The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-16
TO FIGHT
ORIENTALS
Longshoremen in
Union for
Work.
OFFICERS CHOSEN
AFTER LONG WAIT
More Than One-Hundred Wharf
Workers Meet at Drill Shed
to Organize.

Hawaiian stevedores formed the
last evening after a meeting which
lasted for several hours. starting late,
owing to the fact that there were sew
eral company meetings on and the men
in them wished to take part in the
meeting. The gathering was the sec
ond one which had been held, and it
was for the purpose of making the
temporary organizatio permanent that
the forces gathered last evening.
For an hour and a half before the
meeting was called to order there was
a busy crowd about the table signing
the rolls of the organization, and when
the meeting was under way it was
found that at one time there were vot-
ing 100 men. After the long wait there
had been several assertions, as there
were no arrangements as to seating,
and the men We're tired. Finally Chair
man kaeo called the meeting to order,
and the business of the evening was
taken up. Paul Hipa led in prayer.
and it was decided that the meeting
should at once proceed to the election
of officers. On motion OF Holt, it was
decided that the officers should be a
president. vice-president, secretary and
assistant secretary, treasurer and as
sistant, and executive officer and as
sistant.
The election proceeded with II. j.
Mossman and D. K. Kaeo as the can
didates. The vote was taken by
show of hands, which was decidedly
atisfactory, the result being that
Kaeo received fifty-one and Mossman
forty-one. For vice-president William
Olipau had sixty-one votes on the same
method, but when this point had been
reached there was such a show of dis
satisfaction on the part of the men,
bers that the chair held that there
should be voting by ballot and declared
off all the previous voting. The ballots
were prepared and upon the count being
made the result showed tie between
the candidates for the presidency, each
getting sixty-fve votes. Upon this
showing Mossman retired in favor of
Kaeo. and the election proceeded. Will
lam Olipau was chosen vice-president,
Fred Kauwahi secretary, John Wise
assistant secretary, Nika treasurer, all
the latter being selected unanimously.
AS soon as the elections were over
Mossman argued that the next step
should be the selection of committee
of seven for the purpose of framing
constitution and bylaws for the gov
eminent of the organization. He said
that this action was necessary owing to
the fact that it would take some time
to get the proper kind of bylaws, as it
would be wise to look into the char
ters of other societies. This was ac-
ceptabIe to the members of the union,
and the chairman was authorized TO
make the selections. He named the
following: j. K. Mossman, chairman:
Capt. HolI, John Wise. Paul Hipa. Fred
Kauwani. w. Olipau and Capt. Ma
bora Hipa.
This completed the work of the even !
ing, and it was announced that the |
would meet for work at the /
Pacific Mail dock on Saturday at noon |
and that there would be another meet |
ing of the union at the drill shed on !
next Wednesday evening at 100 /
O'Clock.
1t is understood to be the intention ,
of the Longshoremen to organize as |
tightly as possible for the purpose of !
getting into shape to make a fight !
against the presence on the front of |
Oriental and other cheap labor 1t is !
not the intention to get into a national |
but the union will join |
the Trades and Labor Council. Many !
OF the members expressed their desire |
to follow the lines laid down in the |
Advertiser as being those on which the
labor men OF the city are TO fight ,
against the presence of the Orientals
away from the plantations.
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