SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1925, Page 3

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] AFRICAN lUisuiiVjfi. CAPETOWN, Aug. 31. The Transvaal Labour Party, at a ConferAiice j>a.s»ed a rosolutio 1 !! recognising the justice of the seamen's refusal to work at reduced wages, and calling on the Government not to support the shipping companies against the strikers. .Minister C'rcsswell said he would depreciate on every occasion the action of the men who refused to carry out the agreement into which their Union:- had entered. Seamen remaining loyal to their Union were entitled to pi election. He urged the Conference not to accept the resoluuon. HULL SEA .MEN STRIKE. LONDON. Sept ]. A section of Hull seamen has joined the strike. COLOGNE DOCKERS OCT. BERLIN. Sept. 1. The Cologne Dockers and transporters declined to accept a six per cent, advance awarded by arbitration, and struck. The refusal is based on the high cost of living. They asked for thirty per cent advance. A PUBLIC .MEETING. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) SYDNEY, September i. About sixteen hundred people attended a public meeting at which the Lord Mayor presided when the leaders of the British Seamen’s organisation and the officials of the Australian Seamen’s Union explained the men’s reasons for striking. The meeting resolved on pledging itself actively in support of the British seamen to resist the wage reduction and protesting against the Federal Government’s attempts at deportation, demanding all the State Governments resist, by all possible measures, any deportations. Mr Lang, referring to tbe editorial appearing in tbe 'London “Times,” (cabled recently) says be would like to see the full text of the leader before attempting a detailed reply in reference to the necessity for a Federal police force, as it so obviously misses the mark that it is apparent the leader was written on imperfect information. The new force is not heme brought in been use of any lawlessness. The Federal force is to meet purely local situations arising out of 1 (Ik political and industrial policy. The National Government has nothing to do with the normal administration of ' justice. The accusation of defiance of Iho law of the Commonwealth is ridi- 1 onions, and shows clearly the very inis- ( _ loading interpretation of my attitude that has reached London. The States J arc under no obligation to take in- 1 struotions from the Commonwealth or ( assist it in deporting citizens of States. As far as the .shipping strike * is concerned the N.S.W. Government has expressed no opinion. The dis- s putt- is one between British seamen ( and a shipping combine and cannot 1 he .settled by our Arbitration Courts. J.t could possibly have been mitigated h> tactful counsel and sympathy, hut the deportation of local unionists for expressing agreement, with the men will manifestly not have the effect of ending the trouble. The peculiarity 1 •about the proceedings now tieing taken aaginst certain industrial leaders, says Mr Lang, is the fact that not one of them is a member of tiic Communist Party. For some reason or other avowed CoiiimilHltsts who are alleged to have fomented the present dispute are left severely alone both in this and other States. BERTH. Sept. I. |( Some of the Orsova’s passengers left | for the eastern States by the Karoola. Many third-class passengers are in .slrn.ilcned (iron instances. The steamer Huntress, one of three South African steamers lias finished loading at Bunbury, and sailed for South Africa. The crew refused to join in tho .strike for Australian conditions. j BRISBANE. September 1. On tbo arrival of the steamer AutoIvons from Sydney, the watersiders commenced unloading her. The President of the Seamen’s Union states the watersiders agreed not to load any outward cargo into the vessel. { MELBOURNE, September 1. A largely attended meeting of the Victoria brunch of the Seamen's l nion H resolved that if any attempt is made ( by the Federal Government to deport t Walsh and Johansen the Union will ( immediately cease work on every ves- , sel. The meeting also decided to strike a live shillings levy on every ( member, whether he goes to sea or not, to help the British seamen. n