Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-27


Harbor considers this matter of the
Utmost Importance and urgency to its
members. Wherefore We respectfully
urge that no delay, other than such as
shall be absolutely necessary in the
premises, shall be permitted. Your
prompt and serious attention to the
matter in hand is therefore respectful.
ly but urgently requested.
Very respectfully,
"A. TULLETT,
m. ONESS,
20. w. OLSSON,
Committee.
"a S. HUMPHREYS,
&C. w. ASHFORD,
Counsel for said Harbor."
Two O'clock Limit Set.
After a conference with Mr.. Hemen.
way the committee announced through
Ashford that an answer to the request
for a conference must be Forthcoming
by l O'Clock and that a definite reply
to the proposed agreement must be in
the hands of the committee by z
o'clock, as the hartor is to hold a
meeting at o'clock, when the answer
must be submitted in order that that
body might take what action is deem
cd necessary in the circumstances.
II Mr.. Ashford announced at noon that
the failure of the company to reply by
o'clock to the request for a confer
ence would be considered as tanta-
mount to a definite refusal to treat
at all, and would so be reported to the
full citing of the Harbor at 8
! O'Clock.
r And that means?" asked the re-
! porter.
ooh, that means that the Harbor
will then be in position to take any
! action deemed necessary in the cir
! cumstances. We have no program,
save one OF self-defense If the COM
pany insists upon war we shall try to
4 be ready for it. That is ALL"
Judge Humphreys concurred in all
that Mr.. Ashford said, and added that
he believes the matter can be straight
encd out without much difficulty.
At the offices of the IL. s. n.
Company there were many signs of &C
rIivity. Practically a full board of di.
rectors met and was in conference
over the situation for most of the
morning, but it was late before Mr..
Kennedy was able to make his formal
announcement of the decision reached.
Captain Defends Harbor.
Captain Tullett, head of the special
committee of the arbor which waited
upon the company this morning with
the resolution passed yesterday, came
to the defense of the association this
morning in spirited statement. He
said:
Il want to contradict the story that
has gone forth to- the public that this
/ association is attempting any arbt.
/ trary. action, and want to explain
why it is that We have been forced to
take the stand we have. Some years
ago, when We were working 18 and 20
hours q day, sometimes without over
time. two of my officers, Messrs. Les
lie and George E. PiltZ, attacked that
company in a meeting of the harbor
and urged that the harbor proceed
( with an effort to get overtime. The
next day they were both fired. The
spy system maintained by President
Kennedy worked. The Harbor at last
managed to get its own.
Another thing this harbor, and in
deed the whole association, Is con-
stantly at work for the benefit of nav
igation of the waters in the seas sur
rounding these Islands. We are con-
stantly caring for the lights and other
aids to navigations, working hand in
glove with the U. s. government Of
! ficials in this matter. Our work is be-
ing and has been in the past recog-
, nized by the government at its true
value. When president, Mr.. Roosevelt
instructed officials of the government
| to cooperate with us. With such a
record and with so much to lose, it is
rot likely that we would causelesSly
plunge into a conflict with the COM
pany. Our claims can all be proved.
We have taken the public into our con-
fidence and all we ask from it or from
the management of the Inter-Island, is
fair deal.
THAT we are'afraid of trickery is
the reason for our present attitude.
told Mr.. Kennedy three years ago that
if he set US the example in trickery
we should be ready. Our resolution
adopted yesterday is purely prevent
i've measure. That is ALL
Denies Simerson Story
Il want to deny the absurd story
anent Captain Sfmerson, given to the
public yesterday. To say the least
it is heterogeneous in the extreme.
The yarn was to the general effect
that the action of the Harbor in sup
porting Captain Thompson against
dismissal was taken to keep Captain
Simerson out of job. The absurdtty
of that will be seen when it is pointed
out that one of the reasons given by
Mr. Kennedy for the discharge of
Captain Thompson was that he is
getting old and that the company
wants to put younger men in such
posts Captain Simerson is older
both in point of service with the COM
pany and 10 years than Captain
Thompson. The story was given out
purely for the purpose of prejudicing
the public against the Harbor and in
favor of the company. AS a matter of
fact Captain STmerson is now in COM
mand of a larger and better ship than
the Niihau, commanded by Captain
Thompson, the Manua Kea. Also he