The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-21
National Association Decides
That Honolulu Members live IN
'UnheaIthfh PIace IS
STILL THEY ARE ASKED X
TO ASSIST DEPENDENTS
Advice Of Organization Physician
Taken Against Opinions Of
Leading Medical Experts

The letter carriers Of Honolulu are
in Qunndary. Their appeal for ad.
mission to the benefits of the mutual
benefit association Of the National As
sOciatiOn of Letter Carriers has been
turned down but they are being asked
to render assistance to one of tho mem
hers Of the association who Is in pilikia.
For several years the local branch Of
the association has appealed without
result to the national ASSOCIATION for
aid in gaining admission for its mem
bers to the Mutual Benefit Association
and it appeared as II IL would be grant.
Ell at the annual conVentOr but the
request was turned down.
The queer thing about the refusal Of
he request is the reason given by
the national in denying the local mail
carriers the benefit of the mutual ASSOC
citation. They hold Hawaii to. be an
unhealthy place" in which to live.
This is the opinion of the chief medical
Examiner, DR.. w. A. Armour, who dis
agrees with the widely expressed opin.
ions of nearly every medical man in
che United States who has visited Ha.
wall. IN
Insurance Companies Are Liberal
Time was when Hawaii was not so
well known as it is at present and the
great insurance companies of the
United States used to issue life policies
with tropical zOne'' clause and
charge a higher premium for the risk.
In past years, however, this has been
lone away with and now q resident of
Hawaii is insured at the same rate,
other things being equal, as dweller
any of the northern cities of the
mainland. D..
Early this year the promotion COM
mittee took up the matter of the fight
of the local branch of the letter car.
riers' association and through its work
got the consent of the officers of the
national association to work for the
HOnOlulans. Statistics showing the
health of the city and the Islands In
general were forwarded and from the
correspondence had, Il looked as II the
rlOng desired wseh was to be granted.
News came recently, however, that the
carriers had been turned down again
aud for the reason that the Hawaiian
Stands was very unhealthy place.
Fight WIN Be Continued y .'ST"al T..
That they should be refused the
benefits Of the aid society and at the
same time be expected to assist in the
helping Of member of the family of
a member Of one Of the other branches
on the mainland does not seem exactly
Just and without losing heart the work
Of getting their rights is to be started
again and another appeal made for the
privileges of the Mutual Benefit Asso.
citation. "' 70 "sL y.
Since the organization Of the local
ranch in this city there has been no
cath among the members and but very
title sickness. Tho local branch thinks
hat it is being Disseminated against
" the national association and that its
Ease already was tried and decided be-
ore its last appeal was heard. The
arTiers feel that the taking OF the
opinion of one medical man against
hat of the army and navy surgeons,
the medical examiners of the big In.
urance companies and the vital statis-
les supplied for consideration, Is not
living them fair show and TINT they
IRE unjustly being deprived Of their
''ghts as members of the national asso,
nation. The new appeal will 40 for.
ward very soon.