Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-30

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man be iaborer or millionaire de
pends iIpon how lucky he is in pick
inz CIT his parents, While Ger
tain percentage OF humanity rises
above its environment, still a great
mkny stay with II. he said.
The labor problem in Honolulu
To-Day Is one OF economies, he con
tinued The speaker then discussed
economics at some length, dividing
the subject into two parts produc
ton and distribution.
For the body polite to be heal
thy he said, there should be ade.
qrate distribution, The ills of the
present labor systems, including that
IN Honolulu. are excess profit. That
Is. Iaborers do not receive sufficient
returns for their work to buy back
their proportionate share of the
worlds products.
This surplus is 50 great that EN-.
ployers cannot use that portion
which the employees cannot purchase
back. This brings about a condition
Of non employment where there are
no jobs for many men
Asks Higher Wage Scale
The cure in this instance would
be to pay sufficient wages to allow
employees to purchase their proper
tionate share OF the worlds products.
All benefits to society as whole
have been secured by pressure
brought to bear BIZ the masses"
Burr went on to say that the pre-
sent employing class in Hawaii Sc
cures what it considers its rights by
force, A demonstration of this force,
he asserted. was fiie overthrow of
the monarchy.
He contended that the stevedores
have the SAME right to organize and
quit work, and persuade others not
to work, as those who formed the
provisional government after the
monarchy had been overthrown.
Meet With Shippers
Following tie meeting with the rep
resentatives of the striking stevedores,
the chamber committee conferred
with number of shipping men be-
hind closed doors, the conference last
ing one hour and a half
While nothing would be made pub
lis as to what transpired,-it is under
stood that rates Of wages paid to steve
dores was the principal topic. One
of those VINO attended the meeting
said that the representatives Of the
shippers present were not the ones the
arbitration committee" should rightly
Interview as regards the strike situa-
tiop, as a number of questions were
asked which could not be answered by
the representatives.
Governor Pinlharn attended the con-
ference with the Representatives of the
steyedores, but left the chamber
rooms shortly after the beginning of
the second conference In response
to query by Star Bulletin repre-
sentative. the governor said he had
no statement TO made either on the
conferences or on matters pertaining
to the strike.
Present at the meeting as represen-
tatives Of the shippers were Capt.
Archibald MacPhail, vice-president and
manager of McCabe. Hamilton & Rem
ny, the stevedoring firm: Jack Guard
Of the same company; J., w. Robert
son. in charge of the shipping depart
ment OF G. Brewer & Company; J. H.
Drew, manager of the steamship de-
panment OF Castle K Cooke; e. p.
Chaplin, secretary and treasurer Of the
Construction & Draying Com
pany, and William Lee, waterfront Of
ficer for Castle & Cooke.
Members Of the arbitration commit
tee" who attended the conference were
]. r. Gait, acting chairman; F. f.
steere, A. Hamburg. j. H. Mackenzie
and c. du Roi.
connestion Shows Relaxation
With only one vessel being dis
charged today, and none loading, con-
gestion of cargoes due to the steve
1ore's strike is not acute.
There was not one Japanese strike
breaker working the T. X. K. South
American steamer Seiyo Maru this
All the strike-breakers I'M
loading the steamers nitrate cargo
were Filipinos, assisted by members
81 the steamers japanese crew
More Japailese Quit : = - =
Since yesterday noon 40 nonFnion,