The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-04

81. A ere iubilhnt.
G. e company officials. after practi.
nv all dav sessions, announced, Incl.
enthlly. that they considered this
otnt already settled In their favor and
ere discussing other phases OF the sit.
ntion.
The situation today is as IL win 70.
1ain until Monday, at least, but the
astcrs and mates, depending on their
.llcgcd legal advantage, are about TO
ct the date for a strike. The proceed.
@ following that will be the install.
lation of Coast masters aud mates ON
le vessels of the Inter Island fleet and
possible injunction OF other form Of
gal action against the company to
old the vessels in port
\ general meeting is reported to
ave been called by the harbor for to-
otrow morning, ut which time the
greater number of lutcrlsland emp
.ains will be in port. Upon the action
ct this meeting, II is stated, depends
che next active step in the controversy.
| his it is conceded. will be strike.
Ghe action of the marine engineers re.
mains coniectural.
Company Cona6ent.
The company, as stated, views the
legal announcements of the harbor with
no alarm.
'rhe law upon which they depend -
announced one of its directors last
night, "refers only to new applicants
for mates or masters licenses. For men
already certifcated it is necessary, rs
the harbor will discover when matters
are forced to an issue, to step aboard
the ship, hang up their certificate and
take her out on the order
1t was stated upon the authority
chiefly Of members of the Honolulu
harbor of the navigators' association,
| that the men now here under contract
with the company to act as strike
breakers are being held in the city at
high salaries.
:" MIR. Lyons, son of Admiral Lyons
who was previously at Annapolis, but
| who had to resign because of his eye.
sight, and who has since been in gov
ernment employ Mt Pearl Harbor, is
being held in the city at the order of
| the company at a salary of one hum
| bred dollars week, " A. 5. Humphreys,
legal counsel of the harbor, stated yes
terday.
Men Must Settle This Time.
The Inter.lsland officials appear to
have reached point in the pending
trouble when they can afford to view
some parts of it with amusement. Dis
cuss ng the legal aspects of the case,
one official said last night, with broad
! smile: 81 think the men of tho har-
/ Dor will learn one of their lessons in
! the settlement of their bill for legal
advice this time When they went out
before, the company had to pay the
lawyers; this time the harbor win pay,
and there won t be any fan in the set
Element for the men mt ALL -
Bluning, Says Tullett.
"The Inter-Isand company is bluff
fing when it says that it has any law
on its side to allow it to replace its
present masters with malihinis and its
whole object is to Brighten those of the
members of our harbor whom it thinks
have cold feet, said Captain Tullett
yesterday, after announcing that n
cablegram had been received by the
harbor from its representative in Wash
ington informing the masters here that
there was no law under which those
not familiar with local waters could be
licensed as masters. 1.-THE company VIII
find, when matters come to n show
down, that the men are n unit. The
, only master who may stick with the
: company is Simerson. Some way oil
other the company has hold on him
"The company is not only blutline
to brighten the men of the harbor, but
it is giving out transformation in the
; hope of deceiving the public. 1t is
, charging us with trying to dictate tc
the company whom it shalt discharge OIL
/ -, Il ~ Ia
n ing whatever of the kind. The com
pany his discharged four masters in the
last two years and the harbor raised
no objection, but we had to take VI
the case of Thompson, who has beer
given no reason at all for his threaten
ed discharge. except that he is too ole
and that it Is the policy of the com
a pany to kick out its old men and put
d in young masters. Thompson is moi
s fifty years old and he has given twenty
- years of faithful service to the com
!. pany. He is being fired just because
Kennedy has a spite against him anC
if we allowed il it would put us all a
= the mercy of this man Kennedy, WHIT
is sore because we beat him in the las
: strike.
u 81 know two members of the harbo
a mho were uiSShaIBou slIhpiy Decduse Ihe,
- stood up in one of our meetings an,
; protested at being worked overtim
without pay. Kennedy has always ha,
: his spies in our harbOr. We are fight
ing now for the right of free speed
and for our very livelihood. If w
were to lose, which is not going to be
what could the majority of our mel
dot They would have to leave tn
L For fnvualf I do MOI oorn
should be on the Coast now, looking
after my property. / am only staying
on to do what l can to help m
brother masters"
| Walkout VIII Be for Good.
| If the men leave the service of tn,
company, majority of them will neve