Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
GERMAN VESSELS
STILL IN PORT;
BOARD WAITING
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! clear that the two freighters will be
moored parallel with the channel and
not at right angles to IL as are the
Kilauea and other vessels of the Inter,
| Island reserve fleet. This plan will
leave plenty Of room for all steamers
to pass up and down the channel 10
| and from piers in the Eva basin.
Governor Has No Reply 49,.
Down to / o'clock this afternoon no
reply had been received by Gov. Lucius
E. Pinkham from Secretary of State
Robert Lansing to the lengthy cable.
gram sent to the secretary at Wash.
ington Friday night by the territory s
chief executive in reply to an earlier
cable from the secretary of state.
Developments in the efforts of the
harbor board to move or have moved
the steamers Pommern and Setos from
Saturday afternoon to this morning
consisted in the sending Of two iden-
teal letters dated Saturday by the
board to the two houses of the legis-
lature These letters said:
Gentlemen: Herewith we respect
fully submit copy of action made,
seconded and readily carried at spe-
cial meeting of the board of harbor
commissioners held this morning,
wherein the governor is requested to
forward a despatch to Secretary of the
Interior Lane at Washington, solicit.
ing necessary assistance whereby we
may obtain the removal of the German
refugee vessels now lying at the terri
torial wharyes. We would most earn
estly and respectfully request that you
use your influence TO obtain the de
sired result. Awaiting your kindly CO
operation in this matter"
House Receives Letter ..s
The communication from the harbor
board asking assistance in its efforts
to secure the removal of the German
refugee steamers from Honolulu har-
Dor, which was received by the house
of representatives shortly before 10
o'clock this morning, has been referred
by Speaker II. L. Holstein to the COM
mittee on health, military and police,
OF which Representative Evan da Silva
is chairman.
i IL move that this communication be
referred to the military committee"
said Representative Kelekolio, whose
resolutions were respon sible for the
entire German ship investigation.
81 don't see anything that the mill
tary committee can do" asserted Rep
resentative Miles. This communica-
ton only reports the action of the
harbor board II
Reference Causes Disputes
But Speaker HoIstein had different
views.
THE military committee might be
able to get tug for the board to tow
out these ships" he ventured.
Kelekolio took the floor again.
According to this letter." he said,
"the harbor board is helpless. Let the
military committee of the house at
tend to the towing of these boats out
OF the harbor." .~
Miles arose to defend the mfiitar,
committee.
The military committee" he de.
clared, has exerted every means in
its power, and the harbor board has
done likewise. Now the harbor board
finds its hands tied, as does the mill.
tary committee. 1t stands to reason
that we can't come out and dictate
to the federal government in this mat.
ter. So the question is, what can
We do" -. ...~*..
Representative C. H. Cooke made
suggestion.
II think the military committee
could report az resolution that the
house join in sending cablegram to
try and get some action from Wash
ington.
This ended the argument The
speaker referred the communication
to the military committee.
ChiIlingworth Would Not Act "
President Chill;ngworth does not |
favor any action by the senate on the |
German ship matter as requested by |
the board of harbor commissioners in /,
a letter handed to the upper house for
reading this afternoon. $40
II do not consider this is a time in |
which we should act in this matter" !
said the president this morning. The |
state department is in touch with the |
whole affair, and though | feel that |
the harbor board has done all in its
power to handle the situation / do |
not consider it our part to enter the
Senator r. H. Makekau also is OPP
posed to the senate's taking up the !
matter.