Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-27
PRESIDENT,
TO ANSWER
LATER
Masters And Mates
Reserve Right ito
Act as Seems Best
Under Circum-
stances, i" Voiced
by Attorneys For
Association

The Inter-IsIand company countered
Pilots Association yesterday, at a
meeting held this morning, and the re-
suits Of which were given out by
President Kennedy, this afternoon
shortly after one o'clock. The COM
pany asks for more time In which TO
reply to the demands Of the Harbor
made by resolution yesterday after
noon. In turn the Hsrbor Will hold
meeting at three o'clock this after
noon st which the reply Of the com.
pany will be discussed, and what
ever faction deemed best under the
.cIrcun1stances,n to quote one Of the
attorneys for the captains, will be
taken by their body.
After citing the resolution, q copy
OF which will be found below and q.
ietter from httofney Ashford TO the,
mansnement Of the company, the
corpcrstlon IN IL reply says:
HidonoIuIu Harbor No, 50, care Of
.Messrs. a. Tullett, N. oness and o.
W.olsson, Committee, and Messrs.
A. S. Humphreys and c. w. Ash.
ford, Counsel,
"Honolulu, T. u.
"eentlemen: -..
"Your letter of January 27th,, 1918
received after $3.50 q. m. today has
been considered by us as carefully as
was possible In the short period inter.
venlng between its receipt. and the
writing Of this answer al Z pm. Ac.
conpanying the letter was your verbal
statement preferred through your At
torHeys 10 the effect that should your
Harbor fall to receive an answer as-
ceedine 70 their demands by o'clock
today vouW would act as though your
demands were refused. IL -
"As soon as possible all available
directors Of our company were corr
suited. We were unable TO confer with
al Of the directors, one Of them being
on the Island Of Kauai and one being
ilI. Both Of these gentlemen are not
only directors but large stockholders.
We feel that they should be present, u
possible, at a meeting called for the
determination Of the very important
questions covered In your eommunicaE
ton. We feel further that the PROPOSE.
tions contained In your letter are of
so great importance not oniy to the
stockholders themselves, but to the
public generally, that the short time
allowed NC by your verbal request is
wholly Insufficient No afford. proper
consideration thereof. =
"A meeting OF the Board Of Direct.
ors has been called for Wednesday
morning for discussion OF the ques-
tons raised by your letter. As soon
as the board acts, you will be notified
Of the position taken by It. Respect.
fully, Inter-lsland Steam Navigation
Co., Ltd, BY James A. Kennedy, Presi-
dent; by Norman e. Gedee, Seere
tary."
Fear' General Tie.up.
Developments in the embroglio be-
tween the masters and pilots of Local
Harbor 81 and the Inter-Island Steam
Navigation company pointed to gen.
eral tie-up of the service Of the COM
paDy. The captains filed with the
company's management through their
attorneys, C.. w. Ashford and Judge
A. S. Humphreys, an ultimatum, which
called for formal reply to their de-
mands formulated at a meeting yes
terday, calling for an agreement with
the company, and pending a reply to
this marked time until the hour set as
a limit, o'clock, in which the com
pany's answer might be made.
At the offices of the company there
was much apparent activity. A prac-
tically full board met and was in ses-
sion for a long time, but II was late
before Mr.. Kennedy, president of the
company, was enabled to make any
announcement.
Mr.. Ashford, who is now actively
IConfInua5 an Dana AZ