Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-16
.[ONdSHOREMEN UNITED
OFFICERS ELECTED AT
MEETING LAST NIGHT
Herbert MOSSman Gives Advice In
Union Is Only Safety Of POO
las" - D. KaeO Chosen
Chairman.

The Longshoremen's Labor Union
was permanently organized at meet
ing held In the drill shed last evening
when about two hundred wharf sSor-
ers gathered there and 1876 signed tho
roll of the society. On account o! busi-
ness sessions OF a number of the mill
tary companies, the meeting was not
called to order until 3 O'Clock. In the
meantime, the leaders spent their dine
In explaining to the natives the privi-
leges to be derived from organization.
d. Kaeo called the meeting to order
and Fred Kauahi acted as secretary.
Paul Hipa led in prayer and then 1t
was decided TO proceed at once with
the election Of officers. On motion Of
Holt, formerly of the police force, II
was decided that the officers should be
president. vice president, secretary,
assistant secretary and treasurer.
The nominations for president were
II. Mossman and d. X. Kaeo. A tie
vote was the result, there being 65
for each candidate. When this result
was made known, Herbert Mossman
advanced to the platform and with
drew his name in favor Of Kaeo. This
made the election of the latter unani-
nous. The other officers elected were
as follows; Vice president, William
Olepau; secretary, Fred Kauahi; as
sistant secretary. John Wise, and
, treasurer NJ. Nika.
j. ID. McVeigh and Herbert Moss
man were nominated as treasurer but
both declined the honor. Anyway, the
former was not eligible as he had not
signed the roll. Mossman pleaded to
be allowed to decline, saying he could
! do more good for the organization by
being an individual member. He ad-
vised the men to unite since by union
they would be able to resist the en-.
croachments of Asiatic labor in theil
own field. He said the japanese be-
longed on theplan tations and not on
the wharyes OF the city. Already, they
were working in the holds of ships and
on the wharves so that the only work
! left for others was the running Of
donkey engines and the tripping oil
lines and hooks. In a few months, the
Asiatics would be in those places anC
then the native Hawaiian would not b,
able to find work in his own country
Continuing, the speaker said;
"Supposing that they work for tn,
same wages that we do, of what in
terest are they to the community
They live on almost nothing, sacl
of rice will be their means OF exist
ence for several weeks; the balance o
their money they send TO Japan. W,
work for higher wages, II is true, bu
with what we earn we support GU
families; and in a small way we ar
doing our share towards the suppor
OF our institutions and the welfare O
the community"
Mr.. Mossman's remarks were greet
ed with great applause by every on
present. His words were translated b.
John Wise.
A committee composed of Herber
Mossman, chairman; John Wise, Ere
kauahi, VIM, Alipau, Captain Hol
Paul X. Hipa and Captain Nahora Hip
was appointed by the president t
draft constitution and bylaws an
report at the next meeting. The CON
mittee will meet on the Pacific Ma
\ dock next Saturday at noon.
The next regular meeting of III
union will be held on Wednesday, Jar
uary %, at 1880 in the evening at tn
drill shed.