The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-28
GOODWIN SAYS
He HASN'T MEN

There is a storm brewing on the Wa
terfront The first rumblings OF the
thunder were distinctly heard yesterday
and now indications are for a heavy
blow, although that may be all it will
amount to in the end. The pilikia IS
all over he much discussed crimp ques-
ton. When the change was made in
the harbor police management some
weeks ago il was announced that the
policy of the police department would
be TO drive the crimps out of business
and the understanding on the water
front was that crews We're to be ship
ped through the Sailors Home.
For a time things went beautifully
for the crimps kept out of sight. but
when four sailors deserted from the
Chilean ship Othello yesterday the
clouds began to gather. Captain Welsh
of the OtheIo was positive that the
men We're going to ship on another
vessel, and it was reported that they
were on the Dirigo. Captain Young of
the harbor police investigated the at
fair and made a report to the High
Sheriff.
As there is no treaty between the
United States and Chilli regarding de-
serters the police could do nothing and
in any event the law provides that the
United States authorities shall deal
with deserters. Accordingly Captain
Young has orders to lay such matters
before United States District Attorney
Breckons Sheriff Henry stated last
night that it was his intention TO keep
the waterfront as clean as possible, but
tnaI the present case was beyond his
power to act. He did not think it fair
for one ship to take sailors away from
another and as far as he was able he
would prevent it. In the present in
stance it certainly looked as if the men
must have been offered some induce
ment to desert, though who it was that
offered it he was unable to say.
Captain Goodwin of the Dirigo was
very indignant at the report in an
evening paper charging him with TAX
ing stolen men. He made the follow
ing statement last night:
THE statements made about my ship
in the Bulletin last night are absolutely
false The ship is not loaded, is not
ready to sail, has no crew and no men
aboard. When L do ship a crew it will
be through Captain Bray of the Sail
ors' Hore, who has been put there to
do that business by the trustees of the
one of the first to try and do away
with the crimps. At one time l took a
kanaka crew and went around the Horn
with them rather than do business with
the crimps. 1 never was in the bust
ness of stealing crews, and L am too
old to start in now. I don't know why
Young should put his car into this mat
ter. 1 will not take any seaman on my
ship unless he can show his discharge
from the ship he previously shipped on.
[ spoke to Captain Bray about being
especially careful not to get any men
from the Othello or FOohng Suey, for
two men who had signed on the Foohng
Suey came over and tried to get me
to take them as their chums We're go
ing on my vessel. I viii only do legiti-
mate work through Captain Bray, who
is appointed by the trustees of the
Sailors Home and the sugar factors.
Since [ have been here I have had a
nice time and have met nice people
and 1 want to go away leaving a clean
wake behind me-"
SHIPPING NOTES.
The Z. 5. S. Patterson arrived at
Hilo Friday.