The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-02

If unlicensed men had been taken to
man the he Au Hou the steamer would
have been able TO get away, but she
would have gotten into trouble with the
authorities for going out without reg
ularly licensed men.
Those men who have taken the places
of few of the strikers are not particu-
larry anxious to stay, as they are being
treated with anything but ciyility by
those with whom they come in contact
on the boats. They are referred to as
"scabs" and are constantly reminded
of the fact that they are working for
wages which a white man will not con-
slider. That is about the way the cap
tains and pursers and engineers on the
steamers are talking to the "scabs."
The strikers say that there is con-
siderable dissatisfaction among the en-
gineers and captains and that there Is
likely to be further trouble unless the
mates are taken back at Coast wages.
One engineer remarked yesterday
that those aboard his steamer would
see to it that any "scabs" were made
to feel so uncomfortable at table when
the ships company dined that they
would soon be glad to throw up their
jobs.
! One carpenter who holds mates pa
pers and took the place of one of the
strikers yesterday was not at all anX-
ious to do so but obeyed orders under
protest He is we'll known man along
the waterfront and very we'll liked.
When he took his position aboard d
certain vessel in the harbor last night
he attempted to start a conversation
with one of the engineers. When the
engineer snubbed him and referred TO
him as - scab." he went away
and almost cried" according to wit
nesses.
When President Ena of the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company was
seen by a reporter yesterday he said
that the strike was materially affectins
the business of the company and that
a couple of steamers were unabl" Il
get out on account of the trouble. he
understood that the men wanted higher
wages and did not think that the COM
panies would comply with the demands
OF the strikers.
BIeu Abandons Barges.
Waterfronters stood amazed yester-
day upon beholding a most unusual ac-
ton on the part of the tug Eleu. known
generally on the waterfront as the
United States tug Eleu."
The old tug started out in the fore
noon with several barges of garbage
and so forth to be dumped at sea
When she was some little distance out
!, side of the harbor she was seen to lei
go of the scows and scoot away to tht
south for all she was worth. She piled
the water up in front of her like ploN
does dirt and ran as if she thought tht
, Fearless was at her heels and catching
Iup with her little by little every MIN
ute. But the Fearless was at her bertf
, in the harbor and a few moments afte
the EIeu was seen to scoot away anC
abandon the garbage scows the Fear
less learned that a bark had beef
, sighted and that the Eleu was afte
her.
. While the Fearless can beat the Eleu
when the Eleu hasn't more than
couple of hours start, she does not pre-
o tend to overtake her when she start
q out of the harbor the night before tn
Fearless gets away, that is, in a shor
: race. So the Fearless remained in tn,
9 harbor and watched developments.
r The Eleu got hold of the bark afte
y while and started to tow her in. TIL
vessel proved to be the bark Sonom
n from Newcastle. The Eleu lowed he
o into port and then about 2 o'clock j
r the afternoon went out again after tn
e garbage seows she had left at the mer
o cy of the elements.
a A negro was in command of the Ele'
while the tug was towing the bark So