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

o Honolulu, T. H., janis, 1913. 4
. Capt. ]. r Haglund. Snpt Inter
Q Island Steam Navigation Co.,
@ Ltd. Honolulu, T. II.
q Dear Sir: lowing to the fact
. that ! am retiring from the sea, &
q and intend to leave the country
e shortly. I hereby beg to tender
o my resignation from the employ
o Of the slnter-Island Steam Naviga- Z
q ton Co, Ltd. to take effect at
. your earliest convenience. e
o Yours very truly. z
o (Signedl A. TULLET. &
. HonpIulu, T. HI, Feb. 5, 1913. 3
o Captain A Tullett Honolulu 9
o T. IA
p Sir;H Four resignation dated
. Jan. Is. 1919. to take effect at I
. our conteniehee has this day 2
q been placed In our hands by
y Capt j n liaellnd, and we now
. accept the same to take effect q
. forthwith. q
@ Yours very truly, 9
@ INTES-ISLAND STEAM g
. NAV CO., LTD, Z
o BY ]. A. Kennedy, Gen. Mgr. .
. . o q o o D. go o . o . y 20 z
Taking the stand that the compan,
could not In justice to the public anc
its own stockholders grant the demand
of the captains, the board of director,
and officials of the company thii
morning informed a special committee
OF the harbor that IL would stand res
oIute. In q formal letter addressed tt
the harhor the company says: +.
Gentlemen Your letter OF ever
date requesting conference between
q committee from your Harbor and q
committee representing this company
was received through your committee
and an immediate opportunity az
forded your committee to present your
views to a full meeting OF the board
Of directors Of this company.
At that meeting, your committee
and the board discussed the various
questions raised by the committee
The request of the committee, as we
construed ii after this discussion, was
that our company should not dis
charge any master or mate either be
cause he was member of your Har
Dor, or for any spite or personal i'll
will against him, or for participation
in any active way in the preseni
difficulty.
Has Aided Harhor In the Past
''It seems unnecessary Tor the con
pany to say that no person in, its en-
ployment will be discharged simply be
cause he is member of your Harbor
Without going into detailshat all, you
records will show that not only ha
the company not opposed the Harbo
as an organization, but has in ever.
way, and at times financially, assiste
FSau In nphoiding the legitimate oh
Jects of your organization. I'VE there
for, unhesitatingly say that should an
discharges be made, none of them wi,
be attributable to membership in you
Harbor. y 'Tz~'s.
st would likewise appear unneces-
sary 10 say that neither employmen,
nor discharge of men will in any nan,
ner depend on favoritism OF prejudice
AS outlined in our recent letter t.
you, the company owes duties to botl
the public and its stockholders. it.
board of directors having this in vieT
would at no time countenance a polio!
by which favoritism or prejudice
would interfere with these duties.
Blames TrouBlemakerS.
Regarding your last proposition
concerning discharges on account OF
participation in the present difficult
ties, we would state that the trouble If
by no means of recent origin. 1t, ir
our opinion, arises from agitation'
promoted by certain employees of the
company whose objects, judged b.!