Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-03

SurNr DETECTIVE,
Honolulu, November !, 1884
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. NFpEsstRr ENPLINtrfoN.
EprtoR SATURDAY. peEss. 81 !,
By report of the proceedings OF the
Working Mems Union published this
day. | observe that Mr.. Crow
ley gives a FeeRmf of some conversation
held with myself At nn interview which
he states he he! with me, and which
interview, ! regret TO learn, Nh. Crow
ley found very unsatisfactory
! have no desire to appear unduly
sensitive IN such matters, but perhaps
may be permitted to state that neither
Mr. Crowley nor any other member of
the Working Mems Union has had any
interview with me on that OF any other
subject, and moreover am not aware
that MI Crowley and myself have ever
set eyes on each other ! fear that
some friend of Mr. Crowley has mislcd
him by representing some one else to
him under my name, for ] cannot think
that any gentleman could deliberately
report an interview and conversation so
completely fabulous
Since SO much attention has been
called to the subject 10y the newspapers
| will trouble you with the following
statement of facts which believe to be
strictly accurate. Several months ago
Mr. Young asked Mr. Marshall, the chief
engineer OF the Zcalandia, to engage him
couple of boilor-makers in Sydney and
bring them up, and the Honolulu Iron
Works Company would guarantee the
passage, deducting the same from theft
wages, The chief engineer was unable
to find the men and so reported to Mr..
Young.
Al subsequent voyage Mr., Marshall
found two men who represented them
selves as boilcr-makers, and they
came up and went to work
They stated, however, on arrival,
that they were ship.builders, and
one of them had been boiler.maker on
a sugar plantation The Iron Works
advanced passages for both with the
understanding that they should be re
pad out of their wages as soon as they
could manage it.
In few days Mr.. Young discovered
that the men would not suit him and
he discharged them, paying them off at
$3.50 per day, but retaining half this
amount towards their passage.
All this | have learned within the
last week. My first personal acquain-
tance with this matter was about fort
night ago when a young man called on
me, said his name was Hatton, that he
and companion came up under
engagement by Mr. Marshall to the
Iron Works, that Mr. Young had dis
missed them and left them to starve,
and they wanted to get passages back
to Sydney. Hatton moreover told me
that Mr.. Young would say they were
not competent boiler-makers. Upon
enquiry | learned the facts narrated
above, and further Mr.. Young informed
me that he had told Hatton if he could
not get work, the Iron Works would see
that he did not want, and would use
their efforts to get them chance to
work their passage to Sydney. eX-
planned this to Hatton who said it was
all they wanted and that they had not
understood this before He went away
apparently satisfied. A few days after
wards Major Wodehouse asked me to
give him some information regarding
these men, they having applied to him.
| gave the report which | had already
given Hatton. Major Wodehouse re
piled "Why that is all they ask. :"
Major Wodehouse informs me that he
repeated my words to Hatton, who
thanked him and said, "That is all we
ask, sir" No one else was present at
this second interview
The Zealandia arrived and sailed last
Sunday, and Mr.. Young, according to
promise, secured the berths on board,
the men working their passage home
andthe Iron Works being out hundred
and sixty dollars by the transaction.
| am informed that no member of the
Working Mems Union has sought any
information regarding these men from
any of the officials of the Iron Works,
nor has any application or assistance
been rendered on the subject. The
promises made by Mr.. Young have been
simply carried out without any hint
from any one else and without any
knowledge on Mr. Young's part that
Major Wodehouse had enquired at ALL
Mr.. Young saw the men off They ex-
pressed their gratitude to him for his
kindness, but they did not even then
state their obligation to the working
mems committee, nor did they men
tion the letter which it is now stated
they had written the previous day
recognizing the efforts Of Mr.. Crowley
in their behalf. am charged with
having stated that l "knew Mr.. Yonng
but did not know Mr.. Crowley" Ii is
not true that | made this statement to
anyone; but am bound to admit that
the statement itself is true, or rather, il
was true, although presume | may
now claim to know something OF Mr.,
Crowley also. What | know about Mr..
Young is that he possesses largely the
confidence and esteem of those who
work with and under him, because he
oitener does good which he does not
talk about than talk about good which
he has not done.
1t is clear that neither Mr.. Crowley
nor Mr. Davies had anything more to
do with the despatch of the two boiler
makers than wc had with the tidal waves