Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-21
Sailors STRIKE
DOESNOT BOTHER
ER-ISLAND Co.
Business Goes on About as
Usual on Docks and Ships;
Men Seem Divided

W ltO- WOTh SOlES diOuS dDOuG.. do
usual and steamers leaving practical
IL on time. the strike of a few Jap
anese sailors OF the lnter-Island Steam
Navigation Company, Ltd, seemed at
O'Clock this afternoon 10 be rather
a fizzle. ...= ..# =-. ..... r..
When the Mauna Kea arrived this
morning and locked at Pier II none
of her Japanese seamen quit. They
all remained at work and did not seem
at all interested in hearing of the
walkout of Japanese sailors Of the
company yesterday afternoon. "
At noon today Norman f. Gedge.
acting general manager of the Inter
Island, said that no statement of the
mems grievances has been presented
to the company rs yet and that he has
not even been informed by the
strikers" whether they have really
quit work or not =. - .:->....
This morning John Kekuewa, ship
ping master Of the Inter-Island, placed
the number of Japanese who walked
out yesterday at So Captain Thomas
X. Clarke, wharf superintendent of the
Inter-Tsland, placed the number small
er. He said total of only 80 Japan
csc out of the $50 employed by the
company had quit work. :.. &...
Slight Delays Last Night --....... ~. H..
Only a slight delay in getting steam
ers out was experienced last evening
by the Inter-Island The Mauna Loa
left at o'clock, an hour late, as soon
as she had all her freight aboard.
The w. G. Hall left at s p. M, three
hours late. She was delayed in load
ing her freight The Maui left on
time at p. M Striking Japanese
were replaced BY trained sailors from
other boats of the fleet staying in this
port and they all went out with full
compliments.
The Inter-Island steamer Hamakua,
scheduled to leave at 10 o'clock this
morning, cannot sail before 2:30 or 3
this afternoon, because of an unusual
ly large volume of freight consigned
to her. Inter-Island officials said the
freight, not the strike; is causing her
delay Nh
Will Have Full Crews
The Kinau, Likelike and Niihau are
due to leave at 5 this afternoon and
the CUulUduy says IHSy Will SlOdIh Oh
time with full crews.
From Japanese sources it was learn
ed today that at a meeting Monday
night of the striking sailors, number
ing about so, in the TaishoZa theater,
no conclusion was reached as to
whether the rensshpuld continue the
strike or 20 baclosto work.
Half of the Japanese seamen present
favored a strike rand the other half
as strenuously protested against it.
HakuoIe Addresses Men
James H. Hakuole, the mems repre-
sentative in presenting their claims
for higher wages to the Inter-Island,
was present at the meeting and adj
dressed the men. A Japanese repre-
sentative of,the Star-Builetin was told
today by other Japanese that only 20
of the sailors who walked out yester-
day afternoon did not return to work
this morning. The majority went
back last night.
According 10 the statement of the
proprietor of the Japanese sailors
lodging house on Queen street. the
sailors had no leader and were simply
tempted by outside agitators. Their
adviser. Hakuole, is not in favor of
the strike and urges the sailors not
to continue it. Those who quit work
last night may return to their
Jobs as soon as they are sober again.
Many Of the sailors at last nights
meeting were badly intoxicated