The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-19

days and holidays are Al -four dollars
a day Of nine hours, with extra time
| Sundays In proportion.
Companies Receive DEMANDS
Mr. Drew said that he did not see
how the companies could grant the de-
mands Of the men. J. w. Robertson,
manager Of the shipping department Of
O. Brewer q Co., Oceanic agents, said
that he had no statement TO make now,
f.. w. Klebahn, secretary Of II. Hack.
field q Co., China Mail aud Pacific Mail
agents, said that he was not aware of
any strike" G. H. Atherton, one Of
the directors Of McCabe, Hamilton &
Kenny, said that shipping men with
whom he had talked intended to ignore
the strike. .a.s., ... -.
Lieut..Col James B. Houston, de-
partmeht quartermaster, stated that the
army had contract with McCabe,
Hamilton & Kenny and .thatahe did not
see how his department was affected
directly. "a .r[ 6" ~
Letters containing the demands Of
the men were sent to the Quhfternas.
ter's Office, handling the United States
Army transports, Castle @ Cooke,
agents for the Matson line, Togo Kisen
Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha; @.
Brewer & Co., agents for the Oceanic
line; H. Hackfeld & Co., China Mail
and Pacific Mail agents; Theo. H. Da-
yies q Co., agents for the Canadian
Australasian line. McCabe, Hamilton q
Kenny did not receive the demands at
first, but did later. ..r,t M 3t I, ~.
No letter was sent the Inter; Island.
James l.. Mclean yvice+president, stated
that no trouble had been experienced
by his company, but Edwardson assert
ed that the Inter. Island would be in
eluded. That company employs it,
own gangs. .E>'2.F ~ ~ IS ~, s
Following are some Of the paragraphs
Of the letter, the first being the demand
for the closed shop: ia -. Frs E
Closed Shop Demanded {. z. 'Ll
"That none but members Of this
local shall be employed in ships hold,
hatch.tending, Forthcoming or within
the reach Of ships winch fall; that
this constfne TO cover the, loading and
discharging Of all general cargo, mer.
chandise, lumber, coal etc, |" = u, b.
"Any grievance that may arise be.
tween members Of this organization
and the above named steamship com.
panies shall be submitted to a board
of arbitration consisting Of members OF
this organization, and such person OF
persons as the above-named Steamship
companies may appoint or elect TO re,
present their interest and no step shat
be taken by either side which will tend
to abrogate, violate or break any con.
tract or working agreement that may
be entered into between the above
named organization of longshoremer
and the aforesaid steamship companies
until such time as the above named
committee Of arbitration have. submit
ted to its respective bodies a final re
port Of the dsliberation.
The letters \Here signed by Robert
Kuakini president; Charles Holua, vice
president; Moses X -Kahue, secretary
treasurer and business agent; William
Moore and Antoine K, Andrade.
Few Unionists Work .Tt.,yrss.s
7 a general survey Of the situation
here was given by Capt. Archibald
MacPhail, manager of McCabe, Hamil
ton q Kenny. He said that the largest
number of men employed here in any
one day on the waterfront had beer
about 100. Eighty of these were, Jap
anese. OF the remainder probably zoe
were Hawaiians, the others scattering
with pEilipinos, Russians and Koreans
predominltin - ..i...
| During the last few months abou,
500 men an average day have beer
working, At least half of these have
been Hawaiians.E Hawaiians were
practically the only men that quit yes
terdayy Captain Macphail said. Hi
statements as to figures agreed approx
imately with those of the union. Unior
men admitted. that seventeen of theil
men were working the Matsonia. There
were besides, eighty, Hawaiians moi
members of the union who remained al
work, according to Captain Maephail
and union men admitted that the mum
= Der Of Hawaiians at work was between
fifty and 100. The four gangs Of Jap
anese remained at work yesterday.
About PIG men were at work yes
terday. There were seven gangs, about
2l0 men in all, on the Matsonia; three
Of thirty-six men on the Peruvian bari
Belfast; two, Of thirty, on the British
steamer Kestrel. All in all, there wer,
about PIG men at work, About III
were picked up by securing the streets
according to Captain Macphail's es
innate. Edwardson laid emphasis OF
, the fact that express men and otherl
were taken for steVedoring work. Tn,
shifting about Of men to and from
steVedoring makes it difficult to Civ,
any clearer idea Of the situation here
, for the body Is exceedingly elastic.
Captain MacphaiI said that worl
, would proceed as usual and that tn,
Matsonia would get away on time.
Firm Is Subsidiary. H.,