SEAMEN'S STRIKE

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18480, 7 September 1925, Page 9

SEAMEN'S STRIKE

BOARD.

■SPECIAL SITTING.

TO BE PROSECUTED.

- "rt.rn If" ABS&nATrOS—COPTCUGHT.) B.z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) September 6th, 5.5 p.m.) \ • SYDNEY, September 6. -J-BMRtrtet* oll Board specially sat the evidence of witnesses from to-day. vo ships in one in Adelaide are prei*"l® jummonsee against tho or aUe s pd rc^ I#* : v SURREY SAILS. ON ENGLISH RATES. | yptut* t*o ** association.) September 6th, 5.5 p.ro.) " • SYDNEY, September 6. •fa ttfeflW Surrey secured a full on Saturday night on rates. LEADER'S rf? .

gftf&BHNG OTHER WORK

gjgp& Jf&TES FOR RE-ENGAGE- " - 1 T, HENT. - itg/fauat'iMi *-J. CAJLI aisochtio*,) September 5. eecfetsry of the seamen's 200 Gea^ employment in and gince the strike com2g§a WtzpresfKS tho opinion that «j9mwr wjiliricreasounless a settlesoon. Should this SJdg the owners will have seamen at their

| owners' offer has not I ailajWptfcil fey the strikers as a admit thai a conbare returned to on two or three rowels complement is not X a*number of men ratings, who ©vont of : oonviotion I deprived of I :H wqich they' aie entitled. wmm wiiite mem- . BEliiSfca aw of the stfeatoer Min,

!HLS UNITE. •OUTATION KX ABSOCXAXIOX.) September 5. Conference of nsider a plan of t of the Board id of W«l«h and onioned to ttmi anaounced their eW&ates. RAIDED. ROSECUTED. * Apidd* p steam to toko iormgp to unaWn i at doepi w'ator enruihed the t the fires and «My now {mts) ie firemen conw • ■ S» REPLIES.

or have not jjf. * ■■Pi* lield yesterday, )% wjth the

IN UGLY MOOD.

STRIKERS HOLD UP VOLUNTEERS. POLICE DISPERSE CROWDS. (STDSK "Srs" Sekvice.) LONDON, September 4. There were exciting scenes at Southampton when strikers, accompanied by their womenfolk, attempted to hold up a train bringing hundreds of Cardiff men to complete the crew of a Union Castle liner. Strikers crowded the railway line, refusing to budge and held up a shunting engine and then a goods train. A large force of police vigorously scattered the angry crowd, allowing the Cardiff train to pass to the docks, where the police also foiled an attempt to force the gates. ' The strikers are now concentrating to prevent the Berengaria sailing on September sth.

BERENGARIA SAILS. (AT7BTB ALIAS ASD X.Z. CABLE jASSOCIATIOJT.) (Received September 6th, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 5. The strikers at Southampton failed to prevent the departure of four liners, including the Berengaria, which sailed on schedule time, fully manned, including 97 per cent, of tho original crew.

DOCKERS' HOLIDAY.

UNAUTHORISED STOPPAGE. STEAMERS SAIL ON SCHEDULE. (IUBTIUUAX AJTD K.Z. CABLZ ASSOCIATION,) (Received September 6th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 5. Three hundred general cargo workers at Newport docks, in defiance of the trade union headquarters instructions, took a holiday to-day, following tho, employers' refusal to accede to their request. Consequently that Bide of the docks was at a complete standstill. The Seamen's Union officially report that tho unofficial strike is petering out. Intimidation prevails, sometimes involving strong treatment. Nevertheless, no ships are held up at London, Liverpool, Manchester, Garston, South Shields, Plymouth, "or at Southampton, where the cross-Channel boats have resumed normal services.

The Moptcaljn connecting with the Aorangi at Vancouver, sailed punctually.

LASCAR CREWS.

INDIAN UNION'S PROTEST. (ATJSTBALIAS AJTB H.Z CABt-B ISSOCIATIOIt.) (Receired September 6th, 5.5 p.m.) DELHI, September 4. The Indian Seamen's Union at Calcutta passed a resolution against Lascars being employed in South Africa and other places, and expressing sympathy with tho strikers.

IN 'SOUTH AFRICA.

ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.

FRIENDLY DISCUSSION.

(kXttSttilXiS USD If-Z. CASUS ASSOC&IIOK.) (Received September 6th, 11.5 p.m.) CAPE TOWN, September 5. The Sophocles Bailed for Australia, tat afterwards put back. At the shipping strike round-table conference the chi<(f points presented on the part of the men was that when their case was presented to the Maritime Board they were not consulted in regard to the reduction of £1 per month, which left them with a wapje below a standard on which they oould support their families deoently. They panted oat that the majority of tho men-in South African waters were not represented on the Maritime Board, being members of the Marine Workers Organisation. In regard to large numbers of others, it was asserted that although the reduotion was decided, on two days before sailing, they were not informed, of it. The shipowners emphasised, tho sanctity of the agreements and pointed oat that when the decisions of tho Maritime Board were adverse to the owners and in favour of the men, there was never any suspicion that faith would -not he kept with tho men. There was nothing dissimilar about the present position. The discussion on. both Bides wSis freei of rancour.

OPEN-AIR MEETINGS.

MEN STILL DETERMINED.

OWNERS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS STRIKERS. (ACStSAXJAX JLJTD N.Z- CULLS ASSOCIXTIOS.) (Received September 7th, 1 a.m.) SYDNEY, September 6. Big open-air demonstrations were held at Sydney and Melbourne to-day in support of tho striking seamen". The ppeeches indicated that tho men were firm, and anticipated a long struggle. Collections were inado for tho strike fund. Up to to-night no definite action has been taken in Sydney in the direction of prosecution of the strikers, but in Melbourne the representative! of the British companies intend to take drastic action. The payment of all allotment money has been stopped, ana summonses win be issued against all strikers, numbering about five hundred.

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PORTS OP BRITAIN.

WORKING NORMALLY.

(ATfSTB ALIAS AlfD H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.)

(Received September 7th, 1 a.m.) LONDON, September 6.

The Seamen's and Firemen's Union report that Borne pickets who have been members of the unofficial strike committee are now applying for union jobs.

Six ships sailed from Liverpool today, although picketing by Communists, who were not seamen, has been severe. Nat one ship lost the tide. With tho exception of Liverpool, Southampton and London, where the Communists are very bitter, sometimes proceeding to violence, the ports of Britain are now working normally,

IN N.Z. PORTS.

OWNERS WILL PROSECUTE.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BRITISH CREWS. (PKBSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) ■yVELLINGTON, September 6. Tho overseas shipping companies whose vessels aro involved in tho present seamen's strike intimated to-day that in view of the fact that the men on strike had refused the owners' offer to forgo all penalties if work were rosumed on Saturday last, it bad been decided to commence prosecutions forthwith against the men. The companies consider that the offer they made was a generous one and a bona lido effort to bring about a speedy settlement. They consider that tho owners havo been extremelv patient with the men in the belief that the latter havo been misled by local individuals acting without the authority of the men's accredited representatives. Tho companies cannot," however, tolerate any longei tho actions of the men in disregarding the legal contracts voluntarily entered into and approved by the leaders of tho men in England. It has therefore been decided to put m motion the ordinary process of tho law.

determined refusal. MEN REJECT OWNERS' OFFER. The position of the creTr of the NewZealand Shipping Company's liner Hororata who are on strike at Lyttclton, remains the same as from the commencement ot the trouble. On Saturday morning the men were redded that the offer of the owners, Sat if the'nien>ould E o back to work no further action would be "taken, would terminate at noon, but they ™ in emphatically declined to :resume. crew are still lmng aboard the vSLI and providing their own rations.

deadlock continues. (TEISS Assocunoif niJKaut) NEW PLYMOUTH, September 5 Seamen on British ships lying in this made no response to the notice P that unless work was reB S by noon to-day their allotment oayments would be stopped.