The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
STRIKE SITUATION
IS Still SERIOUS
Shipping Business of
San Francisco
Tied Up.
STRIKERS ARE BECOMING UGLY
NUMEROUS ASSAULTS UPON
NoN-UNIoN MEN ARE
REPORTED.
Committee of Five Members of Board
% S,,va-,;.o-s Ar,,,,;rtad 20 a ct
STRIKERS ARE BECOMING UGLY
Committee of Five Members of Board
of Supervisors Appointed 10 Act
as Mediators in an Effort to
Effect a Settlement.

The strike Of teamsters and the allied
labor associati tions along the water front
in San Francisco still continues and the
shipping business of the coast metropolis
is paralyzed as badly as ever. Papers re-
eefyed by the Gaelic yesterday show that
an attempt was made on August 18th 10
bring new mediators into the field in an
effort TO bring about a cessation of the
strike \ San Francisco paper in speak
ing of this new attempt at mediation
says;
Two new mediators in the strike situ-
alton appeared in the field yesterday. The
first and the most important of these was
the Shipewners' Association, which has
determined TO do all in its power to bring
peace between the industrial forces now
in opposition. II was stated yesterday
that a delegation from the association
had called upon the various members of
the executive committee of the Employ
erS' Association TO learn if there was any
possibility of bringing the opposing fac
tionS together The delegation received
assurances that the association would be
pleased TO confer with their men, but
would not receive committees in which
any of the leaders figured. II the .strik-
ers would send committees simply repre-
senting the men. the employers would try
10 reach an agreement with them. and it
was stated that such an agreement could
easily be made
With this as 4 starter the shipowners
talked to individual members of the vari-
Gus unions. suggesting the desirability of
bringing the strike 10 an end, and the pos
sibility of doing 50 if the men would send
individual employees and no others in COM
mittees TO the employers. The efforts of
the shipowners were so effective that the
men promised TO bring the matter up at
the meetings of their unions last night
and if it were deemed advisable, to ap-
point committees for the conference to
take place this morning at 3 o'clock. It
was believed that the action of the ship
owners would be more effective than the
previous efforts at mediation.
The second mediator to appear is q
committee of FIVE Supervisors appointed
on motion of Supervisor Curtis. by May
or Phelan. to endeayor TO bring about a
conference between the Employers As
sociation and the City Front Federation
This decision grew out of a desire on the
part of the Board of Supervisors to avoid
taking action censuring either the Mayor
or the police department. The only op-
position TO the Curtis resolution was Of
fered by Reed, who was anxious that his
resolution take precedence and receive
immediate attention. Mayor Phelan APP
pointed on the committee with Curtis
Rrandenstein and Tobin. who are affili-
ated with mercantile and capitalistic ele-
ments: Dwyer, who has always been in
touch with industrial elements. and Box
ton. who. as a professional man, is sup
posed to occupy the middle ground
Papers of the 2Sth show that nothing
definite had been done in bringing about
a meeting between employers and EN-
ployes The strike leaders were eoncen-
trating their attention on preparations
for the Labor Day celebration. intending
to make it by far the greatest demonstra-
tion of the kind San Francisco has ever
seen. The pickets were keeping a watch
| ful eye on non-union men arriving to take
the places of the strikers. and on tbs
| 9th. after some fighting that caused
much. excitement on train and boat. Z
number of machinists from New Yorl
were induced to refuse employment at ths
| Union Iron Works. The Cancellation
| committee of the Board of Supervisor
met in the afternoon and discussed plans
but did not seek conference with EN-
ployers or employees.
Rumors of the previous day in regarC
/ to the strike situation received little veri
/ fication in the events of the 9th What
4
| reports of a disposition on the part o.
several unions to defy the leaders in tn
City Front Federation and return {,
work. no such action occurred. and tn
| Labor Council and City Front Federation
officials are finding time to devote muel
attention 10 preparations for the eelebra
tion of Labor Day.
The unions now out on strike and th
| others affiliated with the Labor Counei
| viii participate in a monster parade an
celebration in the city. while the Buiidini
| Trades Council viii unite with council
OF the same trades from other cities in
celebration at Shell Mound Park.
The eonciliation committee of u
| Board Of Supervisors held its prelimiraT,
meeting in the afternoon and discusses
the general situation and plans 10 brin
about industrial peace
LOngshoremen's Union. No. - andeth
Marine Firemen's Union held meeting
on the evening of the 9th. but neirhe
took acTi0u bearing directly upon III
strike situation or the runored dispe
siti0n Of s0ue cf the members to retur
10 work
4 The Ckrosiele of August 25th. in suu
ming up the conditions 10 thar date says
With the close Of the fifth week q
the strike Of the Brotherhood OF Team
sters and the fourth week OF the Cit
Front Federation's idleness. the situatio
shows various changes. according to u
leaders of both siies 70 the eontr0Fers,
As on prerious occasions when estimate
have been made. there are wide disereE
ancies between the figures SCI forth
those interested According to the me-
uEion forces, conditions hare improve