The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-24

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get enough members together, and de-
cided to stand by what they believe to
be their rights and to fight to the last
ditch, If necessary. The attitude of
those present was that while they are
not looking for trouble they are not
going to run away from the fellow who
stirs it up.
Under the federal law no man can
net as the captain of steamship in
Hawaii unless he has resided in the
Territory for AT least twelve months. In
the face of this law it is thought that
the plan of the InterIsland Company
is to make captains of the mates, if
the present captains 60 out on strike,
and then to place the newly.ar.
rived Eastern mates in the places of
those promoted, with the promise that
when they shall have resided here long
enough TO qualify for master s ticket.
1t is understood that the local har-
Dor is in possession of certain CORE
spondence which is alleged to have
passed between President Kennedy and
the representatives of the harbor in
New York, as well as other important
documents bearing on the matter, of
which the following is a fair sample:
Reported Agreement.
"This memorandum of agreement
made and entered into this. .......
day of. ........, l91.., between In
ter-lsland Steam Navigation Company,
Ltd, a corporation under the laws of
the Territory of Hawaii, party of the
first part, hereinafter called the Com.
pany, and ......... of .........,
in the State ., party of
the second part, hereinafter called the
employe:
"Witncsseth:-Tha tn Company is
engaged in operating line of steam
vessels between the ports and landings
of the Territory of Hawaii, and is de.
sirous of engaging the services Of the
employe on the terms and conditions
hereinafter mentioned;
"That the employe represents that
he is an expert navigator, capable of
performing the duties of ........o on
The vessels of the company, and that
he is not member Of any Union or as !
sociation which may interfere in any
With his rendering services az
such. ...,....... TO the Company; that
he is desirous of entering the service
Of the Company for the period and on
the terms and conditions hereinafter
"That the parties hereto in consid.
Grafton o. .he premises and of the prom
ises made by each to the other, herein
after mentioned, have agreed and do
now agree and promise, each to and
with each other as follows:-
"Q The Company hereby agrees
to employ the employe, and the en-
ploye hereby agrees to enter the SER
vice and to serve the Company as
....on one of the vessels of the
Company operating in the waters of
the Territory of Hawaii, for the period
Of six months for the salary of. ......
Dollars per month.
"(2) The Company agrees to fur
nish transportation fir m .......n...
to the City of Honolulu, Territory of
hawaii. free of charge to the employe.
"(S) Inc employe agrees to depart
from. ,.... on the day fixed by the
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gence to the City Of Honolulu, and i'm.
upon his arrival at the City
of Honolulu to report to the General
Manager of the Company, and that he
will faithfully perform servicesto the
Company as. s..........on anyt of the
steam vessels of the Company to which
the General Manager of the Company
may assign him for duty.
"(4) The time of employment and
the salary OF the emplove shall com.
mence TO accrue from the date that
the employ shall depart from. .......
TO the City Of Honolulu
"(5) At the end Of the said period
of employment, IL the Company shall
no longer require the services Of the
employe, II will furnish him, II he so
desires, free transportation to--
"ln witness whereof the company
has caused this agreement 10 be execut.
ed In lis name by Joseph =. Nichols,
rs superintendent, thercunto duly an,
thori2ed and the emplove has horeunto
SCI his baud, the day and year herein
hrst above written, Executed la dupl
cate,
'lNTERlNLAND STEAM NAyIdA.
TloN COMPANY, LTD.
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