THE WATERFRONT

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18237, 22 November 1924, Page 13

THE WATERFRONT

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE. APPEAL TO BRITISH UNION TO JOIN* IN WAR. (i£STKALUX Jk*l> (I. C&MJI HTfffTVF—} (Received Norembcr 22nd. IJ. CO a.fK > SYDNEY. NWobfr i!, Tlie transport groitn of requested the tvjmc v«sl of isc JYoira.l headquarters of the \Vater>i»i«> \V«Wr>' Federation from Melbourne to as tile group believes tlve *»r wkM bo moro effect n civ waged freest JM.dt'wy. Communist and internaikrs? iaS eiiCf> has begun to sfc*'f Wi within the transport group, act! c:*»sages havo !>ccn scat t-:» ;h<« tr>tyrnational sccrotatjr of the Transport 3k4 General Workers' Union in (Mr Bon TiUctt >, asking: him \t» wevre' the hold-up in Kngtand, anil at aH ports on route, of all shijw Susdcd ia Australia- by bureau labo'ir. POSITION OF MALOJA. COMPULSORY CONFERENCE ORDERED. \B? C&ftLE—ilcis USWT»TtOS-OOft3!a*Si (AUSTRALIAN- AXI> K.S. CkiVt ASWCIiTtSX J (Received November 21st. 10.50 ?.sa.* SYDNEY, November fl. Mr Justice Powers lias ordered a compulsory - conference to s>e bold on Saturday between the par'k* to lh» Maloja dispute. Lascars unloaded tho vessel's nu&il* without interference frota lh© wat«* aiders. [The Malojft has been declared bJasck because, it is alleged, she «*£ at Sydney by bureau labour.} OVERSEAS SHIPPING. T ~v MAY BE COMPLETELY DISLOCATED.

tiuar&AtM* lxo x.z. cms itftamw) SYDXEf, Xoreatke 91. It is expected tfest. as * re«nli of the latest) campaign by the »M«w}Grs, overseas snipping may be completely dislocated. There is s. grav« probability that tb» trau sport workers' group, eotflpfisiag all memborß of the maritime uoioas, may be drawn ioto the diipat*. Should this happen the ersgiae*!?* on fug-boats tv»11 bo involved and ovo«»4» vessels which aro declared black mar not be able to berth in any Auslratiaa ports. It is expected that drastic action will bo taken in regard to bcrtfciag; the Mafoja at Melbourne this BtmuitS. Efforts will bo tnadfi to indues ejaptefees of tug-boats to refuse to «■»*. It is learned th® Norwegian moSarsliip Taiwan, now proceeding; fro® Sjilney to Melbourne, will bfl <tesl#iwi black oft arrival at the latter pari h»* cause ah© was loaded by bureau fetlsoar. It is stated that ths action of «lw Federation is likely to te®d «» ! fablislunont of bureau* in otfor States, and that the Conuoontrealtli Gatvrtxx&nt nifty intervene. Ssssssaessssssssissssi