The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-06

DERAILMENT or TRAIN /
ONLY PHASE Or STRIKE
Governor Announces ThatHe Was
Ready To Cope With Any
Exl0ency That Arose

nOluIu ano Dan ffouclscO hn1pplnN uAr'
fccs as TO the new scale which win be
paid Honolulu stevedores A meeting
Of shipping men was held yesterday.
morning AT its conclusion il was
stated that nothing definite was ex.
pected yesterday.
It IL assured, It was stated that there
will be an increase. The delays in
fixing Il were explained as due TO the
diligently of arranging the scale BY
cabled messages, since naturally there
is u great deal Of explanation neces,
sary.
what the new scale win be or prob.
ably viii be cannot be learned with
any greater accuracy than Tuesday,
when Il appeared that thirty cents an
hour and fifty cents an hour overtime
was Approximately what the Honolulu
men had In mind.
when the scale has been hxed IL
probably win 20 into effect immediate
", as had been believed generally, and
win be paid those men who are work
Ting, regardless of their past or present
status as union men. There win not be
sufficient cognizanee taken Of the strike
and Of the union as to demand that the
return 70 work before the increase Is
granted. II the union men choose to-
return 10 work they will be paid the
new scale.
Union Is Not Recognized
The increases are not being granted
because OF the pressure of the union,
but because they are Just ,, 1--WE
probably would have raised a great
more promptly if the men had put Il up
to use without striking, = il was stated. 1
Whatever OF interest remained In the
strike yesterday centered upon the
action Of the shipping men, for the
strikers had toned down greatly after
THE rioting Of Wednesday, and there
scarcely was a stir on the waterfront.
Z Mayor Lane said that all was reported
TO him as quiet and that he had con.
ferred with sheriff Rose, who said that
he WIS able to handle the situation.
In view Of this, no action would be;
6 takengto request Governor Pinkham to
cali out the national guard, the mayor
/ said. He expressed his belief that the
Governor would not call out the guard
without a request from himself as head
Of the city government.
AZ to the dereilment Of the Oahu
train Wednesday, the mayor said that
such things could not be prevented.
Governor Pinkham said that he had
urged the men to remain quiet. NO
After reading an editorial in one
Z OF the papers, relative TO calling out the
national guard to handle the strike
situation, felt for the first time that
1T would be proper for me to take
steps to handle the matter, he said.
Il called upon the attorney. general
for advice and after consultation
with him Il became evident that the
governor has ample civil power to main
tain order in such conditions, and I'M
case il should be found necessary.
: Prepared For Action
~ therefore took immediate steps
to be in a position to act without delay,
and put in force measures TO control
any and all attempts yat lawlessness.
was aware that the wage question
is the real erux OF the whole difficulty,
and that rs soon as the shippers had
decided upon n wage scale, If the scale
should prove reasonable, il was un.
questionable that normal conditions
would be restored. aa
~ therefore, through an influential
third person, and one WIN hod hsen
Identified with the shipping iatsrssts
and the stevedores, sent word 10 the
longshoremen, advising THIN 10 remain
quiet, 70 disperse to their homes and
to remain away from the waterfront
and keep the peace no matter where
they might be. This told them, would
give the shippers a chance to decide
upon the wage scale they are willing 20
pay for longshore work ~
Work on the Matson steamer Manoa.
the only vessel OF consequence N BORT.
went forward sfeadily. There were few
pickets about and the few did little.
As large numbers of men were availa
BILE for the Manoa, few men were sent
in, SO that the strikers would have had
little opportunity TO cause pilikia even
if they had desired. :
More men will be needed today fop|
the Osaka Hhosen Kaisha steamer Inaho
Marp, which will arrive from Yoke
hama with cargo for Honolulu. Ship
ping men say that they have enough
labor and, barring rioting, the Inaho
Is expected 10 discharge smoothly.
Union Men Greatly Depressed
Public reprobation Of the rioting OF
Tuesday and Wednesday and the sue.
cess Of the shipping companies in work
ing their vessels have depressed the
union men greatly. About the only
hope they have left Of winning the
strike Is that San Francisco union stew.
edpres will refuse to discharge cargoes
OF vessels listed here as unfair. - The
Oceanic steamer Sierra aud Matson
steamer Lurline arrived at San Fran
cisco Tuesday and no advices have been
received here slto failure 10 discharge
them, whence il Is regarded as assured
that they are being worked as usual.
IL never had been believed by shipping
mon that San Francisco would aid the
Honolulu union TO that degree.
With this prop gone, II is believed
that the union men win return to work
ION the PrantinR Of satisfactory scale.
This belief Is fortified by statement
by Mayor Lane yesterday.