The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-22


milton q Kenny said. Three gangs
were on the PERUVIAN bark Belfast IN
he morning and two in the afternoon.
he British steamer Kestrel finished
discharging copra in the morning after
orking all night. There were men to
relieve those who were on the night
shift, il was stated.
About sixty Hawaiians began work
yesterday. morning on the Matsonia,
but some twenty-fo four left the steamer.
On the one hand, il was said that they
were persuaded to do so by union men;
on the other, that there had been no
actual pieketing, ard that if the men
wished to hear the union side theV were
entitled to hear il. Union men as.
serted that only four or so Hawaiians
remained at work on the Matsonia yes
terduy, but McCabe, Hamilton & Rem
ny said there were thirty-fve yester,
day afternoon
That the Hawaiians generally have
quit is undoubtedly true. Some of the
it is said that us Hawaiians are re.
naming amOngIwhOm are four gangs
of twenty men. All told, there were
,abcut 240 men at work yesterday.
There were plenty of men to work
the Lurline when she arrived last night.
Several were Hawaiians.
Mr.. Edwardson asserted that the
union had grown to about 700 members,
of whom more than 300 had Joined
since three O'Clock Monday afternoon.
Including men who had applied for
membership and those out in sympathy
with the unions, the strength was abOut
700, he said. OF these, 800 were Ha
waiians,
Tuesday Anxiously Awaited
= The Matson steamer Hyades is due
| from San Francisco tomorrow morning
with 1856 tons of cargo for Honolulu.
The Lurline brought $3.50 tons last
night, and McCabe, Hamilton & Kenny
| said that men were available to work
her steadily, beginning last night. The
| fhina Mail steamer China, due Satur-
day from the Orient, has only eighty
tons for Honolulu, anu working her will
not be problem.
Next Tuesday the labor shortR -
should be felt if it is TO be felt at all
| The WilhcImina will be In that morn
ing from San Francisco with a big car
30. The Lurlne will sail for San
Francisco at noon Tuesday with a CO
Pacity cargo. The Hyades will be bach
here about Sunday from Port Allen to
load sugar and, regardless of whether
she is here Tuesday she will have used
up gangs. Finally. the Oceanic steam
or Sierra will arrive from Page, Page
and Sydney Tuesday morning, 10 sail
the same day for San Francisco, and
she will load several hundred tons of
cargo.
| Tuesday will be observed with inter
ost
! There will be no large Oriental car
goes for some time, as the T. X. X
steamer Siberia Ma~u, due October 10
pr0bably will be the next from the
| Orient.
Inter Island Included
1t was stated at the Inter lsla nd
ifices yesterday that no demands had
been made by the union. That tho
Inter Island would be included IN the
scope of the demands, was asserted by
Mr.. EdwardsOn Monday.
As to the statement of r. MizUsaki
Japanese foreman, that his men ,hao
not gone out and would rely upon tn,
| fairness of the companies, a union MAI
said that "perhaps Mr.. Mizusaki die
mot know all that his men were do
ing"
Union men gave evasive replies wheI
asked whether they would moderate
their demands. Mr.. EdwardsOn said h
wasn't a stcVedore, and other replies
we're nVnrommittal. Demands ere fo
increases of from two dollars nine
hour day and forty cents overtime u
four dollars and fft> GEMS FOR nine
hour day and seventy five cents an hou
overtime The San Francisco scale Il
fifty five cents an hour and eighty TIVE
and one half cents an hour overtime OF
GUastwise vessels amc one dollar al
hour overtime ON dPep-sca vessels. Tn
magnitude Of the increases demanded
llcTe is to lie seen, but no figures ar
available as to what effect the In
GTeases, if granted, would have IL send
ling freight rates up. 1t would be f9
easier to increase general rates thai
those on sugar and canned pines, If tn
companies were forced to give in.