The Hawaiian star., 1905-05-05
SOME FACTS
RELATIVE TO A
DENIAL OF FACTS
CAPT COMBE or CABLE STEAMER
is DESTROYS OF SHIPPING NEW
CREW AT S25.

Captain Combe master Of the British
cable steamer Restorer is quoted Ia am
afternoon paper yesterday as having
kick regarding a story published I'm
The star relative to his shipping a new
crew aboard his vessel I'm the place Of
the Lascars that were brought here on
the vessel In effect the master is
quoted as having said that the report
had little basis i'm fact. one Of the
principal reasons for his not liking the
article was evidently because the state
ment was made that one or the reasons
alleged to be given for his not wishing
to ship a crew, was the fact that he
would have to pay a higher scale Of
wages. He is further quoted as say
ing that he knew nothing about the
Sailors Union objecting to the crew
Of Lascars because Of their being for
eignors and further is quoted as saying
that the statement that the Sailors
Union objects to the crew is foolish, as
he is not at present flying the American
flag. Captain Combe is also quoted as
saying that he would eventually dis
charge his crew and ship Kanakas at
the local rate Of wage.
The article to which Captain Combe
objected despite the statement Of the
gentlemen is based absolutely upon
! facts. II is Of no consequence whether
| Captain Combe approved Of the article
or not, there was ample basis for the
| statements made In The Star and The
! Star published those statements which
were news. f. Larsen the agent of the
] Of hn
states that he had two conversations
| with Captain Combe relative to the
shipment of a new crew. Larsen says
/ that he asked Captain Combe what rate
/ he wished to pay and Combe said $25 a
month. Larsen said that this rate
was too low. It now appears that
/ Captain Combe has entered into nego-
! tiations with a well known Hawaiian
on the water front to secure him about
/ 81 natives as members Of the crew.
| Combe also gave this Hawaiian to un-
derstand that he would secure japanese
I'm the fire room.
Captain Combe says he is ready to
ship Kanakas at the prevailing wage
in this port. The rate that the natives
are paid on the island steamers as
sailors Is $25 a month. TIE secure
members Of tse Sailors Union would
cost a higher rate and evidently Combe
does not propose to pay the Sailors
Union men any higher price than is
paid to the natives. The article i'm The
star stated that one reason reported
for Captain Combe not wishing to shlp
a new crew, was because Of the higher
rate that would have to be paid This
! statement Is borne out absolutely by
his conduct I'm having no further deal
ings with the Sailors Union and trying
to secure natives at a rate cheaper
than the union scale Of wage. Cap
tain Combe also says that he knows
nothing about the Sailors Union OBJ
jecting to his present crew. Neverthe-
less the members Of the Sailors Union
do object to that crew. 1t is mater
Of no consequence whether the captain
is aware of their opinion or not They
have the right to entertain that opinion
Just as he has the right to disregard
their opinion.
1t is a matter Of Indifference to The
Star whether Captain Combe desires to
ship members of the Sailors Union at
rate Of $50 to $35 a month or natives
at 81 Ga month. He seems to desire
to get cheaper men, a right that rests
entirely with him. nd in doing so, he
is merely following along lines laid
down by other employers. The star
simply prints the news.
1900