Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-03
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OOIISTS, represented IN the Q1SIr1Ct o.
Hawaii by Captains Heeney and
Howe, will not be affected through a
change Of administra ton according to
an announcement made by William
C. Redfield, secretary Of the depart.
ment Of commerce, in a communica.
ton addressed to Representative
Charles Lieb.
Redfield calls attention to a previ-
Gus declaration Of his principles as
follows:
The steamboat inspection service.
which has for its prime duty the car
Ing Tor the safety Of passengers on
our rivers, lakes and harbors and seas,
will be kept free from all questions of
partisan politics. 1t istuot and cannot
be a political service. It is q human
one. 1t has under, its care women and
children often in conditions in which
they are helpless to care for, them
serves. Honor does not permit allow
ing to enter this service any consider
atoms save those, OF loyal, faithful,
firm, strong and kindly enforcement
of theAlaW provided for the safety of
the people. Everything that can be
.aone{ to increase the efficieney and
certainty of this service win be done.
Nothing that seems likely to decrease
It's efficiency, to open the door 70 pres
sure or Temptation. or to weaken the
safeguards thrown around the inno-
cent by law VIII be willingly permit
ted. - = 80 g. Z. - !: = =
The above expresses my views and
4 have no doubt that public opinion
would sustain them. -, go. .
There is no feature Of the work OF
the Department of Commerce on
which public opinion is more alive
and keen than on the subject of the
Steamboat Inspection Service. Let q
small vessel 0yerset In the Connect
cIt River forthwith the Springfield
Republican prints an editorial about
thu Service. Let d steamboat spring
a leak IN Long Island Sound, at once
the New York Times comments edi.
t0rialfy. Those who recall, as do.
the Slocnm disaster. causing the loss
Of hundreds Of lives, would have
small patiencG with any. course that
would tend to make less yfgilant tthe
Service that IL Intended to prevent
such disasters = .-~
Not only honors therefore, but the
weight Of an areused public opinion
require that the Steamboat inspec-
ton Service should be run on the
sole basis of asceFtained efficiency.
1t has no political function. Its sole
duty is to enforce the slaw and this
ii should do without being tempted
by political part isanship or personal
Partially. IL the Supervising Inspec-
tors OF this Service owed their posf-
.tions In any degrees 70 polit icaf fnfIus
enca they would hot be- as free as
they ought to enforce the law in cases
where they might feel their political
friends or sponsors were interested.
In this connection, ii lis interesting
and carries q point of warning to
observe that much political pressure
against inspectors whose removal has
been sought seems to have origin with
those who have either been negligent
or against whom the law has been en-
forced. H., =, z. - :, -
Practically, therefore, this course
seems wise: Where / find an officer
of the service who has been LOYAL.
considerate, firm and efficient and
who has the requisite knowledge, ex.
perienee and character, / sinteIid to-
retain him irrespective of his views
on subjects of national politics. If,
on the other hand, an officer of the
steamboat Inspection service is negli-
gent, or incompetent, dIsloyal or lack
ing In Equipment for his work, or
needless of his sacred and solemn
duty for the protection of life, or. so
regardless of-his position as a nation.
al officer as to take an aggressive
part in partisan politics /. shall en-
deaVor to replace such an officer with
a Democrat who has the requisite
qualifications.
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Announce New Steamers.
Definite announcement Is made
that three new vessels are to be added
to the present steamship line OF the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway by the
time the railroad. which extends from
Halifax across the northern reach OF
the continent to- Prince Rupert, is
formally opened in September Of next.
year. Capt. Charles H. Nicholson,
manager of the steamship line, has
returned from Montreal, where the
plans were perfected for the eoHstrue.
ton Of the Vessels in Scotland. The
steamship line as at present operated
between Seattle and Prince Rupert
by way of Victoria and Vancouver, Is
composed OF two vessels the steam.
ships Prince George and Prince Ru-
pert. With the addi ton Of three
more it is the intention to maintain
practically a day service. The new
vessels are to have q. passenger ear
rying capacity Of 800 each--more than
double that of either the George or
the Rupert
Quits Sea for Sheep.
When Patrick J. Mccarthy. a veter-
an in the Oceanic, service. passed
Through Honolulu some days ago in
the liner Ventura, en- route to Aus
tralia, the. prediction was made that
he would leave the sea to fake up the
life Of a sheep rancher> Mccarthy is
declared by his friends to have been
married td Sydney, n. s. w, girl