Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-03

| ieu today, but We also want and de
| mald the assurance that there will
be three square meals tomorrow.
Il like to fight in union with men
who are the alloys of society, the uni
Versal Spartans, square of jaw and
| nature and shoulder, respecting them.
! selves and loving their families too
much to fear menace or men whose
OF other men.
Il can win a fight against most any
combination of capital with men who
Will neither bear nor wear price,
who will anticipate the checkmates of
opposition as o legitimate percentage
to be reckoned with. With suca men,
their win is the most implacable. re-
lentless and terrible force that springs
from the souls of humans. They de-
sire no quarter, and they extend none.
Put l cannot fight even stone gods
with wooden indians"
The captains of the local Harbor,
at q meeting yesterday decided to &C
cept the offer of the company to con-
fer regarding complaints, and a COM
mittee was appointed to meet the Of
ficials or the corporation this morn
ing for conference. The first meeting
of the Harbor was held in the head
quarters Of that association and was
followed by purely informal one at
the home of Secy. Poor, Etho was too Ill
to attend the first The first meeting
decided not to walk out, but simply to
ask the company whether it is in
cd IN oiFno
ployed and putting others in their
places. Six captains have already
come down here from the mainland
and others arrived today on the.
steamer Sierra j
The question Of Captain -Thomp-
SON was absolutely not discussed at
the meeting of the Harbor yesterday"
said Abraham s. Humphreys, attorney
for the Harbor, speaking of the result
of the meetings yesterday. "The COM
mittee appointed some time ago to
arrange for a conference with the
Inter-Island officials made its report.
1t was decided to have the COM
mittee consult with the company to-
day. At that time the question of
Captain Thompson's retention will not
be brought up What the Harbor
wants is to know If it is the plan of
the Inter-Island company to kick en-,
ployes out. If so the Harbor members
intend to quit before they are kicked
out. We understand that seven ma
riners are now in Honolulu on the
payroll Of the Inter-Island and that
more are due here on the steam
- lnff
York ten days ago. If they don't ar
rive today they will certainly come on
the following steamer. The only pur-
pose, it seems to us, that the Inter
Island could have In bringing these
men here is to have them displace
sixteen members Of the Harbor who
are now commanding Inter-Island
steamers" ~. - -
The conference committee is COM
posed of Captains Albert Tullett,
Moses Oness and o. w. OLSEN.
Captain Tuliett last night gave out
the following statement regarding the
proceedings yesterday: 2 -.~ 1
AT a meeting of Harbor No. 81,
held yesterday morning for the pur-
pose Of considering the present con-
troversy between the Inter.Island
Steam Navigation Company, Ltd, and
this Harbor, the interests OF the gem
eral public as well as the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company, Ltd, and
ourselves were most seriously consid-
cred. With the hope of arriving at
some conclusion satisfactory to the in
terests involved, it was decided to ac-
cept the invitation Of the InterIsland
Steam Navigation Company, Ltd, for
a conference with their committee"
Mr.. Kennedy seemed pleased yes
terday to learn that the members Of
the Harbor have decided to accept
the company's invitation for a coz
ference.
This is the first l have heard Of
the decision of the Harbor," he said.
"All that the. company insists upon
is the right to conduct its business
as it deems best and to employ such
men as it feels will give it's patrons
the best service. If the masters or
mates or any other employees OF the
company have any grievance as to
their treatment, the wages they re-
ceiye or the conduct of its superin-
tendent or other officials, we are
anxious to hear them, make an in
vestigation and remedy any unjust
conditions which may be found. We
have not been informed as to when
the conference will be held, but will
be ready at any time to receive the
committee"