Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-24

This is q common, complaint in our
Harbor, vessels OF your company are
not Supplied with q Thoroughly com.
| petent crew of searnen, . fact that
We have called your attention to and
one that win sooner or later result in
further financial loss 10 your company
and perhaps disaster as we'll, also the
deterioration of some OF your vessels
| through age, which makes it practical
| ly impossible for the masters to main
| tain the standard established in the
past.
We feel that masters are being
blamed for incompetency. when in our
opinion the blame should be placed
elsewhere, namely, the system your
company employs in supplying crews
to your vessels. ~
1t is commonly reported that all the
good men. men that have been trained
in the past to perform good work, have
nearly all left your employ, so that
now we are receiving in their places
Japanese, Porto Ricans, in fact anything
to make up our complement Of crew.
Efficiency lis most flagrantly disre-
l garded.
Say Dissatisfaction.
Many of the mates in your employ,
particularly the new officers, who are
not accustomed to this class of sea.
lmanship, are becoming dissatisfied
with the work as they realize that il
Is Impossible to accomplish good work
with that class OF men. ~, :
II IS logical to suppose that these
men will spread the report of unsatis.
factory conditions prevailing here
which win tend to deter others from
accepting employment In the island
trade. ,ssses =. see>sy &. f: b
Such are the conditions under which
each and every master In your employ
lis Situated, but we assure yoii that II
You furnish this hafDOf With some evi.
ldenoe Of captain Thompsun.s neglect,
together wifh copy OF the complaints,
as mentioned In your letter, weecan
~ Earnestly hoping that you will read
the matter IT'S unbiased consideration
and win appoint q committee ef mas
ters, competent to Judge these mat
ters Captain Thompson has an enSfs
able record as d skiilfuI and successful
master In the coastwise trade and his
officers have testified that he has not
, been lacking in sound Judgment while
master Of the '"Niihau. since last
March,. N. =. ysf{t ttttass ts'tSr 5s.ssgsts
EARNESTLY hoping that you viii read
lily submit the evidence requested, we
remain, dear sirs, ts,= Us. 10 : ID
y5ss.:. = Very truly yours,
8 =. HONOLULU HARBOR No. "a,
I p. FRANK G. POOR,
4 i<sII's...,gs@ = y - A.ss Secretary.
L Honolulu, T., h, Dec. 2, 1912.
To the DIRECTORS of the Inter.Tsland
Steam Navigation Cos Honolulu.
Gentlemen: Believing THAI salts
factory relations between your COM
spany and this harbor and its members
may, be best promoted BY reciprocal
kednldor, we desire TO caH your atten-
htion to t.sE fact that we have reasons
to believe, and do believe, that the
future attitude of your president, Mr.
j. A. Kennedy, toward some sof the
members Of TINS harb0r, fs 10 be one
tof oppression and persecution.
Mr.. Kennedy is known to have re-
marked that he intends to get GER
tain OF our members, and 1t Is q fact
that personal anirnosity has been
shown inward md Discrimination
practised against particular members
Of the hafbor by him. This, in our
opinion: VIII tend ito still further.
widen the breach which, 1t seems to
be conceded or, all sides, was opened
By the course pursued by him prior.
to the recent issue between us.
1t Is a matter, OF sincere regret to.
|us that Mr.. Kennedy should initiate
such Il policy, as this harbor desires,
to have HARMONIOUS relations with
your company. 1t is not our Intention,
nor has It ever been, to offer protec.
ton or support to any OF It's members
as against any action of your com
|spany, founded on Just cause, but it
may 40 well be understood now, that
this hafbor will not fail to use its
every resource to protect its members
from the slightest oppression, or any
unjust discrimination. y {. :: ttatAfss :
We believe that the aims and OBJ
jects of this association have not been
understood by you In the past, and
that you have formed an erroneous
Impression or the same, based upon.
information furnished you by untrust-
worthy persons. n
/ Our records will show that our
best efforts, and even our funds, have
been used IN behalf of the shipping in
terests of this territory, and we be-
lieve that your company has been the
greatest : beneficiary thereof. We
would call your attention to the fact
that every aid to navigation that has:
been accomplished in this territory
since annexation is due to the sugges-
lions which emanated from this asso-
citation. Many things of the utmost
Importance to your company, such as
new surveys, new charts, improve
ments to harbors and exemptions Of
rules OF the inspection service, that
were deemed detrimental to the work
ing of your vessels, have been OBJ
tanned through our efforts, without
one cent of expense to your company.
We have the proof of this statement
in our files. Our record has never
been excelled by any harboF in the
United States, for we enjoy the