Hawaii was similarly situated,
although the island city imported
food from the orient during the
strike, paying $400,000 in duty for
the privilege.
The Dollar line invoked a "seniority rule" among anxious travelers
to apportion available passenger
accommodations on its big liner
President Hoover, which was ready
to speed to the orient.
Reporting an average of 250 calls
for tickets daily for the last three
days, the company decided to give
first service to those who had arranged passage last fall and canceled it when the strike developed.
Peace Not 100 Per Cent
Notwithstanding the overwhelming desire of the maritime workers
to settle the long conflict, a few
minor factors remained as potential challenges to 100 per cent peace.
These included the demand of a
group of Honolulu longshoremen
for union recognition and the fight
•al unions affiliated with the
The machinists' union, an affiliate of the maritime federation backing the long strike, reported a stalemate in negotiations with the Pacific Coast Dry Dock association
over a strike of 400 workers demanding wage increases and hour
adjustments.
Other unions on strike included
the bargemen and ship's scalers,
affiliates of the longshoremen's
union, the miscellaneous union, another longshoremen's affiliate, and
tugboat workers involving three
companies.
Employers ^agreed to negotiate or
meet most of the smaller groups.