The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-28

ther Illustrating Mr.. keuncdy'a feel
ing toward our member, W that fact
that he has Issued an order that when
vessels arriving on Sunday with a
cargo Of sugar 10 be discharged that
day, In tho American Hawaiian ships
(the overtime being paid by the latter
company the master and mates shall
be replaced by the stcvedorcs, who are
TO draw tho overtime pay, thus dc.
priving the officers Of your vessels Of
the overtime pay they are Justly en-.
titled to. This action on the part Of
Mr.. Kennedy can only be attributed Ia
personal feeling, or III will. M the
overtime being paid by the American
Hawaiian people entails no expense on
your company.
"Again we call your attention to the
fact that masters or officers who are
detained Mt home, sick for a day or
two, are having their pay docked.
"This niggardly policy is not pursued
elsewhere in the Territory and We con.
ddently believe that il will fail to re-
ceive your APPROVAL
cOmpany's Reply.
To this, on December "a, the diroc-
tors, through their secretary, Norman
Gedge, replied, saying that;
''The directors arc satisfied that in
his dealings with the company's EN-.
ployes, Mr.. Kennedy has not INDUCED
in discrimination except to recognize
efficiency and service.
Having already given fair consider.
alton to the facts involved in connec.
ton with Captain Thompson g case, and
Captain Thompson having in fact been
given substantial instances of default
on his part, the directors feel that fur
Their comment is unnecessary.
cit has been and will continue to be
the policy of this company and of the
officers to be fair in all relations with
employees, recognizing merit and eff
cheney ON the one hand and displacing
or correcting those falling short of it
ON the other, giving fair consideration
to complaints Of those who may deem
themselves aggrieved, and in all cases
taking such action as the directors shah
deem just, The directors can not avoid,
nor permit Others to assume, the re-
sponsibility which rests upon the com,
pany in connection with its employees
and their selection, retention and dis.
cipline.
mot Fools" Says Humphreys.
That the company is sharpening n
knife for the throats of the union mem
| bers and that the members are not fools
enough to sit around idle during the
sharpening process is the contention
and warning of Judge Humphreys, the
| legal representative of the harbor. In
a statement made yesterday, he said:
''The captains have been and still
are determined to live up to the terms
of the contract made with the Inter.
Island company after their successful
| fight for their rights last summer. They
acted then in good faith and they are
still acting in good faith. 1 have ad-
vised them to be particularly careful
against doing anything that could in
any way be construed as violation
of the letter and spirit of that agree
ment. 1t is the wish of all to keep
the good opinion of this community,
and if n fight comes to us we shall be
all the stronger for the backing of pub
lie opinion that we shall be certain to
receive if we keep faith.
''That is not to be construed, how
ever, to mean that we are going to sit
down and take. whatever the present
| LHb w
give us. A man is a fool if he sits
idly by and allows another to sharpen
a knife for his own throat, especially
after he has received due warning from
the other that the blade is intended for
his throat. We regard the bringing OF
these six men from New York to Homo.
lulu, and their retention ON waiting
orders at salary of $40 per month
as a distinct warning, threat. which
we can not afford to ignore. We are
not going to ignore it, either.
"Mr. Kennedy has acted in the mat
ter of bringing in lot of men to take
the places of the members of the har.
Dor because of pique. He returned from
the coast last August to find that the
captains had defeated the company
That made him mad and he has done
the rest to get even. If he thinks
though that he is going to win easily
or that the community is going ia
stand by and allow him to upset the
traffic of the Territory in order to feed
a personal grudge, he is mistaken. He
belongs unfortunately to that class
risen from the ranks, which forgets
the source from which it sprung and
spurns people belonging to the class.