Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXI, Number 29, 18 November 1936 — Foodstuff Shortage Imminent Strike Conttnues With No Hope Of Early Settlement In Sight. [ARTICLE]

Foodstuff Shortage Imminent

Strike Conttnues With No Hope Of Early Settlement In Sight.

ILiwaii fucos a sc,rious foo'l >hortage 1111Ioas the imaritituc striki' i.s .setticJ.. immediately or iiouie oiher w:yr is found to bring supplies into the territory, accord ii)g to leauii'i? business meo of Hor»ol\JiU. Pj'iees of foo4stuff nre ;i!rea>l.v $teadily develop \vith i» the ne.\i tuii day s when availai>le supi>lies oT riee, eggs, fresh ve<vet:ible's potatoes and other produ;-t»> now in wholesaīe \vare\vill Ik' j*mcticālly exhausted. Oavernor Poindexter is said to consuleriiig an appeal to the uavj department to permit the use of niiv;y yess 'Is to transi>ort supp]ies. The £ove.rnor has alrv!.uly explained the sitvmtion to Pi*esideat Roosevelt, who has taken no action as ,vet. aj>parently. Certain prominent Honolulu business men, who , refuse to their iiientity v rhave tleelai;ecl: I " l Tlie jrovenmient must be made ,to realiz.> the situation and glve I I h« i se islands rolief. Outside pf 1 the fo<>d sitO'ition I the present bk>ekade will meaa dis<iter to b«siuesa becaase many morchant <lepeaJent on Ohristmas trade, are unable to reeeive gvx>ds aml exi>orters aiv nnaV4e to ship their produets to xhe mainlaml/'

Ahhough |>rior to the striko tlu\v nunle h reassurtn£ statcuieut to ilh' vSfvct that thviv \vere sufficiont supp!īcs for sovoral months on h;intl in the islands 4 iinporiing ai«l <li:«tr!huting eompame* now ■aiiM thjit the situatiois tt> d;vy> itfter the ttriko $iurU\l is '»MtO A s«rvey of the situation i> j»rej*arevt for the js*>vcruor whieh \vHl the fo!lo\\ in£ eon,aitions in llonolula; Ki«\ no stoeks in vrholesaW w.aivhou*os. Ktfjts tho monthb' consumi»tio& iß>iujr of >vhkh jvr wnt is iiuj»orU\l* i*iv«o«t suj> ?tiy sutiieie«t for 10 \Kvs. Milk, »?:u!y £i\xlnetiou qnarK thv!huvt lo r*»nt {*< the ro"iH!tv o? lteV. »** f»v*!

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