The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-25
NAVY DISCHARGES
EMPL0YE WH0WAS
TRUE TO LABOR
Hawaiian Machinists
in Protest

The following is a part of long
resolution sent in to the T. U. e. l.
section of the DAILY WORKER from
Honolulu, Hawaii American imperial
ism guards its interests jealousy and
carries on it's system of terrorism re
lentlessly In some places the perse
cutions are thru loss of employment
In others it cast the leaders of the
workers into prison. But whatever
form this terrorism takes, its purpose
is to break down the organized resis.
lance of the workers.
This mild protest on the part OF
Honolulu Lodge No. 1245, I. A. of Nj
shows the need for working class in
ternational unity. This protest sent
in for action to the American Fedora
ton, Of Labor will sleep soundly with
all the other working class protests
in the archives Of that organization
unless it is taken up by the militants
within the Machinists' Union and
made a live issue.
Whereas, Mr.. Wright's activities
have all been outside the jurisdic-
ton of the Navy Yard, with the ex-
ception of his work on wage data
committees for the departmental
wage board of review, and have all
been for the benefit of labor and in
furtherance of labor's efforts to Sc
cure better wages and shorter hours,
especially on the sugar plantations
of Hawaii where laborers are paid
: a basic wage of S1.OO day for ten
hour work; and
Whereas, in this work Mr..
Wright has opposed the rich and
powerful groups that dominate the
territory of Hawaii, especially the
sugar interests; now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That this organization
go on record as protesting against
what it regards as an act of injus-
tice and persecution under cover Of
a technicality; that it assert it's be-
lief that Mr.. Wright has been dis
eliminated against solely because of
his stand in support of labor's prin-
ciples and ideals and because he has
fought aggressively for labor's main
detectives; that it assert its belief
that the commandant Of the Navy
Yard at Pearl Harbor has been too
easily Influenced by prejudice and
the persuasion of those who are in
. positions of power in Hawaii, fnan-
cially. socially, industrially and po-
-litically; and
s BE 1t Further Resolved, That we
" urge upon the international officers
of this organization and upon the
executive board of the American
= Federation of Labor the necessity Of
using every effort to secure a re-
dress of this grievance that will cor
rect the injustice that has been
done, and protect government en-
ployees from similar acts of discrim-
ination in the future by securing
from the navy department or the
civil service commission a reversal
of the order dismissing Mr.. Wright
from the service; and
BE 1t Further Resolved, That
copies Of this resolution be for
warded to the international presi-
dent of this organization, to the
president of District A, l. A. Of NJ,
to the secretary of the American
Federation Of Labor, to the presi-
dent Of the Federal Employees AS
ISOLATION, to the secretary Of the
navy, to the secretary OF labor, to
the chairman of the house commit
tee on naval affairs, to the chairman
of the senate committee on naval
affairs, and to such other members
of both houses of congress as may,
upon investigation, be considered in
position to render assistance in
this matter; and
BE It Finally Resolved, That
scopies of this resolution be furnished
10 the press, and to the labor papers
on the mainland.
Duly approved at a special called
meeting Of Lodge No. 1245, /. A. Of
NJ, held at Phoenix Hall, Honolulu,
Hawaii, Jan. %, 1925.
"A. 3. Boyd, President,
Arthur Douse, Secretary.