It was then a brawny Yorkshireman who came to the front, to fight on behalf of the stranded refugees whose numbers were growing steadily, He was Sergeant Joseph Fenton, of the Shanghai Municipal Police, who recently resigned after eleven years of service, and was on his way home to Yorkshire, England, "Interviewed. by a special correspondent of the "North-Ching Daily News." Fenton said:—Then we left Shanghai on board the Dollar liner President Pierce it was our impression that the Pacific Coast strike had either started or was on the point of being declared, We could get little information from the officials to satisfy our curiosity fon this point, but when' we reached Honolulu we found that the maritime strike was in full blast and we soon realised we were the victims of the occurrence, We were told unceremonlously to get ashore, take our luggage with us, and get away. Nobody bothered with us for at least ten days.
"Some of us had been discussing the problem of gelting away from Honolulu to resume our journey, towards the United States' mainland but there appeared to be little prosect of leaving the islands. I wi asked by some fellow passengers stan a movement to ascertain pos sibilities of getting passage. I asked {for the ce-operation of the-passengers stranded to attend a meeting and see whether pressure could be applied on the shipping companies to get us out of our predicament.
The President Coolidge liner passed Honolulu and we were not afford-opportunity of boarding he We held an indignation meeting ai which over 180 of the stranded globe. trotters attended. I was persuaded act as president of the meeting and 2 committee of three was chosen 10 consult the shipping' officials and Aabour union heads to ascertain it they could compromise in their dispute and get the beleaguered passengers on their way.
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