Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-08-30
TIRED CLERKS OPINIONS.


few words in reference to the clerks
meeting last night for one was very
much disappointed in the meagre at
tendance. II so little ~ mpathy Is go
ing to be shown in future. regarding
the early closing well. We had better
drop the matter altogether.
II the holiday or half holiday per
week is worth having. surely 1t Ia
worth showing some interest In get
ting the same. Those who are go I'M
sympathetic in this movement, do not
deserve the boon the hall day will DE.
At the same time the meeting was lot
advertised in the way IT SHOULD have
been.
It Is rather discouraging to those
who have the interests Of Others, as
well as themselves, at neart. TO work
and plan. and then fini such a poor re-
Spouse to their efforts. The meeting
last night was lively one and those
who attended were not sorry they
went.
The erratic actions If one or two
and their strange ideas, were source
! of great amusement to many who
were present. and only the cool head
OF the chairman and one or two clerks
in the audience. averted riot. The
clerk in question would be good lead
er or agitator in a strike but he GER
tainly cuts no figure in the half holi.
day movement In Honolulu. Many
| heated discussions arose, and various
| suggestions made regarding shorter
hours, etc.
Now / want to say a few words to
those poor tired clerks who want to
go to work at or 0 o'clock In the
morning because they don't have
enough sleep in the meantime. There
is a very old established law, not d
law that is enforced &c any extent
however. that says, eight hours work
eight hours sleep and eight hours re-
creation. Now our days are the SAINT
length and there are very few wht
do not have the chance to run In tina
same channel. We start work at
and stop at 8. We amuse ourselve.
until II o'clock and then sleep TIL
next morning and there are very few
who cannot and do not live along that
line. or course there are times wheI
we can not get the proper amount o.
rest, but that Is no fault Of the hours
We have to work. We all know tina,
we must be at our respective stores a
I in the morning and that we must bt
in attendance all day until o'clock
ton we indulge in, after those hours
which makes us wake up more tired
than ever is no fault OF our employers
So that argument Is very feeble ant
best cut out altogether.
Some one suggests Friday afternoon
as a suitable day to close at noon.
j Ridiculous on the face OF 1t. w,
clerks, II we can't get the Saturda.
half day. want the next appropriate
day and every one of us knows tina
Wednesday Is the day for 1t. The Sat
urday from Sunday to Monday morning
is a nice long rest-but we cannot yer.
well get II. The Wednesday half da.
will be such welcome break in tn
monotony OF clerks work; for it |
monotonous standing around indoor
: from till 8 o'clock and till 8 on Sat
urdays.
Regarding the hour for closing o
the half day once a decision is arrive
: at, 1t is to be hoped that ~ sharp a
utiI hn he ,hA
sixty minutes from IL to will be G
more valeu to us than any two hour
: afterwards, for we can get home an
J take lunch at the usual time and &c
ont early to any place we desire to &C
In conclusion ! would strongly ad
wise the clerks to consider their EN-
ployers In every way-work together Il
harmony, and as Abe Lincoln say
keep pegging away"
Last nights meeting closed with tn
following resolution: THAT a mas
meeting Of all employers and employe
I be called next Tuesday night at tn
Y. NJ. C. A. hall to discuss the hal
holiday question, to settle upon tn
: most convenient day for the same an
the time to close that day"
: A cordial and hearty Invitation Is eS
tended to all to attend. No restrictio
. to nationality or sex. Hoping to Sc
more interest shown that night tina
has hitherto been shown,
am, etc.
THE TIRED CLERK"