Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-29


rooms yesterday.
Nippu Jill Opposes Strike =.
The Nippu Jiji says editorially
The strike now going on among
the members of the local steyedores'
union against their employers is fun.
damentally mistake. They quit
work without negotiation with their
employers in regard to their claims
and without declaration that they
were going to. quit unless their claims
We're accepted. No employers IN the
world can stand for such action from
their trusted employees and the men
should not have any sympathy from
the outside
The strike now going on on the
waterfront is only among 'HaWaiians
and FiliPinos. who were agitated by
two strike organizers from the main.
land. The HaWaiians and Filipinos
cannot be compared with the ideal
workers Of our race. The Japanese
woFkingmen were trusted and we'll
treated for their ability, which is
far superior to that CT the Hawaiians
and Filipinoz The relationship be-
tween local shipping concerns and
Japanese workers in this city are ex.
ceedingly good. Both sides were quite
satisfied and there is no complaint
between them whatever.
A certain Japanese in this city
thinks that the only true friend of
the laborer is the man who can
arouse peaceful workers against their
employers for still higher wages and
shorter working hours. He must rec
ognize that he is wrong. We know
the strike Is not violation Of the
law, but the man who agitates is a
public enemy. All laborers have
their freedom to decide whether they
viii join the rike-breakers or the
strikers. The Japanese stevedores tie
clared before the strike that they
would be strictly neutral. Then why
the necessity of agitating these peace
full workers to join the strikers, OF
whom a majority are Hawaiians and
Filipinos This we recommend to
the Japanese stevedores for theft
careful consideration"
Shipping Men Give Opinions
That IL the striking stevedores had
come to the heads Of the shipping
firms here and told them their griey.
ances before striking they would have
been given fair deal and that arbi.
trhtion is all right If both sides enter
into 1t with the proper spirit or give
and take Is the concensus Of opinion
today among the shipping men.
G. H. Robertson of c. Brewer & Co.,
said today that he did not believe the
strikers had acted fairly. When the
Sierra was running between here and
San Francisco as a local boat we had
special gang of stevedores who al
ways discharged and loaded the Gee
anic boats" he said, and even now
many still work for us. They have
been with us for many years and II
they had come to US and asked for
more pay we would have done our
best TO give It, They did not and,
therefore, the same consideration Is
not due them"
James Kennedy, president of the
Inter-Island, said that If he was run
ming the strike he would have the
men return to work and settle the
question of wages afterwards. I'VE
will give them a fair deal II they deal
fairly with u.s." he said.
Union RECOGNITION Opposed
Fred Waldron ifs of the opinion
that the union should not be recog.
nized. The committee Of the Cham.
Der of Commerce investigating the
matter win probably give report on
their findings and the firms from
that can decide what is best to do.
c. p. Morse, agent at H. Hackfeld
eco. for the ican.Hawaiian, be-
lieves that arbitration is undoubted.
ly the best course to take IL both
sides meet the question fairly.