SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia A- N.Z. Cable Association.] SYDNEY STRIKE NEWS. SYDNEY. SeptemU'r 7. Delegates from the Labour Councils of all States ot Australia are meeting ill Sydney on Thursday next, t>> tormulate a policy ot united action on the deportation issue. Mr Johnson (Australian Seamen’s Secretary) addressing the strikers at a meeting, depreciated the suggestion of a general sympathetic strike. He said that at the present time, it would be a general fiasco, not a general -trike at all. The big issue in the piv.-ciit upheaval was than ot keeping the striking seamen. If the rest of the industrial movement stuck to the seamen. the seamen must triumph. Therefore, a Federal strike would play into the hands ot Mr Bruce and his crowd, the ship-owning hos.se I >. Addressing a mas- meeting of the striking seamen. Mr Fleming said that he had learned Imm reliaole -unites, that the seamen in other parts of the world were taking similar action to that of tlm striking seamen in Australia.

At the Australian Unions’ contereiiee commencing at Sydney on 1 httrsdav. and at the key-indu-try Unions’ conference commencing at Melbourne oil Tuesday, the delegates will take a definite stand against involving the union- in a general strike again-t deportation. but they will urge that efInrt- should be concentrated in helping the Labour Party at the general elections. The British steamer Kntka sailed from Newcastle, her crew having rescinded their previous decision to

strike. A meeting of the Marine transport Group of Unions to-day adjourned until the arrival of the delegates Imm tne Victorian group later in the week. The agents of the steamer Min «-l Newcastle, have decided to deter proceedings on the warrants issued against the members of the crew for thirl v hours, owing to certain developments that have arisen. OTHER AUSTRALIAN POUTS. MELBOURNE. September 7. It is reported that extremist leaders have changed their tactics, realising that tlie weight of the industrial movement is against a general strike in the event of the deportation ol any union leaders. They have advi-cd the unions in each State to hold a general stoppage of work for twenty-four hours, to be followed by job control, and by regulation strikes, wherever possible. The Federal Labour Leader. Mr V . Charlton has challenged Mr Bruce to appeal to the electors lor then judgment before putting the deportation legislation into adoption. II HI SHANE.. Sepomber 7. Warrants are being issued agaiusi 5S;| members of the crow of six British ve-sel- that are held up in Brisbane. AT THE CAPE. CAPETOWN. Sept, ib The oxpl'imuion of the Sophocles incident is that, the crew, not haying disclosed their attitude, it was decided if possible, to continue the voyage. As soon, however, as the vessel out to sea. the crew intimated that thev sympathised with the strikers, and that they were not prepared to take out the \ esse! which cmseqmmly had to put look. CAPETOWN. Sept. ~ Then- arc now eleven vow!- idle in Table Bay. , , The executive committee ol t lit South African Agricultural Union, win are as-embb'd at Pretoria, arc -en*hisi \ concerned with the strike. a~ owners of produce loaded at Union ports. They are prepared to give the Cover..mem everv assistance m *m-ur-in.r 11 arty di-liafrh ol 111" boats. even to Hie extent of volunteering U.cir services f. enable the ships P reach their de-t I'm I ion-. IN NEW ZEALAND. AUCKLAND. Kent. 7. There v. a- a "ting of Au-klum' steam eo and Tied" Fuiom-l- ai tln Strand Tlwativ yesterday aflernooii Two motion- expressing symiialh.y with the British seamen in Am-klam who are on strike, were passed. I hose present pledged themselves to giy< their moral and financial support L the strikers in tlmii' light agaiusi rinlurtioii. A profession of MO son mo n lniu-cuini up Queen Street to the Strand Then in headed hv the Wat ersiders Hand Various differently worded and improvised paper banners were earned calling for -import for the seamen's cause. . Mr Robert Semple spoke, lie said the sooner that British seamen made a presentation of their present President to the employers the better for themselves. . ‘•The-e men have gol to win their thdit. because, if they win. we win also.” said Mr .1. Pui’tell. "It is m< duty of the unionist- ol this countiy to sen that they get a holiday and an well fed until ’they win out.” A collection for the British seamen , on strike realised £l6. , The seamen on strike have ret use* to resume duty until the pound '• 1 month deduct ion from I heir wages hits been restored. . . The crews of iTe steamers A\aiand Matakami refused to tak* I<u . vc—els to msi. and both vessels have joined Attcklat.d’s idle Meet, due to the strike of the British seamen. The captain of the steamer Berm-

, j ; i has received instructions to (ale proceedings against hi- crew, who refused duty. The proceedings will, m doubt, he taken as a test case to govern any future action which may la nalmii against any other crews on strike. POSITION IN BRITAIN. LONDON. Sept. t). New son per- agree in their report' that the attempt to hold up British shipping during the week-end signally failed. The bitterness of Ihe defeated -caiimii was ;m,valed at Southampton, where tim\ -toned the ITiioil building, breaking the windows. A mass meet iup. however, do idol ti ask the Trade I’nnm Congress |oi authority to organise a -ympatlml ie demonstration of associated workers. LONDON. Sept. 7. Mr Shinwell. addressing the seamen at Hull, declared that the snake, waun: collapsing, it was now only comlucnriiig. The seamen were merely following the lead 01 the Trade Lllioii Congress in (ippo-iiig the wages reduction-. The meeting pa-'cd a iv-o!uthm in favour of the cuiitiuunime oi tin si rike. Tom Mann, speaking al Poplar, deseril .-d the aco-piamv of the n-duc--1 11111 in the wniucii:' wages without cuti'altiiig the rank and tile as being '-damnable.’' 'llm meet i leg ptt.-.seil a resolution a-king the Trade 1 nion Conore- s io(|UIC;. 101 l t:.e I ildtilt of Have!., I; Wil .oil. Mr Shinwell. the organiser of the Amalgamated Marine Workers, speaking at Hull. -11 l that the sealllcu would continue to carry out guerilla warfare in their own way in their own time, until they had obtained the recognit ion of their l ight -