BOYCOTT IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1925, 6 December 1913, Page 7

BOYCOTT IN AUSTRALIA.

LEADERS IMPOTENT; ANOTHER CABLE FROM MR. POSER FOR MR, HICK MY. 11 y Telegraph—Press -Copyricrht (Hoc. December 0, O.Iil! a.m.) Sydney, December 5. Ur. Win. HUTU'S has cabled to .Mr. Massey (Premier ol' j\Vw Zcsil:iikl), Kir •losepli Wanl (Leader ol' tht" Opposition), Mr. fliekey (of tho t'eder.ilion of Labour), and .Mr. Foster (Kmplo.vers' t'oii>ii!itti"i").

lo it]r. Foster's statement that there is nothiuE to arbitrate about Jir. .Hughes emphasises the "obvious I act that there is a most serious industrial dispute existing. The Trades Tnion Conference greatly deplores your unyielding attitude. Your statement that .vim are irrevocably bound In support the Arliiirationists is inconsistent wii.li that reasonable spirit which is necessary at this juncture. We are irrevocably commit ted to exactly Hie opposite position, yet are. prepared hi submit the whole question to arbitrator. Why cannot you do so also? New Zealand delegates deny the statement that the Federation of Labour does not regard industrial agreements as bimlin<;, and have .supplied documentary evidence in support of their statements." Jlr. Hughes's cablegram to .Mr. llickey says that the statements by llickey and Curtice, quoted by Ibe employers, supports the contention ilmt. the Labour Federation in New Zealand does not regard agreements as bini!ii'.i;, and aslis jlicke.v In set forth tho attitude of the Federation in this matter:

The attitude or Mr. llickey towards agreements, on which point -My. Hushes seek* enlightenment. was succinctly «l out in (be "Jlanriland Worker" ol' February 7, 1!)12. Mr. llickey said:— "Of late there ha* been much talk of 'agreements,' 'industrial peace,' 'loyalty, to employers,' and .-ucii-liko phrases. Don't listen to them. Doift believe them. There can be no industrial peace in New Zealand while the capitalist hwis. There can be no talk nf 'loyalty' between workers and employers. . . . "liccocni.-e that every agreement entered into is 11 at imidinnr open you for a sinsle instant. Xo, not if it . were : .i»ned bv a. thousand oliicials and ratified by a dozen Courts. The agreement it as such. The moment an opportunity occurs lo hotter your condition, lire.il; your agreement. Break it whenever it will pav you to do so. . . . "Jf ,-we aro lo be l obbied by agreement";' our motto, 'an injury lo one is the concern of all,' bocomes a mockery. , ~ "Are we Tnduslrialis.f>? Are we Revolutionist I .': 1 If we are, let us act c.ccordinilv. If neens.-nry, let us toss every agreement to hell."

WHARF WORKERS DEFY THEIR OWN LEADERS, EOIIO OF WELLINGTON IN FIRST DAYS OF STRIKE. By Tolccrapli—Prcta Assoc.iattoc-Copfi'lcht SySnev, December 5. The Hon. W. 51. Hughes, chairman of tho Labour Conference, states thatthe extremists in the Waterside Workers' Federation are solely responsible for the refusal to follow the instructions of tho conferencn to work vessels with the exception of tlwso to and from New Zealand. ... "It has come to fiiis,'.'- said Mr. Hughes, "the conference must insist on discipline, as some members of the unions seem to imagine that unionism consists of doing as you like. Sue'li men are a nienaco to unionism, and are ii hundred times more formidable than any capitalistic organisation. Unionists must be compelled to obey instructions or leave tl'.o organisation." Mr. Hughes is confident that vessels the conference decidcd should be worked will bo worked to-day.

(Rec. December a, 1.50 p.m.) Sydney, December 5. ' The wharf labourers arc still boycotting tho whole of tho Union Company's boats. The Karitane to-day was worked by the company's office staff. Those invited to tho conterence by tho Industrial Commissioner comprise the Union Company, the. Huddart, Parker Company, the Wharf Labourers' Union and tho Newcastlo Coal Trimmers' Union. The conference asked the representatives of tho Wharf Labourers' Union it they themselves would start work on the Tol'ua and Karitane, in order to give the men a lead, but, iTioy declined.. The conference then adjourned indefinitely. .. (Rec. December G, 0,30 a.m.) Sydney, December 5. Tho Trades Union Oinl'eiejice has decided to call on the officials of the Sydney Wharf Labourers' Union to provide labour for vessels not trading to JScw Zealand. Tho Conference insists that any v.'hnrf labourers refusing to do tills work will be. suspended.

SHIPPING MOVEMENT. (Reo. December 5, 11.50 p.m.) Sydney, Decimber 5. The Maunganui, which sails to-mor-row, carries nearly 300 passengers. It is proposed to (iispatoh the Manuka on December 13. T'he steamer Brisbane is still held up at Newcastle, owing to the refusal of tho crew to take tho vessel to New Zealand. BOYCOTT AT BRISBANE. Brisbane, December 5. Uto Federated Waterside Workers' Union has notified shipping companies that it clons not intend to lintidle cargoes to and from Now Zealand.