou
ehtaI laborers in the country,
i, ''a have no control of the union.
b.. ''lu De at the mercy of the jap
{. we think we are better than
n. 'ental laborers. We will not
n "h to live as they do, and will
asA ior the wages which they re-
ses we do not want to degrade
y u' We want to keep them out
&c. Nouhtry; at least, out of the