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

This is common complaint in our
Harhor, yessels OF your e0npany are
not supplied with q Thoroughly com.
petent GREY OF seamen, d fact that
We have called your attention to and
one that yin sooner or later result in
further financial loss to your company
and perhaps disaster as well, also the
deterioration CT some OF your vessels
through age, which makes ii 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 is most flagrantly disre-
garded. -"
Say Dissatisfaction.
Many of the mates in your employ,
particularly the new officers, who are
not accustomed to. this class of sea.
manship, are becoming dissatisfied
with the work as they realize that it
Is impossible to accomplish good work
with that class or men.
IT IS logical to suppose that these
men viii spread the report OF unsatis.
factory conditions prevailing here
which viii tend to deter others from
ACCEPTING emp oyment ID the island
spsh sts ths conditions under IN which
each and every master in your employ
Is situated, hut we assure you that #
you furnish this harbor with some eyf-
denee Of Capt ain thompson neglect,
together With =, copy 'of the complaints,
as foiied in Your letter, We can
Earnestly. hoping that you viii read
the matter rs unbiased consid ton
and Will appoint a committee Of mas
ters, Competent to Judge these mat,
ters. Captain THOMPSON has an enYi.
able record as 4 skiliful 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 t'sNiihau" since last
March. -. -. - go. - ~
Earnestly hoping that You win read.
ily submit the evidence requested. we
remain, dear sirs,, t. g. .S...z. :.
&, Very truly yours, ~
HONOLULU HARBOR No 81
sA'F,f.s3ss5 80 ~ FRANK a P00R ! 5:
Secret rv
Steam Navigation Co. Honolulu.
Gentlemen Beiiegina thai salts.
factory relations between Your Com con-.
pany and this haifEor and its members
NAV he RESI- pro,ns5,fted Ily reeciDrocaI
candor. We desire q to cali yo,iiq attef1.
Ton to "a fact that Ne have reasl5n1
10 believe. and as BELIEVE. that fhse
future attitude 81 your president. Mii
j. a. Kennedy, toward some, of tie
paelbers 81 3llls ha T6Qf. IS to be one
of OPPRESSION and persecution.
MI. Kennedy is Known to have res
marked that he Intends to get GER
tain of our membefs, and ii is fact.
that personal animosity has been.
shown toward and Discrimination
pEactised against par ocular members
ct the harhQF by him. This, In our
opinion, VIII tend to still further
widen the breach which, II seems to
be concededs op All sides, was opened
BY the course pursued by him prior
to the recent issue between us. .I..,,
It ii matter Of Sincere regret to-
US that Mr. Kenhed should Initiate
such q policy, as this harkor desires.
to have hArmo niotis felat IONS with
your com any At IS NOT our Intention,
nor has It ever been, to o1er protec;
ton 0r SUPPORT to any of Its members
as against any action, OF your COM
pany. founded on Just cause, but 1t
may as well be understood nov, that
this harbor, viii not tall to use Its
every resource to protect its members
from the Slightest OPPRESSION, or any
unjust diserimilat ton. Z ~, IS. !.
va believe that the aims M and and OBJ
iects Of this association have not been
IN by yeu in the past. and
that YOU have formed al erforeots