The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-04
OFFICERS RESIGN
AND COMPANY ACTS
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nanv. having originated out of dislike
on the part Of manv officers for Presi
lent and General Manager James A.
KKennedv, first expressed itself in a
matter of principle, the masters asking
that no officer be discharged by the
company until his case rad been tried
by committee from tho harbor. The
modification made informally to this
Yesterday morning showed that this
was only a method taken to protect
themselves from retaliation for taking
part in previous strike.
On this point Captain Tullett rs
quoted as saving:
eve wanted to make sure that the
directors did not think we were. have
been. or world in the future, attempt
to dictate TO the company whom it
should discharge. All we wanted was
70 gain assurance that the spite of the
president would not be allowed to GUST
GOOD men and faithful employees from
the service Of the company because of
any connection with our harbor.''
Answers Demand
The terms of the communication of
the harbor were re-expressed in the an.
swer to President Kennedy to the com.
mittes from the harbor following a.
Joint discussion IN which the officers
laid their side of the case before the
directorate: The president Saids
At this meeting, yoar committee
and the board discussed the various
questions raised by the committee. The
request of the. committee, as we con-
strued it after this discussion, was,
that our company should not discharge
any master or mate either bcoause he
was a member of y5ur harbor; or for
any SPITE or personal ill-will against
him, or for participation in any active
wav in the present difficulty"
Continuing, Mr.. Kennedy answered
as follows:
cit seems unnecessary for the COM
pany to say that no person in its EN-
poYmenti will be disc 2zrged simply be-
cause he is member of your Rarbor.
Without going into d6aails at ALL your
records viii show that not only has
the company not opposed the harbor
as an organization, but has in every
way. and at times financially, assisted
you in upAolding tha' legitimate OBJ
iects of your organization. We there
for, unhesitatingly say that should any
discharges be made, nSBe of them will
be attributable to mem hership I'M your
harbon
.'It would likewise appear uaneces-
sary to say that neither employment
nor discharge of men will in any man
ner depend on favoritihm or prejudice.
AS outlined in our recent Letter to
Won, the company owes duties to both
the public and its stockholders. Its
! board OF lErectsrs haging this in, view
would at no, tiine countRnance a policy
by which favoritism or prejudice
would interfere with these duties.
Regarding your hst proposition
concerning discharges on accoHnt of
par sicila ZION IN the present Official
| ties we would state That the trouble is
| by no nDsans- of reeens origin. 1t, in
our opir1un, arises from agitations
pr1moteG by certain employees of the
company whose objFts, judged by
| their ac-1s, appear to lnve' been to em'
| tsrrass the company in various ways
So far rs they are concerned, tile com
= pany reserves tile right TO eIt4ier CON
tihue tdem in its employment or dis
4harge them. Should they be dis
charged, it will be because, their ac
tions aave teen sIlbh as TIA tend h
seriously interfere with ths cOmpEny
in giving tile service which the public
iprimagily and the Stockholders mex
! have the right to- dem@nd. Should
any Of these gent tamen be discharged
neither membership in the harbor, ia
vori 1ism nor spite-Tork VIII enter init
the matteM''
I The Harbor Takes Action.
'hhis commune ttion was then taken
by the special committee of the har
boa, to IA meeting. of the association
caiIed far three o clock. Mr.. Ken
nsdy's Latter bought the situation t
4 a focus and compelled the masters an
lsates to take the next important ster
Khat this step was to be was mai
ser wnioh promptly split tina associa
tion along the same lines af divis5Ol
which. appear ed at the meeting on San
day.
. This feeling crystallized toward
the end of the meeting in resOAatio
to bit each wing 20 its ewn way an
n, in accordance with this over invent
I ofiiaers in active service wrote on
, their designations and gave them
the committee to present to the con
0 p.any.
). Before the harbor Ssnt into its a
r tsrnOoR session, its attorney, A.
!. Humphreys, psblished an interview
@ which he roasted the company and o.
/. eFyhody connected with it and II
a men Of the haTboI who refused
a stand by the 6ght. The following r
). maEkahle piece Of literature close
n this interviews
n ~ like 10 fight In union with mi
IS who are the alloys Of koeiety, the IN
l. versal SRartans, square OF jaw al
h nature aud shoulder, respecting theI
10 selves and loving their families Il
d. much 10 fear menaeo or men who
low hrows ara gildod with the swe
IN OF other men.
\ " a can win fight against most ~
is combination Of capital With men WI
n Nlll bother bear nor wear ri,
u sho will anticipate the eheekmates
opposition ~ legitimate peTeenta
~ ~ ~ Wckppfi NIih Will mOl ms
I'd their viii BE- ihe most implafahle,
30 ieHi 'c.f nnd terrible force tAai spFln
'n from iAe f0alt Of humane 1heY z
r. clio 49, qpsTlef and fheY extend nnl
= % 1884 ! cannot nghi efea li0ne Ru
Ne FiiA hnoien Indians
y naElund Walks as flank
M flr mfHHhl'lf fhr directorate