The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-09
STRIKE IS NOW FIGHT TO FINISH
UNION DEMANDS BACK Of TROUBLE.


So far as the payment of claims Co cap
tains for extra services on Sundays and
holidays is concerned that will go over
until President Kennedy is heard from
or returns. Mr. Kennedy is now on
his way hack from the East, probably
hurrying toward San Francisco, but the
din ectors have not been able to get in
cable communication with him as yet.
James L. Mclean, vice-president and
acting general manager stated yester
day that there were no new develop
ments in the strike, other than that the
captain and mate of the steamer Claud-
inc, which arrived early from Hawaii
and Maui ports, rs well as the captain
and mate of the w. G. Hall, in from
Kaui ports, had Joined the strikers and
the steamers were tied up with the
others.
The steamers Helene and Kaiulani
are luckily at Hilo and will arrive in
Honolulu probably tomorrow with cat
tie. 1t is this fact alone which will un-
doubtedly prevent meat famine in
this city The steamer Mauna Kea, it
was announced last night, will not sail
for Hawaii before Saturday, If then.
Hold Back Letters.
For the purpose of enlightening the
could only carry out the law as pro-
vided. 1t is possible that under the
public rs to the true status of the
strike Mr.-McLean stated that the di
rectors had favored the publication of
the correspondence between the strik-
| ers and the company, but at the last
moment it was decided that it might be
| better to first submit this correspond
ence to the United States inspectors of
hulls and boilers, who are Captain Will.
| lam Howe and T. j. Heeney. Mr.. Nc
| Lean held conference with Captain
Howe yesterday in the Young building
and it was arranged that the company
would submit to him copies of this
correspondence just as soon as possible,
possibly some time today.
According to Law.
| When Captain Howe was seen yes.
terday afternoon and questioned as to
the possibility of the inspectors acting
rs board of arbitration to settle the
trouble, ne stated that he had nothing
to do with that phase of the case but
law the inspectors will have part in
settling the present trouble, for it is
provided IN sections 4449 and 4450 of
the laws governing the steamboat in
speeJiOn service, as follows:
Section 4449. If any licensed officer
shall, to the hindrance of commerce
wrongfully or unreasonably refuse to
serve in his official capacity on any
vessel as authorized by the terms OF
his certificate of license, or shall fail
to deliver to the applicant for such ser.
vice at the time of such refusal, if the
same shall be demanded, a statement in
writing assigning good and sufficient
reasons therefor, or if any pilot or eugi
neer shall refuse to admit into the pilot
house or engine room any person " nom
the master or owner of the vessel may
desire to place there for the purpose OF
learning the profession, his license shall
be revoked or suspended upon the same
proceedings as are provided in Other
cases of revocation or suspension OF
such licenses.
| Section 1850. The local boards OF
inspectors shall investigate all acts OF
incompetency or misconduct committed
by any licensed officer while acting
under the authority of his license, and
shall have power to summon before
them any witnesses within their respec
tive districts, and compel their attend
ance by similar process as in the Uni
ted States circuit or district courts; and
they may administer all necessary oaths
to any witnesses thus summoned before
them; and after reasonable notice il
writing, given to the alleged delinquent
of the time and place of such investiga
ton, such witnesses shall be examined
under oath, touching the performance
of his duties by any such licensed of
ficer; and if the board shall be satisfied
that such licensed officer is incompe
tent, or has been guilty of misbehavior
negligence, or unskillfulness, or has en-
dangered life, or willfully violated any
provision of this title, they shall i'm
mediately suspend or revoke his license
Effect on Business.
There was little to talk about on tn,
street yesterday aside from the resigna
tons of the captains and mates, ant
the possible effect the delay in trans
portation of necessaries to the other is
lands may have upon the plantations
Senator Fairchild said:
''To plantations who depend upor
Honolulu for supplies there will be al
immediate effect; let the people at Ka
paa miss single steamer and they
teel the need Of something they dc
not happen to have in the house. Al
Kahului the conditions are different be
cause much of the materials used Their,
are brought from the Coast direct and
they are no doubt always well sup
Pied"
1t was said by other men interested
in sugar that it was fortunate the resig
nations were not handed in earlier IN
the season; then there would have beer
a serious loss to the plantations every
where in the Islands.
Maui Due Today.
There were eight steamers at dock
Tuesday and with the arrival of the
Claudine from Hawaii and Maui ports
the W. g. Hall from Kauai ports, the
total yesterday was ten. IL is expected
that the Maui will be In port today
and unless the dispute between the of
heers and company has been settled
the Maui officers will leave their vessel
also. From Hilo comes the report that
the Kaiulani and Kauai are az stand
still ~ that port awaiting the outcome
Of tho disagreement,