A Spark is Struck!

Sanford Zalburg

Published by University of Hawaii Press 1979

A Spark is Struck!

Jack Hall and the ILWU in Hawaii

Sanford Zalburg

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824887551

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Prologue: No Monument, No Plaque Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Part 1. THE EARLY YEARS (1915-1940)
1. The Bitter Years Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Green Backdrop Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	4
3. The Voice of Militant Unionism Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	9
4. On the Waterfront Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	13
5. Maui'37: The Last Racial Strike Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	19
6. Kauai: The Special Island Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	26
7. 1938: Year of Violence Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	32
8. A Start in Politics Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	41
9. Young Man with a Mission Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	45
10. Ahukini: The Races Collaborate Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	48
Part 2. THE WAR YEARS (1941-1944)
11. A Bright Sunday Morning Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	59
12. The Military Blockade Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	64
13. Two Who Persisted Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	70
14. Rutledge the Irrepressible Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	75
15. Kawano Sends a Plea Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	82
16. The "Missionaries" Come to Hawaii Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	87
17. The "Missionary" Work Goes On Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	93
18. Meehan Picks Hall Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	98
Part 3. THE BIG SURGE (1944-1946)
19. Hall Takes Over Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	105
20. Thompson the Organizer Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	110
21. The ILWU Gathers Strength Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	116
22. Thompson vs. Arakaki Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	123
23. The Poker Player Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	129
24. The Men from the Barrios Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	133
Part 4. THE SUGAR STRIKE (1946)
25. The Battle Plan Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	139
26. The Ricecapade Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	144
27. Three Bottles of Four Roses Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	149
28. On-the-Job Training Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	155
29. The Unpleasantness at Pioneer Mill Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	160
Part 5. FRIENDS AND FOES (1946-1947)
30. Farrington and the 1946 Election Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	165
31. The Pineapple Strike of 1947 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	171
32. Five Exhausting Days Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	179
33. Bouslog & Symonds Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	186
34. Stainback's Crusade Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	195
35. The Burns Connection Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	199
Part 6. REVOLUTIONARIES AND COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES (1947-1949)
36. Mookini, Izuka, and "The Truth" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	205
37. The "Ignacio Revolt" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	210
38. The Reinecke Affair Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	218
39. Hall Applies Muscle Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	223
40. Olaa'48 Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	231
Part 7. THE LONGSHORE STRIKE (1949)
41. A Chat on the Waterfront Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	241
42. Message to Stalin: "Dear Joe" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	244
43. The Broom Brigade Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	250
44. Fact-Finding: The First Dialogue Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	255
45. Hot Days, Hot Cargo, Hot Words Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	260
46. The Territory Runs the Docks Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	267
47. The Battle of Words Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	275
48. All Wars Finally End Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	282
Part 8. THE TEMPER OF THE TIMES (1950-1952)
49. Hall vs. HUAC Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	291
50. "Standpatters" vs. "Walkouters" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	299
51. "Silent Jack" Speaks Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	304
52. Lanai'51: The Quiet Battle Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	311
Part 9. THE SMITH ACT TRIAL (1952-1953)
53. A Knock on the Door Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	323
54. Preliminary Event Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	327
55. A Hunt for Legal Talent Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	333
56. The Cross-Examiner Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	337
57. The Seven-Month Siege Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	343
58. Witness Takes the Stand Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	350
59. A One-Dollar Bet Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	360
Part 10. THE MIDDLE YEARS (1954-1959)
60. Naalehu '54: The Feisty Lathe Operator Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	369
61. The Democratic Sweep Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	374
62. Juneau Spruce Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	382
63. Hall the Politician Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	388
64. The Last Act of the Smith Act Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	394
65. Sugar '58: "The Aloha Strike" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	402
66. One Sunday at Paula Drive Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	409
67. The Glow of Statehood Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	416
Part 11. THE MELLOWING YEARS (1960-1969)
68. Mechanization Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	433
69. The Nixon Caper Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	438
70. Artful Art Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	441
71. The Hall-Burns Affair Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	447
72. The "Green Desert" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	455
73. Hall vs. Bridges Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	463
74. "I'm Only in Back" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	470
75. The "Fair-Haired Boy" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	475
76. Politicians and Others Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	484
77. "Live and Let Live" Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	492
78. Feig the Fearless Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	496
Part 12. DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY (1969-1971)
79. Leaving Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	503
80. Ailing Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	507
81. Dying Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	512
82. Mourning Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	518
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	521
Sources Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	523
Bibliography Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	529
Notes Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	535
Index Requires Authentication Licensed Download PDF	629

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Copyright year: 1979
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 670

eBook

Published: May 25, 2021
ISBN: 9780824887551