The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-03

THE strike of the mates of the Inter
! Island Steam Navigation Com
! / pany and Wider's Steamship
Company, of which an exclusive
account appeared in yesterdays Adver-
tiser, is seriously affecting the bust
ness of the two companies.
| At the present time all the mates of
the Inter-Island Company, with the ex-
ception of three, are out and are evil
IDENTIFY determined to stay out until
their demands are gratified.
! The majority Of the mates of Wilder's
company are also out on a strike, but
the latter company is not experiencing
the same trouble in getting its vessels
to sea as is the Inter-Island company.
Many Hawaiians who hold licenses
Ter just such emergencies have taken
the places of many of the strikers of
Wilder's company.
| The Kinau, the officers of which were
not affected by the strike to any ex-
tent. went out all right for Hilo and
way ports yesterday afternoon. The
Claudine got away for Kahului and,
way ports in the evening with a full
complement OF officers, although one
of her men holds papers that do not
cover the vessel in which he is serving.
The steamer Mauna Loa of the Inter
Island line was scheduled to leave yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock but it was
almost / o'clock in the afternoon be-
fore she got away on her regular run
Tor Lahaina, Maalaea, Kona and Kau
ports
1t was found impossible to secure
mates TO take her out on schedule
time. President Ena thought that the
places of the striking mates could be
filled by men who We're experienced,
whether they had licenses or not.
The strikers, whose agents were very
much alive on the waterfront all day
steamer Mauna Loa was going to be
sent out on her run without regularly
licensed men as mates and one of them.
one Of the most energetic workers in
the cause Of the strikers, went imnedi-
ately to the custom house and notified
I the customs authorities of the fact.
The result was that the Inter-Island
company was warned by the customs
authorities that it would not be the
regular thing to let the Mauna Loa go
to sea without licensed men as mates.
( Then il was that the second and third
, ID to the office of President Ena of
the Inter-Island company and, accord
+ ing to the strikers, were offered the
wages Of Coast mates if they would
take the Mauna Loa out The men in
quired as TO whether all of the mates
, If the company were to receive the in
crease in wages which the company
contemplated giving the two men. The
answer was that the offer was meant
for them only and that the rest of the
mates were not included. Thereupon
the two men refused TO go out on the
Mauna Loa
After this there was considerable
hustling to get men to take the places
- the strikers aboard the steamer.
The first mate of the steamship still
stald by her. Finally the Mauna Loa
got away with the first mate of the w.
9. Hall acting as second mate and the
captain of little Island schooner, one
.ei Wiider's boats, acting as third mate.
The Waialeale got away with the
captain Of the steamers James Makee
and Re Au Hou acting as first and
second mates
Ihs Hanalei started to leave port
WIN two captains of other Inter-1siand
boats acting as first and second officers.
Captain Peterson was in command.
scarcely had the Hanalei left the
wharf, however, than her machinery
broke down and she was compelled to
get out d line and pull back to the
wharf The accident to the machinery
as nothing serious but was enough to
render 1t necessary for the vessel to
stay in port until some time today.
: There We're several passengers on the
.hanalei. They We're very much disap-
= pointed at not being able to get away.
The steamer W. G. Hall left port
= with the captain of the Niihau acting
as hrst officer and "scab" as second.
= The steamer Lehua of Wlder's COM
Pahy sailed for Molokai and is mys-
] leFy to the strikers as far as those act
= ing as mates aboard of her are con-
4 cerned.
! ne presidents of the two local steam
: boat companies say that they will en-
lsFtaln no proposition of the strikers
tHeE nave sent to the Coast for men,
10y the steamship China yesterday an
), "'uer went to San Francisco for num-
vi Of licensed first, second and third
= mates The strikers anticipated this
move on the part Of the companies
however, and couple of weeks age
Ioihmunicated with the Harbor Associ
1''on Of Masters and Mates in Sar
: Iahcisco, acquainting them with tht
onuiIon Of affairs in these Islands.
~ ne strikers are confident that th'
II llatoor Association will not permit an!
mates TO come to Honolulu to take thu
- pace Of the strikers.
one OF the strikers Yesterday. learn
-s mat the second mate Of the steam
Ciaudine held papers for only 10
7.oss tons and that the gross tonnage
the Claudine was $40, went to tn
q ylIeetor OF the port and acquainted hin
VITA the fact. Nothing was done il