The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-16
L|DDY AND
CAPT. TULLETT
The Seamen's Union Ex-Agent
Pleads Cause of the
Delegate.

Editor Advertiser.-IR perusing the
columns Of your valuable and influential
paper Of even date, I was more than
grieved to notice that question has
been raised as to the action Of Captain !
Tullett representative to the Grand |
Harbor Convention at Washington, |
D. C., from Honolulu Harbor. No. 81 |
in stating that he was backed I'D BIZ
the Chamber of Commerce Of Honolulu. !
Now, sir, TOR the information and the !
benefit of the public, /, as a member
Of California Harbor, No 10. Ameri-
can Association OF Masters, Mates and
Pilots, and as one who has been very
active and instrumental in drafting
resolutions and suggestions apperrain-
ing to the safety of life at sea, and
lights, beaeons, huoys, etc, as aids to
the safe navigation of our coasts. bays.
rivers, harbors and lakes, l wish to
state that there are seventy-nine
branches of the 4. A. Of NJ. N. and 2.
tAAOuSA oUG the Aultcu STATES, 4t4ii-
tories and possessions, even reaching
as far as Manila. and that the com
bined membership, which exceeds
- 200, is under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Harbor, with headquarters at
Washington, D. {.
There is an annual convention Of this
body held at Washington, D. c., and
each of the seventy-nine branches
either sends a representative or is rep
resented by proxy, selected by them
selves, and 1 can reliably assure you
that whenever the Committee on Mer-
chant Marine at Washington, or Pres
ident Roosevelt himself. needs any in
formation or suggestions as to the mar
thine needs of our coasts. etc, it is to
| this body Of experts-mind you. experts
that they apply for verbal and ocular
demonstration by charts drawings, etc,
as these harbor representatives come
and are thoroughly acquainted with the
needs and alterations of the aids TO
navigation all over our country, and
/ on the high seas, wherever our vessels
| travel, in the interests Of commerce.
l would further state, that to my
! personal knowledge, the Chambers Of
! Commerce, situated at San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle. Tacoma and several
other smaller ports on the Pacific Coast
do not think it undignifed TO have the
/ harbor representatives from their va
rious districts use their name in bring
ing matters appertaining to maritime
| commerce TO the notice of the Con
gressional bodies al Washington, as the
| gentlemen of the aforementioned Cham
bers of Commerce are fully aware of
the weight that any suggestions made
by these barbor men viii have on the
| powers that be.
| With reference to the matter concern
ing the reenactment of the Act Of 1895
which made If compulsory for sailing
vessels of 200 tons up to carry at least
one licensed officer. in addition to the
master and which was repealed, through
Misrepresentation, 10 such an extent
that sail vessels of any tonnage are
not compelled TO have any qualified man
except the master, on board, and in the
event of the master being stricken with
illness, dying. or from any other cause
the vessel would become a menace tc
life and property on the high seas. both
to the vessel itself and to other vessel.
that are engaged in commercial pursuits
from the fact of having no other duly
licensed and competent officer to take
the place Of the disabled master. o.
manipulate in an efficient manner. tht
vessel. when the master is attending
on the chief and indispensable call O
nature-sIeep. would say that III,
whole body of harbor representative
who assembled at Washington, appearet
before the Committee on Merchant Ma
rine and energeticallv. emphaticaIlv am
unanimously requested the COMMITTEE
10 use their powers 10 have the repealet
Act IF 1898. raenacted by Congress. par
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