Honolulu, July 16.
The deck crew of the Matson Line's Lurline struck while the ship was} in port here to-day. They demanded the dismissal of the Chief Omer.
"omieials of the Matson Line said that although they Intended to discharge the officer for reasons of their own, the action of the deck crew in Striking was in direct violation of the agreement existing between their union and the company.
Brig. Gen, Bryant K, Wells, Secretary of the Hawaiian' Sugar Planters Association, to-day announced settlement of the strikes of Filipino employees of the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Ca, the Mani Agricultural Ca, and the Wailuku Sugar Ca.
The strikers, who had been away from their jobs 88 days and lost $850,000 in wages, obtained neither wage Increases nor union recognition cly their efforts but did win acceptance of 2 demand for simplification Press. of their basic pay schedules—United
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