The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-09
Honolulu Agents Have Been Or
dered To Make Contracts
Subject To Cancellation
STEAMSHIP COMPANY MAY
SELL SHIPS TO JAPANESE
Whether This is Done Or Regis
Try Is Changed Hawaii
WIN Be Loser

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Belief Is growing stronger that the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company win
take Que Of three radical steps mheh
the seamen's bin, passed March i, eoes
INTO effect in November. The courses
open, if the company does not remain
under the American flag, are to 20 out
OF business and sell its ships or trims.
Ter them to some other registry. The
Togo Kisen Kaisha, the PRINCIPAL jan.
anese company, Is nmored a. y possis
bic purchaser Of The Pacific Mailii fleet.
Significant Circular
A significant circular has been senf
to agents. II instrnets that All nassen.
ger bookings or freight contracts ~
be executed after the bin takes etfect
snail De specified as subject to cancelIa-
tion should the company 60 out OF bust
ness OF suspend sailings. This circular
mas been received by H. Hackfeld q
Coz Honolulu agents.
Nellauthenticated reports from the
Coast are that masters have been mott :
fed that the company will suspend
saliings when the law becomes effect.
Mongolia May Not stop
Another report, on good authority.
Is that the captains have been ordered
to make up ten days on their schedules.
50 that an extra voyage may be made
ln the case Of the Mongolia. IL i said
the plan is to send her on her last
voyage from San Francisco, Novembel
,, straight to Yokohama, emitting Hon
olnlns Ships not complying with the
law are forbidden TO, sail from AIneri-
can ports after 1t is effective. which N
given as the reason for the Mongolia
not calling here.
The principal reason for the continu,
cd rurnor concerning the Pacific Mail
is that il would be compelled to put
IN English-speaking crews, and thus be
unable to compete with the I. X. X.
and its oriental crews, who receive less
money. RI iArEsg 1gfiE
Yelling wolf For Years n
On the other hand, other men, we'll
INFORMED, take the stand that the Pa
cine Mail Is cdmpetihg with the, T.. X.
X. now and that 1t would be able to
Hcontinue doing so, although It's profits
would be cut down by putting American
crews aboard its ships. These men as.
sert that the Pacific Mail has been
yelling wolf" for years, and that
the supposed threat to get out Of bust.
ness e only an effort to obtain conces-
sions. y N. \, n q vs.
The other possibility rumored as open
Ito the Pacific Mail Is that its vessels
Igo under another flag. The Pananar
and Chinese are mentioned. Two Of I'll
ships, the Nile and the Persia, are un4
,der British registry now.
Would Bar CoastWise Trade
Should It take foreign registry fol-
its whole feet, however, IL would cease
TO carry passengers and fret ht befweer
the Islands and the Coast, as the 4. X
X. is barred from this business now nm
der the coastwise shipping law. This
would result jim more business for tbs
Matson and Oceanic companies. Sine,
the Pacific Mail Is principal business ii
with the Orient, those who believe il
4 will take another flag and continue ii
business have strong point on whici
to argue. .lk q "a Fl
| There, win be little effect ON III,
InterIsland company, according Il
Joseph Il. Sheedy, general superintend
lent Of the company. IA
4 So far as dollars and cents arr
coneerned, we will be effected almos
none" he said. tProvisions relatin,
to air space, for example, apply onl,
to new vessels, built after the passag,
Of the act. vi 4U
Il. Requirements that three,fourths o
the crew be able to understand order
do not effect US, since our crews alread,
fulfill them. Our men win he able I,
pass examinations for certificate
showing them able seamen-but l d,
not understand how the $4,000 seamel
on the Coast can be examined within
the time set.
/ "Life boats hereafter win be appor
toned to vessels in accordance will
their length, On some Of our ship
we have too many, according to tn
new rule; on others not enough, al
though we have complied with the for
mer laws, Of course. This will meal
Lmerely a readjustment Of life boats.
There may be other points to affec
US, and we may receive advicea as d
: them, but, as see the law now, W
Twill not be bothered. We alread,
comply, for another example, with tn
provision for prompt payment Q
wages. IA E n