1 - American Memory
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"These developments, in turn, affectetl employment and, in n number of ways,<br />
affected both wholesale and retail trade. It is significant that the banks tight-<br />
ened credit throughout the Territory as soon as the possibility of a strike in<br />
June became known.<br />
"In the end the strike did not materialize, but the fact that even the threat<br />
of such a strike was so .serious that its effect reached beyond shipping and<br />
stevedoring into financial, industrial and trading enterprises throughout the<br />
Territory clearly indicates the . . . 'predicament' ... in Hawaii".<br />
II<br />
EMEPOENCY RELIEF SHIPMENTS AND STOCKPIUNO<br />
In the past, provisions for emergency relief shipments were made during four<br />
of the longest strikes (54 days in 1947. 9« days in 1048, 177 days in li»4i>, and<br />
63 days in 1952). Tlie last time that federally-owned and operated ships were<br />
used to bring emergency shipments to Hawaii was during the 03-day PilA-SUP<br />
strike (May 25-.Tuly 28, 1952). Nwvy and MSTS ships brought in .several full<br />
and partial civilian cargoes during that emergency.<br />
The plans which exist today for the administration of tlie Governor's emer-<br />
gency powers include provisions for obtaining Inventories of critical commodities<br />
and for allocating space on emergency shipping as it may be made available.<br />
These plans, which have not been used in recent years, were administered by an<br />
Emergency Food Committee chaired by Edward I)oty of the State Civil Defense<br />
Agency. The records of this coramitee demonstrate the pattern of the first short-<br />
ages which appear in essential foods, pharmaceuticals and animal feeds. They<br />
show, however, that no one goes hungry even during a long strike.<br />
Strike effects on inventories and tlie practicability of stockpiling as a hedge<br />
against maritime strikes were studied in 1964 at the University of Hawaii upon<br />
direction of the State Legislature. The report, "Stockpiling as a Solution to Short-<br />
ages from Maritime Strikes affecting Hawaii," was conducted by a Profes.sor of<br />
Marketing of the University of Notre Dame. A reprint of the Introduction. Sum-<br />
mary and Conclusion of this report is attached.<br />
CHAIIDER OF COMMERCE OF HONOLULIT,<br />
JJonohiUt, Haicaii, March 10, 196i.<br />
Memorandum to: Meml)ers of the Uninterrupted Shipping Committee.<br />
From: Leonard Withington. Secretary.<br />
Subject: Stockpiling as a solution to Shortages from Maritime Strikes affecting<br />
Hawaii.<br />
This .study conducted for the Economic Re.search Center, University of Hawaii,<br />
by Dr. E. .T. McCarthy of the University of Notre Dame, is pertinent to the inter-<br />
ests of this committee. We have reprinted the Introduction, Summary and Con-<br />
clusion contained in his report and are forwarding you a copy herewith.<br />
It is interesting to note how close Dr. McCarthy's findings are to the long-term<br />
recommendations of the Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu, calling for advance<br />
planning by the State and Federal Governments which would provide for interim<br />
shipping .service in the event that normal shipping fails to function.<br />
Tlie Economic Research Center has also released a report, "Another JMok at<br />
Hawaii's Ocean Transportation Problems", by Dr. W.vtze florter. Professor of<br />
Economics, UCI/A, and Visiting Economist, University of Hawaii. We have not<br />
reprinted portions of this report which is less [wrtinent to the specific interests<br />
of the Uninterrupted Shipping Committee. However, it does include some reference<br />
to, but no new light, on iws.sible results from remo\Til of sabotage laws and the<br />
introduction of foreign ves.sels into the Hawaii-mainland domestic trade.<br />
If you wish to read the full text of either of these reports, a copy may be bor-<br />
rowed from the committee flies.<br />
REPRINT OF INTRODUCTION, 8UM^RAKY AND CONCLUSION<br />
"STOCKPILING AS A SOLUTION TO SHORTAGES FROM MARITIME STRIKES AFFECTING<br />
HAWAII"<br />
(By E. ,T. McCarthy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing Management,<br />
University of Notre Dame, with the research assi.stance of R. Brownell, M.A.,<br />
Economic Re.search Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, February<br />
1964)<br />
[Reproduced by the Uninterrupted Shipping Committee, Chamber of Commerce of<br />
Honolulu—March 1004]