The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-23
.FNMERREMOVED
UNDER PROTEST
Toxic 0fficialdom Adopts Policy
Of Native Officers On All
f.. Subsidized Liners

Although NIL possible efforts were
made by the Togo Kisen Kaisha TO re-
tain Capt. William G. T. s. Filmer in
the service Of that company as master
of the Shinyo Maru, they were Of no
avail. Captain Filmer was recently
made port captain for the Togo Kisen
Kaisha In San Francisco, Can't. M. Ma.
gano having succeeded him as master
Of the Shinyo. e
In connection with the policy OF ma
tive officers on all subsidized liners.
which was adopted by Toxic Official.
dom, the Japan Advertiser of Septem-
Der 20, says the following:
"Capt. William @. T. s. Filmer, now
in command of the Shinyo Maru, will
soon be discharged from the service by
the Togo Kisen Kaisha unless an appli-
cation filed with the japanese govern.
ment by this firm asking to be per.
mitted to retain his services is favor.
ably considered by the authorities in
Toxic. Captain Filmer will be sue.
ceeded by Capt. NJ. Nagano, a Japan
ese, who sailed from Yokohama for
San Francisco OH the Shinyo Maru Sep
TENDER 10. ~ga ..s
+ Gan possible efforts have been made
by the Togo Kisen Kaisha to retain the
service of Captain Filmer, and IL pos.
sible to learn the result before the
Shinyo's departure for San Francisco
week ago, but this was impossible.
on Pacific Thirty Years %' K
"Howeyer, il. the authorities remain
firm Captain Filmer will be forced to
resign, giving his position to the Japan.
ese. For nearly thirty years Captain
Filmer has been one Of the best known
shippers on the transpacfic service.
Many Of his friends both In the United
States as well as in the Far East will
greatly regret the change. The only
chance that he will return to the Orient
is that he win come in command Of one
Of the unsubsidized T. X. X. liners.
Because the government in Toxic
grants annually a considerable subsidy
to run both the Tenyo Maru and the
Shinyo Maru, the authorities control en-
tirely all affairs, including the appoint.
ment of the officers on these two YES
sells Owing TO the fact that the T. X.
X, has engaged in transpacific shipping
for more than twenty years with annual
subsidy from the government, the au-
thorities in Toxic believe that this firm
is now able to operate it's line without
the service Of foreign shippers, pursers,
chief stewards, and surgeons, who are
most responsible officers on the liners.
T. X. X. Against Plan '| 1.4
With thisfobject in view the gov
ernment in Toxic ordered the firm last
December todgradually, discharge all
foreign captains pursers, chief stews
ards and surgeons, and to- supplant
them by Japanese on the two subsidized
liners, the Teuyo Maru and the Sbinyo
Maru. '.' 7
y" Considering the fact that a large
percentage Of saloon and second class
passengers on these two vessels are
either Americans or Europeans, It has
been essential FOR the firm to retain all
these officers, for their popularity has
much to do withttBe prosperity of the
firm, according to T. X, K. officials.
."When william H, Avery, general
agent for the firm in the United States
with his headquarters In San Francisco,
was recalled to a general conference of
the board Of directors of the firm early
this year, Mr.. Avery strongly advo-
Gated the service Of all the foreign off.
GERS.
"Mr. s. Asano, president of the firm,
expressed the same sentiment. 1t was
decided at this conference TO retain the
service of all the foreign officers,
"The officer who first came under the
law was Purser T, G. MeCombe Of the
Tenyo Maru. The foreign officers who
are now on the two subsidized liners
are: On the Shinyo Maru, Captain
FHmer, Purscr J. p, Bourne, Surgeon E.
l.. Wemplo and Chief Steward J. J..
Richards and on the Tenyo Maru, Cap
tain H. s. Smith, Freight Clerk J. B,
Wheeler, Surgeon N, p, Crooks, and
Chief Steward w. X. Ashman.''!