The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-12

VWE AIRING factions among the
Nf sh ppiug masters and crimrs
" along the local waterfront are
gEaln getting IN their deadly work
While 10 is generally conceded that
the business CT shipping men abca d
various craft entering and departing
a. Honolulu is slack, a ramble about
the sh hDping district and 2 casual
contact sith the local representatives
of shipping agencies would cause the
upinitafGd 10 believe that the Homo
lulu shipping master was up TO his
neck In more business than the sher
ifI Of the widest COW counties OF the
wuoieEi west
There Is not vessel entering port
but is Immediately boarded by the n
val chipping masters and shippers are
impoltuned for their business Then
follows the regulation announcement
that shipping master No. ! has been
comm sEiCnCd 20 put a portion Of a
crew aboard the vessel In question.
Meanwhile the other crimps. sailors
boarding house managers and city
front brokers. both great and small.
have marshailCd their forces, and an
able-bodiCd anvil chorus Is soon in
progress. b. the time a tour Of the
shipping district is made the uninter-
estCd visitor is made TO marvel over
the devious wavs OF the shipping mas
ter and bis perennial capacity for
prevarication
AdylCes fem the Sounf received by
the last mail are not the most reassur-
ing bom the standpoint OF a shipping
master. Word has came TO the effect
that the wages OF all union sailors In
the Pacific trade have been reduced s.
a month The local branch Of the
union received word from the San
Francisco headquarters which said
that union wages for the Hawaiian
Islands run had been lowered from
$50 TO SIS a month. Wages for for
elgn craft are also reduced from $50
70 S25 a month.
A report flom Tacoma announces
that shipping is dull. The Seayle
agency reports that shipping is dull
and prospects very poor. Many sea
men are said 20 be ashore at that port
looking for ships. The situation at
Po [ Townsend remains unChang d,
While the shipping there has been
slack for some time past The c
in all these ports WhIe il may sc IN
a saving TO the ship owners the ship
ping ma ter iooses nothing. hence the
sailor men alone suffer In the long
run.
II will be remembered that the
wag.s wefe advanced some time pgo,
when sailors were deserting from
North PaIidc ports for Nome ant
Alaska 10 engage in hunting for goit.
But now the men are TO be had for
the asking and the conditions are
chang While some of the sailors
protest against the reduced rates. the
majority are satisfied.
About the only reassurlng news
coming from the coast is the reports
from Eureka and San Ped o. Calf.
These ports claim TO find a shortage
OF men.
Despite assertions made that a COM
plete crew had been signed for the
big ship Roanoke. It is commonly re-
ported along the wate' front that the
big vessel is still without her IN |
comp omcnt Of men. and that she may
be DELAYED for some days pending her
securing a crew.
Captain Harms Of the Lita. summing
up the local situation regarding jump
ing crews. and realizing that men are
scarce. has maintained a close watt b
aboa, q his vessel for several days
past. He does not lnterd that any
member OF the local shipping frater-
nitv shall be given the opportunity OF
coaxing away bis crew.