Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-10
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tinues to be union headquarters, al
though the stevedores hired a store.
room on Alakea street a few weeks
ago for their meeting place. Jack Ed.
wardson was there.
Union officials were to hold a meet.
/ ing this afternoon to talk over the sit.
uation and report their decision to the
mayor late today. They are holding
out fer the right to select their own
sraW-bosses, while McCabe, Hamilton
& Kenny insist that they will hire the
men they want as bosses, regardless
OF whether they are union or non-un-
ion. ....
Strikers Return Slowly -..-~.
"The strikers are not reporting for
work as fast as they should" said an
official OF the stevedoring firm this
morning, but they can come back any
time they want to. We are willing to
put them to work If they will return,
but If they don't want to work for US
they don't have to. We are not war
ryfng any
Conference With Drew .~.~..,
!. With view to seeing what might
be, done toward further bringing the
shippers and strikers into harmonious
relations, Mayor John C. Lane and
Robert w. Single this morning had
conference with John H. Drew, man.
ager OF the shipping department of
Castle q Cooke but, according to the
mayor. little II anything was accom-.
plfshed. .=.,,~. 49,. H"
Drew stated his position says the
mayor, saying that the shippers had
announced their definite position with
regard to the strike situation, and that
there was no need of further argument
on the question Mr.. Drew's manner
did not appear to be entirely friendly.
Personally, want to see this
whole thing settled peaceabiy, with
justice melted out to the waterfront
men. | want to see things definitely
decided today" ": +. Il !,
Single declined to discuss the con.
ference with Drew! He referred
representative of the Star-Bulletin to
the mayor. 81. =. - - =:
No Action on Freiahts ~ T.. +.
Concerning reports that the new
wage scale put into effect yesterday
by the stevedoring firm, after 1t re-
ceived authority. from Shipping agen.
cies to pay more money for steyedor-
Ing. Will mean an increase in freight
rates from here to the coast and vice
versa, shipping men all said today
that no action has been taken and
that possible raise is only being ten
tatively considered. The local agen.
cio1 &c fud;vid,ia Ic a -. x,,o ;tf,,cr - -
how much the new scale will increase
the cost of loading and discharging 4
vessels before making any recon-
mendations to the head offices in San
Francisco. ~. - .",- -
we have had some discussion by
mail and cable with, Capt Matson
about this phase of the situation
said Secretary T. H. Petrie of Castle
& Cooke, Matson agents, this morn.
ing. but he still has the matter OF q
raise under consideration. think
an Increase of 25 cents a ton is rea-
sonable figure in view of the increased
cost of stevedoring. We have not
called any meeting OF other shipping
firms here to talk over the situation.
j.
Not Vet Contemplated
Manager, John H. Drew Of Castle &
Cocks shipping department said no
increase is contemplated at the pres
emit time. There may be one later,
but / don't think raise would be-
come effective much before January |
l." he said, "eyen II 1t were decided
on, which il has not yet been"
Articles on which a raise Of % cents |
a ton may be made If found necessary
are canned pines, which now are taken
at 1915 a ton; general merchandise,
now 81 ton, and possibly sugar, |
which now goes at So ton /
Some Increase Natural Result l
"a raise of % cents or so TOE |
would only be natural sequence, with
costs higher on account
of increased wages" said Fred L.
Waldrcn, president of the firm Of Fred
L. Waldron, Ltd, local agent for the |
Great oNrthern. Present rates on
general merchandise and island prod
ucts from Honolulu to the coast are
now far lower than rates on the same |
classes of freight On other oceans.
81 know for a fact that the Lurline |
could have earned s25 ton both ways
for a voyage from San Francisco to
the OOrient. Capt Matson was offer
ed that much Honolulu shippers I
should certainly not object If they are
asked to pay few cents more q ton,