Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-29

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sci for the Masters and Pilots
Presenting Its aide without mlnc'n.
words the Intsrlsland comna0.
shortly after noon today, returned 4.
the counsel for the local Harbof O.
the Masters and Pllots association tI.
answer to the demands made O.
resolution adopted at the last meet
ing Of the Harbor. These dena1II
were to the general effect THAT II.
company enter Into an aoreomoI|
whereby the Harhor would have
certain say In the dIsnlssaI ~ 4.
members from the employ of tI.
corporation. The reply Of the c1.-
pany was flat refusal to grant ooc|
= request Or to enter Into ouch q.
agreement. but the letter In WI'|.
the refusaf was conveyed - the |||'
Dor wound Up with the tfateuonk 1'||
/ II the captains care to,do %. the coI|
pany will meet and conlor with 1|.
kcommitta they may wish q. apoo|||
Ili1 spite Of this lntlderD believe UI||
strike ID now certain.
Without committing themselves i.
any way the members Of the spet'|'
committee appointed BY the Haft1|
intlmated that they regarded . wall
out as practically assured.
Speaking for the Harbor, Judge
Humphreys, who with Attorney Ash
ford has been conducting the fl1h[
for the masters said:
Et4NoW KNOW WHAT TO DO"
"We have had our answer and ~
are now IN position to know wh1I
10 do. You may use that phrase an.
the public may with eonfldenee accept
all that II implies under the eircum-
stances"
1--WE have met the enemy and for
The time being only, we are hIs,n'
said Mr.. Ashford, with = grin Of DE-
light at the prospect OF . fight.
ave are unable TO make any state
fent az yet, what our plans Will have
to be- said Captain TuIlett, Chairman
Of the committee, which has charge
Of handling the situation for the har-
Dor. - can not even say that We shall
take advantage Of the eornpany's ofIor
to meet Us in conference. u the com
nittee meets with representatives 81
the directors II Will be the existing
SOmIntsISGg v SIRt4t0 89ya
MAKES NO PRE- EDlcTtoN.
"No," he added, - can not syeuture
any sort of prediction 40 20 what
the outcome will be. The Company
turns US down with 4 lot Of specIono
reasons. u is up to the harbor 70 act
Viee-President Mclean, Of the inter
island Steam Navigation Company,
seen just after the framing Of the Jet.
ter, said: -,
There Is really nothing to be said
for the company that ID not contalnsd
in the letter. We think our position
unassaiIabTe." T..
The letter Of the company folloWos
rJanuary %, 1913
Honolulu HarboP, No. 54, care Mes
srs. A. Tullett, M Oness and o. w.
OLSON, Com, and Messrs. A. 8.
Humphreys and G. w. Ashford,
Counsel, Honolulu.
"Gentlemen:-The board of direc-
tors of the Inter-Island Steam Nayiga-
ton Company, Ltd, at a meeting
specially called for the purpose, has
given most careful consideration to
the communication of your COMMITTEES
lated January q, 1918, and addressed
to us by authority Of resolution
adopted by your Harbor on that date.
In that letter and resolution you
request US to enter into an agreement
with your Harbor and with its present
and future members during the life OF
such proposed agreement to the ef-
feet that no member Of your Harbor
shall against his will be dismissed
from employment by this company un-
less o. by order of the United States
inspectors empowered to act in the
premises; (2) the party sought to be
dismissed shall admit the justice OF
his dismissal; or 81 such dismissal
shall be approved by arbitrators, one
of whom shall be appointed by the
Harbor, one by this company. and
the third in such manner as might y
provided in such proposed agreen61I
The communication referred to
practically constitutes a demand that
the company be compelled to keep II
its employment masters and mates.