Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
STRIKERS MAKE
DEMONSTRATION
ON WATERFRONT
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ing will be held in it. The hall is or
Alakea street, just below Queen, or
the Waikiki side of the street A
months rent was paid this morning
The steVedores will not use the Sail
Crs' Union headquarters after today
The moment any or all shippins
or stevedoring firms offer us 40 cents
an hour for regular work and 30 cents
for overtime we are prepared to put
a thousand men to work on the water
front" said EdwfIdson this afternoon
He added that the union will not &C
back to its original demands of 81
cents straight and % cents overtime
Matsonla Rumor Uneonfirned E#
Another runor was heard at 10: Al
on Pier ] ) today, that the cargo of the
Matsonia, which reached San Francis
co this morning had been declared un
fair by union men in that port. Nc
confirmation OF the rumor had reach
ed the Honolulu local nor Castle &
Cooke down to late hour this after
noon. 80" -
Dsiren Work Delayed 90. p
Unexpected arrival of the T. K. n
steamer Dairen MaIu this morning
further complicated the situation, and
McCabe. Hamilton & Kenny we're uh
able to start any men working her be
fore O'Clock this afternoon, although
she dccked at Pier about 8 O'Clock
this morning. The seyedoring firm
this morning. The steyedorfng firm
to put on the Dnren as soon as the
Lurline is despatched. r.
Gather Near Pier r.. D. '.-... ...'..
Il With $50 stevedores inside the shed
on Pier 10 with the doors closed, work.
ing hard to discharge and load the
Oceanic steamer Sierra, and nearly an
equal number Of the striking steve
dores outside attempting to stop other
workers from entering the shed and
also ftltimidate those already at work,
the Oceanic wharf this morning re.
sembled O besieged camp. z t:@1
Although all the strike leaders con.
stantly called upon the men not to
use force In any way, many of the
strikers were carrying clubs and
sticks which they brandished in the
air this morning and from every side
shouts of Don't work unless they
give as what we ask rose and min.
gled with similar slogans.
BY far the greater number of the
strikers collected about Pier 10 were
Ffiipinos, but there were also scat.
tering of other nationalities, including
HawaiiaIs and Japanese.
Better Advice Prevails s,lst..,:G. Il
When the Sierra first docked The
attitude of the strikers was SecidedIv
behigerent and FOR a time II appeared
as II extra police would be needed. As
the morning wore on, however, the
leaders, in their calls for orderliness.
finally gained the upper hand and by
. O'Clock, with the sun shining warm
ly, the crisis had passed and the men
had withdrawn to distance where
they gathered together in groups, leav.
ing only a few pickets to prevent
others from joining the workers in the
shed. II. =. a..
Feeling Grows Tense "..a...,...
With feeling running high in the
early morning the strikers crowded
about the doors, shouting to the men
inside to quit work or they would fiA
them AS other non-union men ap-
peared en- the scene ready to go TO
work they we're surrounded by the
union men and in many cases were
prevailed upon to stay outside MANY
stump speeches were made, which
we're loudly applauded, and Stand ty
the union, boys; the union will feed
you. Hold out for more money" and
ether similar expressions were re
peatedly shouted by enthusiastic
strikers During one speech made by
a Filipino, James Robertson, superin-
tendent of C. Brewer & Co.'S shipping
attempted to stop him,
but the union sympathiZers raised
such a protest that Robertson finally
desisted.
Want More Protection
About 200 steYedores we're ordered
to report for work at Pier ~ thus
morning, Of whom approximately 1Oc
we're Filipinos, but only 100 showed
up; the other 20 staying away because
they said they did not have sufficient
police protection. /
When the Wilhelmina arrived at
10: 80 O'Clock most of the union mer
left Pier 10 and went over. to Pier.
Is. where they continued their appeal
10 the steyedores to stand by the
union, but their appearance there was
very orderly. ii
japanese Help Little -
According tc advices from Japanese
sources. Officers of the steyedores
1nion who called on all Japanese
wholesale houses In Honolulu, also al.
importing firms and fish companies
,sking for donations toward their t.
jef fund for strikers families, were
given very little money. They made a
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