The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-26

formation in july
The Bonrd ct Harbor Commission.
ors extend TO YOU their good wishes.
and assure YOU that the appointment
Of your successor was not for the rca.
son Of ineiIiciency, but necessitatod
oy the adoption of the new rules and
regulations for the government Of the
port Of Honolulu Very respectfully
"CSgdD EMIL A. BERNDT.
Secretary Board Of Harbor Commits
sioners.
Captain A. y. Tripp Harbormaster,
Honolulu"
Inside History
The Maui News article referred 20
by the Association is as follows:
do you know that affair in which
Captain Trip was in the center Of.
the stage is not yet settled, and so
far clouds reflect on two members OF
the commission, and one outsider
whose interests in politics carries him
just little too far. And beside his
work is very, very crude. Much on
the style Of the ostrich who burries
his head in the sand, feels secure in
the fact that seeing none he can not
himself be seen. Unfortunately for
the reputation of the man at bar ne
leaves footprints on the sands of Time
whispers dropped and are waited by
the breeze into the camp of those who
are covering for him with double bar
rel political guns. | believe the OPP
position to Trip centers in two mem
bers of the commission, a firm of
wholesalers and the aforesaid politi-
clan. The other day a petition for
the reinstatement of Trip was hand
ed around among the shipping firms
and on the list of names, as published,
it was noticed that that of Theo. H.
Davies & Co., Ltd, was missing. This
was to be expected. Missing, also, was
the name of Castle & Cooke, which
rather surprised the community Now
here is the story that reaches me by
the underground. When the paper was
presented to Mr.. Tenney he refused
to sign because he did not want to
embarrass the commission. Later Cap
tain Trip called on Ny. Tenney when
the subject of reappontment was men,
tined Mr. Tenney remarked that he
knew why he (Tripp) had been dis
missed from his position; the COM
mission had made that plain enough,
had it not? To which the briney Cap
tain said nay, and produced evidence
in the letter of dismissal he had re-
ceived. 1t is said that forthwith Mr..
Tenney put his John Handbook on the
petition. But it was voted down, and
down 1t remained until yesterday
when, again l got information through
the "tupenny tube" that some of the
captains conferred informally on Sab
bath and decided to make another
reach for the old captain. In the aft
ernoon papers today is published
story that he is to De retained on the
waterfront in some secondary position
under Foster. To my mind the re-
moval of Trip is to be laid at the
door of Commissioners McStocker and
Wakefield. Now here it is: Foster han
died all of the freight for Wakefield's
firm and the firm was tired of the
responsibility. Foster had a little
money which he is willing to invest if
he had a chance. This fact made
known to his firm, it was suggested
that he go into the draying business
with the firm just beginning, and with
his limited capital reinforced with the
business of Davies & Co. there would
be a good chance for him. The scheme
worked. Now then the firm of dray-
men has the business snug and fast, so
there is no further necessity for Fos-
ter spending all of his time with it,
so he is boosted, uncoIsciously, out of
lub pOSlllOll nc bOu6llN lhNO, anu WI
sciously into a supposedly better one,
which he may not hold long. 1t is my
prophecy that he will be out in less
than year, and once out, he will not
get back into the position from which
he has been boosted Stick a pin in
this letter just here. Trip, it seems,
only wanted another year. He is edu-
eating boy and has his college eX-
penses to pay and to pay without this
regular income will be a hardship for
him and for the boy to lose his col
lege course will be bad for him, but
lose it he will, unless the old captain
gets back on the front. Just here
must amend. According to the Adver-
tiser this morning the commissioners
say they are unaware of any position