Evening star., 1949-08-17
Hawaii Dock Strikers
And Waterfront Firms
Resume Negotiations
ky the Assoeiofsd Press

HONOLULU, Aug. 17.-Long-
shoremen and waterfront en-
ployers met across a peace table
today in a new effort to end
Hawaiis 10s-day CIO dock strike.
The agreement to resume di-
rect negotiations developed with
dramatic suddeness during q con-
ference Gov. Ingram M. Stain
back arranged in his Office yes
terday.
Almost Immediately officials OF
Hawaii's seven struck stevedorine
firms and leaders Of the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's and Ware
housemen's Union began meeting
The first session lasted two hours
Resumption of negotiations
made at the suggestion of nWU
President Harry Bridges, was or
the basis of starting from
scratch" The stevedores struck
May / for q 32-cent increase ir
their $1.40 hourly pay.
Ching May Be Called In.
The agreement to resume nego.
tiations provided that If no prog
ress is made in three days. Cyrus
S. Ching. chief Of the United State!
Cancellation Service. will be in.
vited in as mediator.
In Washington, Mr.. Ching tol6
a reporter: Its impossible to say
at this time whether I would be
available or not. No decision has
been made. Meantime, I hope q
settlement will be reached within
the three days."
Other officials. when asked foI
an opinion on Mr.. Ching's avail
ability in the Hawaiian dispute,
said they doubted whether he
would find it possible to 60 to Hon
onlulu at this critical time. The
labor management dispute in the
steel industry is nearing another
climax.
These officials said they feel Mr..
Ching probably would be glad to
meet the parties in the Hawaiian
strike if they could come to Wash
ington.
Also in Washington. Senator
Taft, Republican of Ohio. ex-
pressed hope that MIR. Ching
would accept the invitation to act
as mediator if it becomes neces-
sary.
The resumed negotiations came
on top of these maneuvers in
court and on the waterfronts of
Hawaii and the mainland.
!. Circuit Judge Edward A.
Towse ordered a contempt action
"or other appropriate action"
against Bridges for personally de-
flying an antipicketing injunction
obtained by the territory under
its new dock seizure law. Towse
ordered the territorial attorney
general to start the action by
noon today.
2. The HWU asked in Federal
Court for an Injunction against
the dock seizure law which pro-
vides for government stevedoring
operations. The union seeks also
So, ,000. 900 damages from the ter
ritory and the seven struck firms.
:. The government began its
test 70 see whether It could un-
load ships with It's own stevedores.
It sent q 40-man gang aboard
the Matson Line freighter Hawai-
ian Merchant. CIO cooks and
stewards and independent marine
firemen walked of in support OF
the nWU. With the ships power
OF. no cargo could be worked.
4. Two ships sailed with their
CIO marine engineers defying or
ders of their unions executive
board not to work behind the
ILWU's picket lines. The 18th
mian Lines Steel Architect sailed
from Honolulu to the outer
islands. The William H. Allen OF
the same line left for the gulf
coast with a cargo of pineapple.
5. Matson announced in San
Francisco it would call stevedores
today for work on the Hawaiian
Refiner. The ship is picketed by
ILWU longshoremen who flew
there from Honolulu.
In the midst Of all the labor
strife, the American President
Wilson was delayed in sailing fol
San Francisco by a fight between
crew members.
East Coast Longshoremen
Continue Unloading Ships
NEW YORK, Aug. II (P.-East