The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-10-06
LOCAL SHIPPERS
Would Increase
STEVED0RES' PAY
San Francisco Managers Balk AT
Proposals Called Them From
Honolulu Offices
VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
----
Unionlsts Attack Oahu Railroad
Train Carrying Strike
breakers To Work
lFr0m wsdnesaay Adverliscrl

(from wednesday AdvertiberD
There were two developments of out
standing interest in the waterfront
strike yesterday. 4,
shipping men met IN the morning
and agreed on n revised scale FOR steve
dores. which was submitted to San
Frahcisco for approval. The scale is
about thirty cents an hour for nine
hour day and forty FIVE cents or fifty
cents an hour for overtime. There was
hitch, approval not coming from
the Coast Arrangements, but the ex-
tent Of the lack Of approval was
uncertain, one version being that Gre.
luctancev to agree was manifested,
and another that the scale had been
turned down Further correspondence
by cable today may settle the question.
X. @. Hemenway, attorney with Al
exapder a Baldwin, speaking for the
companies; said there was nothing to
give ont. alf j'0
Violence on the waterfront became
exceedingly grave In the morning. The
police showed themselves altogether uR-
able to handle the situation and practic.
ally withdrew from the field at the Eva
side Of the harbor, giving the rioters q
free hand About 1000 men were in
the mob that caused the more serious
piikia--the cutting Of an Oahu train
and the capturing Of strikebreakers be-
ing taken to the wharves. There were
attacks ON strikebreakers. More men
were involved in the rioting than had
engaged in any previous trouble--in
fact, there was no comparison possible
with former crowds. Temper Of the
men was more dangerous.
That q solution was expected was
stated IN The Advertiser yesterday.
There was disappointment that no ah-
nouncement could be made.
Features Of shipping Conference
Besides the proposed increase in pay,
the salient features Of the shipping
I There wns no disagreement whatever
as 70 increasing the pay; II was adj
mitted by All that wages should be
raised.
A former condition, Insisted upon BY
shipping men informally, that the men
return to work before wages be raised,
has been dropped.
N Complete ignoring Of the union and
even Of the strike was stated to have
been important in the deliberations.
If San Francisco approves the new
scale, wages will be Increased here
without regard TO whether the strikers
return TO work that is, all stcved6res
Z win receive the increased pay at once.
Those now employed will get H.; II the
strikers return 20 work they viii get
lit
No Discrimination against strikers Or
union men win be displayed. tNG
shipping Men Show Strategy
II is the general belief that the ship
ping men have shown keen strategy
in deciding TO advance wages, while
ignoring the union altogether. The
increase. IL made effective, viii tend
70 satisfy the mass Of public opinion,
which believes firmly that the men are
entitled 70 more pay. TO what extent
il viii satisfy the public, and parfis
ularly the men, remains TO be seen
when definite announcement OF the
scale is rhadd II public opinion Is sat
( isfed and the men drift back to work,
the companies will have won In that
they did not recognize the union, did
not take formal coghizanee Of the
strike and did not make the great in
ereases demanded by the men.
II was understood generally that
Capt. William Matson, head Of the Mat
son lirc. was the man whose approval
WIS withheld. II could not be ascer
tanned bow many companies on thu
Coast were consulted. Two at least
were eabled, II was understood Be
sides the Matson line IL was believed
that the other was the Togo Kiser
Knisha or the Oceanic line. with the
odds that II was the Togo Kisen Kai
tha. Several of the companies viii
make the increases effective here with
ont the necessity for approval by Coast
Offices, ~ was understood, once thu
san Francisco Offices Of the others ap
prove
Striikers VIM Not Conform W.
Uaion officials, notably Noses X. IA
hue, secretary treasurer, said that thu
men would not accept thirty and forty
five cents. There is a widespread be
lief however, that the union will hav,
ciBeulty IN holding its men IN line 4
my Is Increased 70 approximately thos,
figures, and that better class Of iabo
would be attracted TO the wharves re
Y Fardlebs Of whether the union men re
turned 20 work.
Another possible factor IL that Their
have heen suggestions advanced, gen
efallv BY shipping men 10 strikers, tina,
fhc fill union scale would lead eau
ati9r steyedoTes 70 come here from tn
corss pcrhaps forcing the Honolulu
rep from employment. This may ten,
70 persuade the men TO accept the pro
poscf scale and return TO work. i.
Most Of the seyenty-Hye Hawaiian
~ work now are old stevedores, II wa
sPi' lpst night and ten or twelve ap
p'r ~ IN the evening al the wharve
ssed Ger work II is not know
$500 n theso men are union men, how
c~~~ hHft
'Nirtv cents an hour FOR reguIa
lsc seaerslly was accepted as on
& y $500 N the scale. Forty-fiye am
1fty coats an hour we're reported a