Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
MORE GUARDS ON
WATERFRONT AND
VESSELS SOUGHT
Harbor Board Asks Army Aid;
Shipowners Complain of
Harbor Regulations

Decision to supplement- its work OF
safeguarding Honolulu harhOr, By re-
QueStins the army authorities 10 fur
nish military guards for all docks and
piers after nightfall. and to keep SOL
diers on board tramp steamers calling
here for bunkers with explosive car
goes On board. was reached by the
board OF harbor commissioners in d
special meeting this morning.
At 10 O'Clock Monday morning
the board will meet again in special
session, TO which representatives OF
all steamer lines having agencies in
Honolulu, and representatives Of the
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Com
pany. Oahu Shipping Company, Young
Brothers, and all other owners OF yes
sells having Honolulu as their home
port, have been invited to attend. The
resolution to hold this meeting was
passed few minutes after noon, at
today's session.
viii Hear Suggestions
Mondays meeting is for the purpose
of allowing the shipping men 20 tell
the board what measures for the fur.
Their protection Of this port against
possible damage and destruction by
alien enemies they would like to have
taken. to protect their own and the
territory's interests.
Docks Unprotected, Is Claim
This mornings special meeting was
called at the request of shipping men.
port officials and Commissioner Tom
Church, who said that it developed
Friday that the special regulations
passed by the board at a special meet
ing Thursday afternoon at the request
of Governor Pinkham, to control move
ments of shipping here after dark in
clude the taking Of absolutely no pre-
cautions to protect the shore side of
Honolulu harbor, including docks,
piers and vessels in port Church
said at today's meeting that he was
convinced the boards action would be
very incomplete unless protection is
given territorial piers, docks and
steamers using this port
President and General Manager
James A. Kennedy Of the InterIsland
Steam Navigation Company, and Supt
Eben Low Of the Oahu Shipping Com
pany, were present to express their
Hits lnter-island Vessels
Both shipping men said that many
of their steamers have to come into
Honolulu harbor at night to keep up
their schedules. Kennedy said passen-
gers would be greatly ineenvenienced,
as the Claudine arrives late Saturday
from Maui, the steamers from Kauai
at 2, 3 and 4 a. M, and the Kilauea
from Kona and Kahului before day
light. The new rules forbid vessels
of any nature or size entering the
harbor after dark. ID
May Fire On Makee .
Supt. Eben Low of the Oahu Ship
ping Company said he had called on
Lieut.-Cmdr. Arthur Crenshaw, en-
gineer officer of Pearl Harbor naval
station. Friday, and that the navy
man had told him the new regulations
do not forbid his vessels leaving port
at night, but that under no circum.
stances will they be modified to per
nit his boats to enter port after dark.
He said he understood that the new
regulations go into effect tonight, and
that he is afraid the power schooner
James Makee may be fired on by Fort
Armstrong She is due to arrive to-
night and has no wireless so she can
be warned. he said.
Foster Wants Waterfront Tabu
a rotion made by Commissioner
Church for the Monday morning meet
ing carried unanimously Harbogmas-
ter Foster was given authority to re-
quest military guards for any steam
ers calling here between now and
Monday. CAPTAIN Foster urged the
board to ask the army to make the
waterfront ."tabu'' afte- dark, as is
now done in coast ports.
viii Go to Army Il
Commissioner James Wakefield pro-
posed the Monday meeting, to allow
steamship representatives here a
chance to suggest the hest methods Of
protecting their property. Any
crank can go aboard steamers now
and destroy them, without anyone
stopping him." said Wakefield. His
plan is to go to General Strong with
"a clean-cut program Of what we want