Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-27

was engaged by President and General
Manager James A. Kennedy, during
the iatter's visit to the Coast. 1t was
, then stated that Captain Altman was
coming down to the islands to accep
, the position now held by Captain J. F.
, Haglund, and the former China skip
per would draw a salary of $3.50 a
month.
There is absolutely nothing to it,"
was the very emphatic though belated
reGutation of the allegation, coming
from Captain Altman today. When
, they say that ! am down here to 60
to work for the Inter-Island they are
all entirely on the wrong track.
have no such intention" added the
skipper, again retiring into the vale
of mystery.
The nature of his mission to these
islands Captain Altman at this time
refuses to disclose.
Il am here for a purpose and not ex-
actly for my health" he smilingly ad-
mitted.
1t was suggested that inasmuch as
the Captain has borne the title of Poet
of the Pacific for some years, that he
might have decided to take up his
his abode in these isles of the blest for
the purpose of gathering inspiration
for the muse, which at times sways the
seafaring man to an extent that much,
creditable verse is sent broadcast over
the land.
Captain Altman recently figured as
witness in an investigation of SNUG
Cling operations carried on by mem
bers of the official staff and crew of
the liner China. Captain Altman in
sists that he left the Pacific Mail serv-
ice of his own free will, however.
There are those here who believe
that Captain Altman is now a visitor
at Honolulu on business connected
with the suppression of illegal impor-
tation of opium. With the genial skip
per, however, silence is now golden.
The Harbor yesterday held a meet
ing at which committee of three,
headed by Captain Tullett, was ap-
pointed to confer with the officials
of the company. Captain Tullett
made arrangements with Vice-Presi-
dent Mclean for conference at ten
o'clock this morning. =
Among other things which the Har-
Dor did at the meeting was to pass a
resolution providing mode of settling
disputes in future. This plan will be
taken up by the conferees this morn
ing The resolution read:
Resolved, that a committee, con-
sisting Of three members of this
Harbor, be appointed to confer, in
connection with our legal advisers,
with the InterIsland Steam Naviga-
ton Company, and endeayor to OBJ
tain from said company an agreement
whereby no member of this Harbor
shall be, against his Will, dismissed
from his employment by said COM
pany, unless: (D 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; (3) suchl
dismissal shall be. approved by arbi-
traitors, one of whom shall be ap-
pointed under the sanction of this
Harbor, one by said company, and the
third in such manner as shall be pro-
vided in such proposed agreement:
and that any suspension from duty,
pending such approved dismissal,
shall be upon full pay"
THE resolution we adopted shows
the public that we want to be fair and
square in this matter" said Captain
Tullett, yesterday. '"The Harbor has
no intention of trying to dictate to the
company as to whom they shall en-
ploy or discharge. In the last two
years four captains have been dismiss
sed and the Harbor made no objec-
ton, but in the case OF Thompson, we
do not believe that the company has
right to discharge a man who has
spent twenty years in its service
without giving reasons for the dis
missal. If the company has good
reasons for its action why doesn't it
make them public? The Harbor is
not afraid to have them published, |
and neither is Captain Thompson"
Position Set Forth. @.
Honolulu Harbor No. "a yesterday
set forth its position still more fully
In letter written to the morning pa
per, which said:
Editor, Pacific Commercial Adver-
tiser, City.
Dear Sir:-If you will kindly allow !
us space in the columns of your paper, |
we Will dIIcIIpI 10 T0SpOuO 10 your |
editorial appearing in the issue of |
January 25th, which starts out as !
though intended to be fair, quoting |
the vital interest of the general pub
lie which neither the company or the
men can afford to ignore, and, after
advising the public not to decide Off
hand without hearing both sides, in the |
very next paragraph, we are practi-
cally condemned by you.
Admitting for the sake of argument |
that our letter to Mr.. Kennedy was |
couched in irritating language, his at
titude towards us at all times has !
been worse than irritating, and, Mr. !
Editor, when you say that our calm
assumption of the right to name our |
own committee to try our members, is |
almost enough to make the ordinary /
man gasp, what have you to !
say in regard to the workingman, the |
man with a family to support, who |
has served this company for twenty
odd years, without ever an inkling of |
complaint against him, who is sum-
discharged by vindictive !
uho rpfuCac tO Ciyo him a |