The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-15
SEAMEN DEFEND
Represent
intend to Uphold Capt. TuIlett
Until Proven He Is
Wrong.

The members of the Honolulu Harbor.
Masters, Mates and Pilots, are not in.
clined to allow the statement to the
effect that Captain Tullett, their repre-
sentative in Washington, has over.
stepped in the matter of claiming that
he has authority to appear and speak
in the name of the Hon 3lulu Chamber
of Commerce. Below is published a
communication from the Harbor,
through F. c. Poor, its secretary, which
gives the association s side of the mat
ter. One explanation offered is that
Captain Tullett may have been misquot-
ed in the Advertiser story of Thursday
| last, but the quotation was taken from
the official report of the meeting of the
| Committee on Merchant Marine of the
| House and cannot but be correct. The
| members of the Harbor are also mistak.
en- in inferring that the story in the
| Advertiser was offered this paper for
| publication. It was obtained in the
usual news gathering of the day and
| was a portion of a report of the regular
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
The letter of the Harbor is:
| Editor Advertiser: We are surprised
and grieved at the astounding head.
lines and subsequent article involving
our representative, Captain A. Tullett,
as being the cause of snarl at the
Capital.
We feel absolutely certain that Cap.
| tain Tullett has been misquoted, for he
| is certainly too much of gentleman
| to attempt any Misrepresentation, such
| as has been attributed to him in the
| article referred to, and IN Justice to
him as well as ourselves, we would
most respectfully request that you grant
us space in the columns of your valu-
able paper to assert our objections, until
such time as he may be heard from.
Captain Tullett s mission to Washing
| ton was to represent Honolulu Harbor
No. 81 at the annual convention of the
American Association of Masters, Mates
and Pilots, whether he was clothed with
| any authority from the Chamber of
Commerce, we do not know, but, in ap-
1 probation for what the Chamber of
Commerce had done for us, we offered
them his services, the correspondence
leading up to this is hereto appended
1t is customary for the National Con
vention to appoint various committees
from among the members to meet and
confer with the different Congressional
committees and we take it that Captain
Tullett has, with others, been assigned
the duty of going before the Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries II
such is the case, we can not hold hin
responsible for not consulting the Ter
| ritorial Delegate, particularly on bill
: that did not directly interest this Ter
ritory.
The bill referred to is known as IT
. R. Bill 1867, introduced by the Honor
able Everis A. Hayes, of California
January Doth, 1908, and referred to the
Committee on Merchant Marine anC
Fisheries.
This bill is intended to put all sail
ing vessels of three hundred tons ant
over under the Inspection Laws ano
compel them to carry a licensed master
and a licensed mate, also to make il
unlawful for any one to serve as mas
. ter, mate, second mate or third mate
engineer or pilot in charge of a watef
! who has not been licensed by the Uni
ted States local inspectors.
At the last regular meeting of Ho
nolulu Harbor No. "a, this bill wa;
, unanimously Endorsed and letters sem
/ to Honorable j. X. Kalanianaole anC
other prominent Congressman, asking
them to use their influence to have il
pass Congress this session and become
: law.
Now, as we had petitions relative tt
! preliminary survey of Kahului an6
Eleele harbors, which in all probability
! would also be referred to the Commit
tee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Captain Tullett would be justified il
stating that he was supported by The
Chamber of Commerce, for they arr
certainly in favor of this and are il
possession of complete copies of the pc
? titions forwarded through our Captain
|, Tullett.
Il We consider that a grave injustic,
0 has been done to our representative
our harbor and our association, not b,
you, Mr.. Editor, but by those offering
). the article for publication without frs
giving us a chance to be heard. All w
I ask is that the Chamber Of Commere
and general public withhold their fna
4 decision in the matter until Captain
h Tullett returns, when if he has net
satisfactory explanation, which we ar
i confident he will have, we are read
and willing to make amends to ther
n in any manner they may choose.
Chamber Of Commerce Letter.
The following letter, dated Novembe
10, was received by the Harbor frol
the Chamber of Commerce.:
n Dear Sirs: 1t gives me pleasure t
inform you that at a meeting of tn
Board of Trustees of the Honolul
Chamber of Commerce, held yesterda,
upon motion, duly made and unanimous
d ly carried, resolution was passed Ell
<. dorsing your plan TO send a represe1
ID tative to Washington to be presen
TO during the coming session of Congress
for the purpose of presenting Hawaii
need of additional lighthouses, buoy
= and other aids to navigation.
Wishing you the best of success
B. your efforts to secure the money niece
il sary to defray the expenses of you
It. delegate, believe me, very truly yours,
BY "H. P. WOOD, Secretary. -