The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-13
(From saturday's AdverLiser.l

49,
every important particular, the strik
ing masters and mates of the Inter.
Island Steam Navigation Company
brought the company to its knees late
last evening and dictated an agree
ment in which practically all of their
demands are granted them.
A conference lasting over an hour
was held in the Office of Judge A. s.
Humphreys, counsel for Harbor No 54
of the association of masters and
pilots, by Vice President J. l.. Mclean
6nd Attorney Hemenway, for the
company, at which Judge Humphreys
refused to give up an inch of the ad-
vantage his clients held over the com
pany.
Terms were finally decided upon ten
tatively and it was resolved to formu
late them in the shape of an agreement
which will be submitted to joint
conference of the executive committee
of the strikers and their counsel and
representatives of the company early
this morning, and if it proves salts,
factory this agreement will be signed
and the strike ended.
The Demands Made.
The main demands made by the
striking masters and mates are for
an increase in pay of twenty per cent
over their present salaries in most of
the classes, the payment of back pay
for overtime on Sundays and holidays
and the Encouragement of schedules
where possible to enable the captains
and mates to spend Sunday at their
homes, but in case they are forced on
duty to receive extra pay for this over
time on Sundays and holidays. Late
last night Vice President Mclean
made a statement of the progress of
the negotiations.
awe have reached no final conclu-
sion today said Mr.. Mclean, "but
it Is probable that this will be done
early tomorrow and the steamers will
Immediately go out. ~
Company Helpless.
Mr.. Mclean had very little to say
regarding the incidents at the various
conferences which took place, especi
ally of the one last night at which a
practical agreement was reached, sub
Ject to confirmation this morning
Earlier in the day he had acknowl-
edged that:
''The company is like a man with
his head up against a stone wall with
his opponent hitting him in the front
teeth with club.
The helplessness of the company in
this crisis was exemplifed by the atti-
tude of the conference committees of
the company during the day in their
desperate efforts to try and bring
about some kind Of compromise with
l.
were negatived by the insistence of
the men for their whole pound of
flesh.
Settlement Reached.
Late last evening Judge Humphreys
made the brief announcement that he
believed settlement had been
reached. He refused to go into details,
referring inquirers to the company, |
but the cheerful manner in which he .
expressed himself to friends showed |
his relief at the outcome of the con-
ference Up to late hour there was '
a semi official reception held in the Of ,
fees of Judge Humphreys on South
King street, and stories We're told of
incidents during the strike and there
was much laughter and merriment.
Meanwhile down in the Offices of
the InterIsland company there was
gloomy meeting of the directors.
United States District Attorney Breck-
ons was there in his capacity of ad-
vising counsel and the work of prepar-
ing the agreement for a final settle
ment of the fight between the com.
pany and the men was finally eomplet-
ed some little time before midnight.
1t is more than probable that the en-
tire trouble will be pau early today
and that the steamers, or at least some
of them, will be hurrying, loaded to
the guards with passengers and
freight, to their respective ports of call
before noon.
Seeking Compromise.
A series of conferences was held al
most continuously during the day,
sometimes between subcommittee of
the Gnter-Island company and the ex-
ecutive committee of the masters
and mates at the latter's head
quarters, sometimes between coun'
sci to the parties in controversy at the
Office of Judge A. s. Humphreys, rep
resenting the HarbOr, then again with
other committees.
During the morning a subcOmmit
tee OF the board of directors of the
company was in session at Odd Fellows
man WIN lue tNtthliNt NblHHlilltt VI
the Harbor consisting of Captains
Gregory, Piltz, Tullett and Naopala,
with the purpose of affecting com
promise. Later in the day another
conference was held at which Vice
President Mclean and Director Wilcox
represented the company, but no agree
ment was reached.
This conference, however led to one
at the Office of A. S. Humphreys where
another effort was made to compromise
the demands of the men. The Inter
Island company, through its commit
tee, offered an increase of ten per cent
at once in the salaries of the masters
and mates leaving open the proposition
of increasing the salaries by the other
ten per cent of the twenty per cent de-
manded by the men.
Proposition Refused.
Judge Humphreys, as representing
the strikers, absolutely refused to con.
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