The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-11-13
{. D. TENNEY SAYS
ISLAND SHIPPING
will Be CARED FOR
May Be Necessary To Dispense
With Many NonessentiaIs Ha-
wall Is Receiving From Coast

d. ].
Transportation needs Of the Terri
tory will he cared for Rs satisfactorily
as can be expected at this time when
the world is engaged In conflict the
success Of which vitality affects every
nation, and which has disarranged the
steamer schedules Of every port Of the
United States. While il may be ne
cessary to dispense with some of the
nonessentials which the Islands are
now receiving from the mainland
President T.. ID. Tenney, president Of
the Matson Navigation Company, be.
lieves in general that the transporta.
tion needs of the Islands will be cared
for, not with such eloek-like regularity
Us In the past, but in manner which
viii be satisfactory to it's citizens, in
view Of the world conditions now pre-.
vaiIing. p .'. &,
Mr. irehney $, signed statement fol
lows: =l eas4
In view Of the uncertainty, Of ship,
ping conditions, deem It best to make
a brief statement setting forth the
situation ss known to the Matson Navi-
CATION Company through sources of in
formation at its command.
Requisitioned Fleet -,
f'On October Is, the United States
Shipping Board requisitioned the en-
tire feet Of the Matson Navigation
Company with the exception Of the
motor bark Annie johnson, from and
after which date the vessels have
been operated by the Matson Naviga
tion Company for account of and un
der instructions from the United States
shipping Board, At this time il was
intimated that the probabilities were
that the eompany's vessels would be
continued In the Island trade indefinite
~, with the exception OF one, and
possibly two, Of the larger boats, Snd
that when these were taken an equal
amount Of freighter tonnage would b,
Supplied. -. ~
Ask For Tonnage List l,tk.
| ION October Is the San Francisco
representative of the shipping Boart
received instructions from Washington
to promptly ascertain the earliest date
upon which the Matson steamers Maui
| Matsonia, Wilhelmina, Manoa and Lur
line could be despatched to Atlanti,
ports, they to replace them with ex- Ger
man and Coastwise tonnage. The sit
uation was carefully canvassed, lis
Of available tonnage to replace com
piled, and the board was advised tha
the steamers could be despatched I,
the Atlantic on or about the following
dates; Matsonia, December !, 1917
Maui December IS; wilhelpina, Janu
iry ] ! Manoa and Lurline in, February
and March 1918. b,
Need Ships Now s5 te
| emo reply was received to this mes
sage until October 70, when the Sal
| Francisco representative received i'm
peratiVe orders to despatch the Maui
Matsonia and WIlhelmina to Atlantis
1 ports at the earliest possible date, an,
| 20 replace them with cOastwise tonnag
rs far as possible, %. "r.a ~
| CATER comforting with representa-
tiVes of the Natson Navigation Com
pany and Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pahy he decided to take possession OF
| the Maui on November 10, Matsonia oil
November 20, and Wilhelmina on DE
cembCr 2, and arrangements were mad
at the same time. to place at the dis
| posal Of the Matson Navigation Com
! pany the steamers President and Gov
ernor,, to be operated on the schedule,
of the Matsonia and Maui, in ordel
that the passenger traffic might b,
taken care of, tonnage to replace tn,
freighting space lost to be designated
later. =. s5 '.#f ). " ~ r.
Needs To Be Satisfied ,''Is 40,
Throughout all these negotiation
assurances have been given to the com
pany that the freighting requirement.
of Hawaii would be taken care Of, tina
the United States government and it,
shipping Board were thoroughly famil
Jar with the needs and requirements O.
he Islands, and that ample Tonnage
would be provided to move our crop
and furnish US our supplies. This as
surance covers all necessities, and i
was specifically stated that larg
tanker Of a, capacity sufficient to re
place that lost through the withdrawal
of the Matson steamers would be fur
nished to bring fuel oil.
Isl"nd FrieAds Working
"Thc general public may rest MS
sured that everything possible Is bein,
done to insure our transportation need
being cared for. The Islands have sew
ersl very powerful friends who ar,
serving on government boards in Wash
ington who arc taking time from thei
multitudinOus duties to keep in toucl
with the transportation situation, am
do what they can to insure our protec
ton. II may be that we will have Ii
dispense with some of the nonessentials
but / believe that in general the trans
portation needs Of the Territory will b.
cared for, not with such clock like reg
ularity as in the past, but in a name
! which should be satisfactory to it's citi
| zens, in view of the world condition
| NOW nreyailin0,Jb Ed. ... sF.-.gss. a..