Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
IF HOUSE INVESTIGATION
Baked, TALK OF REQUEST
TO BE SENT WASHINGTON

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BAL KED, TALK OF REQUEST
TO BE SENT WASHINGTON
That the territorial legislature may
request Washington to take action for.
the removal OF the refugee German
ships from Honolulu ilafbor, is re-
port around the capitol developing
from the steps taken In tina house by
the two Kelekolio resolutions.
This morning the house received
report on the first resolution OF in
quiry. the report throwing no light on
the reasons why the harbor board has
not moved the vessels. -
The second resolution, adopted by
the house Yesterday, has been sent
by the committee to the harbor board
and at 10 this morning Chairman
Forbes called q special meeting OF
the board for 1880 this afternoon.
In case the harbor board does not
feel able to disclose its reasons. there
Is talk that the legislature win take
the matter up with Washington. In
fact, one proposal is that the legisla-
ture ask the navy department to al.
low the vessels to be sent to Pearl
I5Iarb6f. :
It Is. l&elI known that the .harhorl
board. would like the vessels sent
there but that up to the present the
navy department. has not consented
to the step, probably for strategic
reasons
Strong Reasons Believed to Exist
That the harbor commissioners
have strong reasons for their policy OF
allowing the Pommern and the Setes-
to remain at their wharves- under
$500. 900 bonds-is now generally be-
lieyed. a.
1t is also learned that the board has
carried out "a policy of searching the
harbor and wharves to safeguard
against possible explosives, and so
far as can be ascertained, the COM
missioners do not fear that in case of
war the big refugee vessels will be.
blown up at their berths.
House Proceeds With Resolutions
While members of the harbor board
are working out serious questions of
policy relating b khe proposed moving
Of the ships, legislators are carrying,
out a.series of steps aimed at calling
forth public statements on the harbor
boards plans and reasons for keaDins
the German ships lying alongside ter,
ritorial wharyes.
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luton of inquiry, introduced Febru-
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