SYDNEY BOYCOTT EXTENDED.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1923, 4 December 1913, Page 9

SYDNEY BOYCOTT EXTENDED.

RED FUNNEL BANNED.

UNIONS DECISION IGNORED.

BLOCK IN MELBOURNE. NO "CHRISTMAS PUDDING TIUIV By Telosraph—Prcs3 Association—CopyrieM Sydney, December 3. Two thousand wharfmen were present at yesterday's "stop-work" meeting, all the wharves being idle. Tho proceedings at times were turbulent and discordant. A largo section resented confining the war to New Zealand, desiring a general strike, and threatening further trouble. At the ordinary meeting of tho Wharf Labourers' Union last night, Mr. Hughes was besieged and importuned b/ angry unionists. After the meeting they condemned the decision as contrary to tho principles of unionism. A result of the meeting is that tho Ulimaroa and lliverina will lie up indefinitely. 'The Union Steam Ship Company will dispatch vessels to Tasmania and Fiji, and anticipates tho dispatching of the Manuka to Wellington on Saturday next. Tho Whnkatane and Indrapura will commence discharging to-day. All the other deep-sea ships have been relieved of trouble lor the present. The Maunganui is anchored in Neutral Bay. The mails and passengers and their luggage wero lauded in launches.

Tlie Waipori and Kakapo—the latter trimmed by the. Union Company's clerks—have finished loading coal at Newcastle, and the former has departed for 'Wellington, and the Kakapo for Tasmania.

The barque Northern Chief is being trimmed by her crew, tho usual trimmers declining to work aboard. EMBARGO ON UNION COMPANY. (Rec. December 3, !).lu p.m.) Sydney, December 3. The wharf labourers to-day extended their boycott to all the Union Company's vessels. No labour was available for the Paloona or tho Wakatipu, neither of which is engaged in the New Zealand trade. This is contrary to tho decision reached yesterday. After discharging her Sydney cargo on board the Whakatane, tho Indraptira proceeded on her voyage to Now Zealand to-day. At a meeting of tho Federated - Seamen's Union to-day, Senator Gttthrio presiding, it- was resolved to act in terms of the decision of tho Wharf Labourers' Union meeting the previous cvoniug, and work no New Zealand boats. Tho Australian Workers' Union has voted £500 and the Bricklayers' Union £50 to assist the New Zealand strikers. POSITION IN MELBOURNE. Melbourne, December 3. Tho wharf labourers' boycott- of Now Zealand goods has become serious. The Huddart-Parkor Company dtas abandoned tho usual "Christmas pudding" trip, and 5000 tons of pudding fruits aro lying untouched on the wharves.

There has been no boat for New Zealand sinco November' 5, and consignments for the Dominion aro stacked on the wharves.

Kobart, December 3. - The Rualiino lias sent a wireless message to the effect that she is arriving from London on Thursday night. TRIMMERS MAKE TROUBLE. (Rec. December i, 0.50 a.m.) Sydney, December 3. The crane employees at Newcastle to-night confirmed their decision not to Joad tho Union Company's steamers. The Melbounio Shipping Company's steamer Brisbano was boycotted by tho trimmers, becauso they suspected that her destination was Now Zealand, though it was stated that tho vessel waa loading for Melbourne. The crane employees, however, aro still filling her. | Tho 'Wakatipu, ' which loaded for Launceston, had her coal trimmed by the clerical staff.

TF THE TROUBLE SPREADS.

FARMERS READY TO SADDLE UP. • Sydney, December 3. Hecklers of Mr. Hughes demanded whether if two of tho Union Company's boats alongsido and one- was going'to JSoiv. Zealand and the other to Tasmania they had to work the latter, which meant working with "scabs." They also wanted to know if they were nob lighting the Union Company. Mr. l-lughes_ replied that they must work everything excepting vessels to and from Now Zealand; they were not dealing with companies, but with places, The meeting had decided not to work New Zealand boats, and that was all. Amid hoots, a turbulent section declared that that waa not unionism, one crying that if they had to work with "scabs", there would not ho enough bandages in Sydney to tie them up. Tho "Herald," commenting on tho attitude of the .turbulent, savs: "While the unionists havo decided 'to restrict the area of tho disturbance, tho futuro is by 'no means clear."

It is stated that if tho striko area widens, and primary products arc held up, large numbers of farmers an; readyto mount horses, ride straight to the metropolis, and load their own produce into the ships. GOVERNMENT SUTTNK AND NEKVELMISS. Sydney, December 3. Mr. Hughes considers that tho conference's recommendations, which have been cabled to the New Zealand Employers' Eoderaiiau, are emiuentlv reasonable and practicable for a .settlement of the dispute lit New Zealand, where it aroso Tho conference, representing the various unions interested, pledges it" self loyally to abide by the decision of tho proposed independent arbitrator, and the men will resume Jtormal working conditions as soon as tho arbitrator is appointed. The "Herald," commenting on the conference's decision, says: "The Fedoration of Labour lias been established in order to crush the principle of peaceful arbitrament in industrial disputes, it is this attitude, which is fraught with such disaster to tho commuui'iv, which the. New Zealand employers have partially fought with' success,"and still resist. _ It is this which Mr. Hughes and his colleagues are encouraging in tho decision to which they stood sponsors." The "Daily Telegraph" says: ''The strike has reached and passed 'the. stage at which the Government can reasonably be appealed to by the- community for guidance and protection. "Wo are presented with the remarkable spectacle of a Government supine and nerveless while a self-constituted parliament of unionisU discusses whether there shall be a general or only a partial strike." Ml!. HUGHES 1 XT EI! VIE WED. (l{ec. December 3, !).ta p.m.) Sydney, December 3. Mr. Hughes has received an ackowledgment of his long cablegram to the Employers' Federation in New Zealand, stating that his proposal has been referred to tho Employers' Defence Committees throughout Dominion. In an interview, Mr. Hughes said:— "\\\< arc assuming that our proposition will he accepted in New Zealand. That •'ill end the trouble here, so far as wnl

are concerned." He adniillcil that lie had made suggestions to the New South Wales industrial Commissioner, lint was unable tn reveal the nature of these nt present. Ho had decided to send cablegrams to Mr. Massov and ■Sir Joseph Ward asking them to use their influence to set both parties to accept the arbitration proposal. The conference of trade unionists resumes to-morrow.

Mr, M'Gowen (State Minister of Labour) says that the Government is watching developments closely, and so jar had seen no useful opportunity for intervention.