Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-18


tensions.
There world comparable that be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu ~-...
Fuel oil renders the operation of the furnaces and tank
agreeable and clearly occupations with limited labor
expense.
Other economies have been and will be found possible as
them and legislation with
foresight and less hindsight
With only 506 foreign flag berhs available in Honolulu for
whole year about fourth of the unoccpd local berhs
for the period only unwse but lacking in
foresight sefrespect sereiance and patriotism seek
have the United States Coastwe Laws suspended and APP
peal foreigners when perfectly able
for ourselves except becoming bndy commercial
lied red blood longer flows the veins of of
people
It happens have Andrew Furuseh, originator of the
Seamans Act and greatly respect him and he worthy of
every manly man. admiration.
There many points of reform the eondi
ton and treatment of seamen.
quarters cleanliness food suciency
of rational shifts watches freedom from thievng crimp
and their allies and liquor and serespecng standards of
association sound and profitable economies whether
piled sea or shore.
The difficulty with Andrew Furuseth is of his
dies theoretically correct but practically impossible
for with the qualifications required by the Act
could operate equipment prescribed by law
control the people imperied.
These drastic calculated provide hndsght
safety instead of joint foresight prevention and safety
In support of the Seaman bill the New York Times named
disasters of which only eleven could have con-
cerned American legislation and of these only five directly
failing loss of about l38 lives Only three of this latter five
were passenger boats.
The Times list includes the Titanic, with loss of 1886
lives The remedy here equipment but the control of
the fooishnes of the captain and utterly ire
sponsb public who demand speed the face of death
Prevention by legislation OF taking such chances is the only
possible safety legislation
The Vorno had greater grounds for boat regulation
she was lost by fire.
The Munro of the Old Dominion quickly for
any equipment to save many lives
Empress of Ireland and Forsad needed the preventive
equipment science has devised and persistent of it under
the weather conditions existing Had this been done the TRACE
dy could not have occurred.
may add the Rio anero would have been lost had not
the sound Judgment of the captain been overpersuaded
can refer North German Lloyd steamer that between
Hongkong and Manila had fight fire for hours from the act
of cigarette idiot who threw his stub match into the dun
mage Of hot hold rather than take easy desep to the
rail- extinguish it on the deck
Youcan break the financial and moral back of business
government if they have against the results of
too much fooishness and Impractical reform.
To anyone who travels extensively the mpraccabiy of
many of the Seamans Act obvious the I'M
praccabty of securing practical experience the
phases steamship construction and practice which and
eliminates individual contact with the water of the
and its forces
About the only connection the great steamer
has with the water is in the stream via gangWay, into
launch or lighter managed by other
At the boats rarely let into the water and
under conditions There few who
boat properly but beyond ordinary requirements for
passing lines or hailng passing vessel
have studied the Seamans Act thoroughly, am not
speaking from hearsay, press articles opinion.
In the year 1861 the United States of America led the
camille merchant marine of the world
This continued until the nation had internal domestic
troubles and these mutually regretted by both
Sides without oense call attention to the deplorabe
results which have been obced by internal optimism
and prosperity until the nation faced with most acute
situation.
Under unrecognzed flag in ships built in the yards of
presumably friendly nation manned by aliens but commanded
by Americanborn officers peaceful merchant marine
practically driven from the high
To-day the acts performed against recognized
neutral begerent nation but against inter-
nal rebeious children aided candestny by those
by unrendness greed presented legitimate prece
dents for the absolute control against will of modest
merchant marine and legitimate with neutral
nations.
time steps taken
stimulate merchant 1t the artery that carries
life blood and commerce