Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-12

are also marking time, claiming they
have plenty of money in their relief
fund to buy fish and poi, and are able
to hold out indefinitely until their de-
mand that the steyedoring firm cease
discriminating against union Japanese
iS granted.
Strike-5reakers' Camp Reopens
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Jack Belser was instructed by the
committee of shippers to reopen the
strike-breaking camp on Pier 16 and
prepare to care for hundreds of strike
breakers. BY o'clock this morning
there were several hundred Fflipinos
and japanese strikeb reakers in the
enclosure ready to go to work.
Hawaiian Quit After Breakfast
At about this hour between 200 and
800 stevedores, mostly union Hawaii
ans and Japanese, were waiting at
Pier l6 for a chance to go to work.
Nest of them were admitted to the
camp and given hearty breakfast.
While they were eating someone in
the crowd spread the news that all
union Japanese had been barred by
steyedoring officials from going on
the pier with the Hawaiians This
infuriated the unionists and declar-
ing they would not stand for discrim-
ination of any kind, they walked out
and refused to return to work.
$50 Strike-Breakers On Job
After the walkout of strikers at the
camp this morning there remained
about geo Filipinos. These men went
TO work on the Matsonia and Hilo-
MAN, and by noon $50 more had been
recruited, making a total of $50 men
on the job, all strike-breakers.
McCabe, Hamilton & Kenny said
this morning they had 20 Japanese at
work today, but could not say wheth-
er they were union men, as they ask
ed no questions when they hired the
Orientals. They said they had 60
Japanese at work all last night.
Feeling among Japanese union
sfevedores against Luna 7. Mizusaki
is said today to be running high. They
believe he is responsible for discrim
mating against them Mizusak sent
a representative to the Hawaii Shinpo
this morning with a statement that he
told his own non-union men they are
not citizen laborers and consequently
cannot have the same rights and pri-
viIeges as native Hawaiians. He add
ed that he believes it better for all
Japanese to stand alone and work to-
gether with the other stevedores whe-
ther union or not He denied having
advised shipping firms to discriminate
against union Japanese.
Police Called Back
Mustered out of extra strike duty,
policemen who have been living at
the jail for several days, came back
to the station last night to resume
their mess there following the walk
out of striking stepedores on the
waterfront Only one meal, luncheon,
was missed at the Jail by the police
men.
This morning Sheriff Rose reports
the situation very orderly along the
docks and well in hand by the police.
He says there Is no attempt OF row.
dyism by the strikers who have inau-
gurated practise of merely walking
away from the job quietly when the
actions OF their employers were not
satisfactory.
Meeting Does Nothing
About IL O'Clock this morning a
large number of strikers assembled at
Aala park apparently intending to
hold meeting TO talk over the strike |
situation. When they had all come
however, they were dismiss
ed by strike leaders and no speech
making took place