The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-09

They hold that the men should have
waited for the return of President Ken.
nedy
"Mr Kennedy had full charge of
the negotiations with the men, ;" said
Director J. NJ. Dowsett, yesterday.
''They should at least have waited
until Mr.. Kennedy returned from the
mainland. -
Criticized Kennedy. -.
While Mr.. Dowsett made no direct
criticism of Mr.. Kennedy's position in
the matter, he did not deny that some
criticisms have been made.
About fifty men are already affected
by the strike which is being conducted
under the auspices of Honolulu Har-
bor No. 81 of the american Associa-
! tion of Masters. Mates and Pilots. Ac.
cording to several of the captains the
object of the strike is to force the In
ter-lsland directors to accede to their
, request for the payment of overtime
for work Sundays and holidays.
1t is a fact that during the busy
! part of the sugar season wireless mes
sages are forwarded from the local
Office to the masters of the coasting
vessels and freight steamers ordering
them to call at certain plantation ports,
and there take on or discharge sugar
on Sundays and sometimes on legal
| holidays.
The captains, whose wages range
from $3.50 to $lG0 per month, feel that
they are entitled to additional compcn-
sation when they and their officers have
to forfeit to the call of duty days set
apart for rest and recreation
Mail Held Up.
United States mail which should have
been forwarded to Kauai ports by the
hinau which should have sailed last
night, was, of course, held up. The
iillo mail which should 90 forward by
the steamer Mauna Kea this morning
will be taken by the Wilhelmina.
The 1nter'lsland company, as con-
tract mail carriers, are under very
heavy bond, but the general opinion is
that the company cannot be fined or
otherwise responsible for delay in for.
warding the mails through being unable
to get their steamers to sea on time.
Captains Who Are Out.
Five steamers were tied up today and
three are scheduled to leave tomorrow
The company has in its fleet seventeen
vessels in all, the captains of which are
as follows:
Mauna Kea, in port Captain W
Freeman
Kilauea, in port; Captain S. Thomp
son.
claudne, due this morning; Captain
r. Nelson.
Kinau, in port; Captain ]. Gregory
Nilhau, due the end of the week; Cap
tain W. Thompson.
Maui, due the end of the week; Act
ing Captain c, Peterson.
Helene, due the end of the week; Cap
tain A. L. Lane.
Wailele, in port; Captain f. Carlson
Kauai, Hilo; Captain l.. Self
Kaiulani, Hilo; Acting Captain f, NJ
, Berg.
: lwalani, in port; Captain G. Pfltz.
Mikahala, in port; Captain A. Tul
lett.
: W. @. Hall, due this mornings CAP
l tain NJ, Oness
Noeau, in port; Captain j. IL. Haak,
g likelike, in porti Captain NJ. Mao
!. Ipala.
!. Mauna Loa and Keauhou, laid up.
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ana the date set for sailing are as 70
lows;
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