The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-11
CIaudine, With Melvin on Bridge
Sails SereneIy Out on Her
Regular Run.
STRIKERS STILL CONFIDENT
Rumored Trouble in Ranks of the
Strike-breakerS Cheers the
Resigned" Masters.
tTrom Saturday Advertiserl

For the first time since last Monday
when the strike of the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company's masters
and mates commenced, captain not
formerly in the employ of the company
took steamer out yesterday. The
anxious strikers, watching the steamer
list for straws to indicate the COM
pany's position, were rather chagrined
TO see Captain Melvin, one of the main
land officers here as strike breakers,
take command of the Claudine yester.
day and take her out in good shape at
her regular sailing time in the after
noon.
But fifteen minutes afterwards the
smile that the strikers wore on the
streets in the forenoon was still visible.
According to persistent rumor, re.
peated on diversified authority, ten or
eleven of the strike-breakers have be.
come dissatisfied with the conditions
existing, asserting that the company
had not lived up to its contract with
them, and consequently have made
preparations to return to the Coast on
the Sierra today.
NO Rush Tor publicity.
1t was this cheering news that put
Honolulu Harbor, No. 81, Masters and
Mates Association, into good humor all
day Yesterday. How true the rumor is
OF whether this news is one of the
big surprises Judge Humphreys, the
strikers counsel, had promised, re-
manned equally uncertain. A loathness
to be interviewed on the part of the di-
rectors of each side made it impossible
Yesterday to obtain definite informa-
tion as to the situation in general
President Kennedy and Vice President
Mclean were not to be found either
yesterday afternoon or yesterday even
ing. Judge Humphreys retired at an
unhallowed early hour and would moi
rise to give any information on the sub
ject.
Consequently their joint summary Of
the situation before still stands, that
is, that the strikers are going to wiz
and that the company is going to win
according to the authority being quoted
at the last particular moment.
Mikahala In and out.
One strange freak of steamboat
schedule was observed yesterday wheI
the Mikahala, which is supposed to b,
going her usual Maui Molokai rounds
for which she left ON Tuesday, arrived
in port at midnight Thursday ant
slipped out again at noon yesterday
. leaving no usual report behind her
There was n cheer from the ranks o
the disaffected when she was seen ant
/. the statement that she was being com
, PEELED to make extra trips home t.
make mp for "steamers that are lai,
up' was, of course, at once made.
The strikers claim that several of tn
vessels are now laid up in the harbo
for lack of officers to sail them Thes
are the Mauna Kea, the Likelile, an,
another of the smaller vessels. o
these the Mauna Kea was withdraw,
week ago to go on the marine rail
way, which she has not been able t
do owing to a press of other wor'
ahead of her. The company denies
lack of officers, but make no statemen
concerning the vessels idle in port.
"They are all off concerning tn
Manu. stated one official Of the CON
pany yesterday afternoon. "She j
not being held up. The supposition o
the strikers that she is shows how littl
they know of the situation. No, sh
will not sail today, but tomorrow, (Sat
? urday). Her captain will be aboard O
} her tomorrow.