QUEENSLAND STRIKE

Evening Star, Issue 19658, 10 September 1927, Page 4

QUEENSLAND STRIKE

SPLIT IN LABOR RANKS SIGNS OF COLLAPSE MARYBOROUGH MEN’S DECISION. Press Association—By Tcb^rapb—Copyright BRISBANE, September 10. A fully-attended meeting of the Malabo rough branch of the Guards, Shunters, and Conductors’ Association unanimously decided their determination to return to work as directed by tiro Railway Commissioner, and called upon the Disputes Committee to deal with the South Johnstone strikers, giving them an ultimatum that they must accept the oiler of the Arbitration Court or all support will bo withdrawn from them, and they will bo declared “ black.” ■ There is noweyery likelihood of other guards’ associations following Maryborough’s lead, aiid if they do tho trains will probably run on Monday, as with all the running stall’ working the rest of tho staff could, be dispensed with for tho time being. . A meeting of tho Parliamentary Labor Party defeated a no-confidence motion in Mr M'Corraack’s Cabinet bv thirty-eight votes to four. Tho Arbitration Court has ordered the South Johnstone, strikers back to work on the terms proposed on Saturday last, stating that if they are not carried out within twenty-four hours the court will give the mill management whatever relief it likes to apply for. If the order is not accepted it will result in the deregistration of all unions involved. , Tho industrial position is becoming more acute, aud wholesale dismissals are being made or are being threatened. Fearing possible trouble at Cairns, whore it is felt that a clash may occur between the farmers and the strikers as on former occasions, a large force of police was .secretly despatched by boat from Brisbane,, but in view of the split in tho ranks of tho strikers it is anticipated, that tho dispute will bo gilded before any trouble occurs..