Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-27
PRESIDENT 7
TO ANSWER
LATER
Masters And Mates
Reserve Right ito
Act as Seems Best
Under Circum-
stances" Voiced
by Attorneys For
Association
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. Considering the reply. of the !:
y Inter-Island company to its re-
~ quest for an answer by o'clock :
" today to its request for a confer =
u ence, Honolulu Harbor No. 54,
u Masters, Mates and Pilots asso- s
y eiation,- is holding a meeting this
. afternoon, beginning at o'clock. :;
y Indications point to an agreement :
y by the association to the Inter 9
y Island company's statement that 9
% 1t win take the matter up on =
= Wednesday. :;
y II Is reported that the marine :;
u engineers association will meet :;
y tonight and decide TO stand by !,
u the masters and mates. 81 4
The lutef;Island company countered
the move made by the Masters and
sPitcts tssoclstion yesterday at a
meeting held this rnofning, and the re-
sults OF which were given out by
Presldeht Kennedy, this afternoon
shortly after one o'clock. The com.
pany asks for more time In which 70
reply to the demands Of the Harbcr
made by resolution yesterday after
neon. IN turn the Harbor will hold
q meeting at three o'clock this after.
noon al which the reply Of the com.
pany will be discussed, and what
ever faction deemed best under the
circumstances" to quote one Of the
attorneys for the captains, will be
taken by their body.
After citing the resolution, a CODY
Of which viii be found below and
letter from Attorney Ashford to the
management Of the company, the
corporation In Its reply says:
"HonoIulu Harbor No. 81, care OF
.Messrs. A. TylIett, M. oness and o.
W.oIsson, Committee, and Messrs
. A. s. Humphreys and c. w. Ash
ford, Counsel,
"honoIulu, 7. n.
Gentlemen:
"Your letter of January 9th, 1918
received after $50 a. m. today has
been considered by US as carefully az
was possible In the short period inter.
Vening between it's receipt and the
writing Of this answer at p. m. Ac
eompanying the letter was your verbal
statement preferred through your at
torneys 10 the effect that should your
Harbor fail to receive an answer az
ceding to their demands by z o'clock
today you would act as though your
demands were refused.
"As soon as possible all available
directors Of our company were con
suited. We were unable to confer with
all Of the directors, one OF them being
on the Island Of Kauai and one being
III. Both Of these gentlemen are not
only directors but large stockholders
We feel that they should be present, il
possible, at a meeting called for the
determination of the very important
questions covered In your communica
tion. We feel further that the proposi
tions contained in your letter are o.
so great importance not only to the /
themselves, but to the
public generally, that the short time
Us by your verbal request is
wholly insufficient ITO afford. proper
thereof.
"a meeting of the Board Of Direct. !
ors has been called for Wednesday !
for discussion Of the ques
tions raised by your letter. AS soor
as the board acts, you will be notifiec
Of the position taken by it. Respect
fully, tnter.isIand Steam Navigation
Co., Ltd, BY James A. Kennedy, Presi,
dent; by Norman E. Gedee, Secre
tary."
Fear General Tie-uD.
Developments in the embroglio be-
tween the masters and pilots of Local
Harbor 81 and the Inter-Island Steam
company pointed to a gen
eral tie-up of the service of the COM
Dany. The captains filed with the