SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

(Australia & N'.Z. Cable Association.] STRIKERS FED UP. WANT TO LET 1!A( K. CAPETOWN, September 23. 'i here are indications of a cumulative effect of the Arundel Castle and other sailings, at ( apetnwn. Durban and IXlagoa. The strike is rapidly breaking up and the majority of the men admit they are led up with their idleness and are anxious to alleviate the hardship ol their wives and families.

FIRST STRIKE VESSEL SAILS. CAPETOWN, September 23. 1 lie Salitigate Castle, the first vessel affected by the strike in South African waters, ha* sailed from Durban. It is understood several ol the original crew were left behind. DECLINES TO INTERFERE. LONDON. September 21. . e Cetteral Council ot trades l nuni Congress declined tn tuieretere in the seamen's strike. Seventeen shipyards trade unionwere invited to participate in the eoni’erenee which decided to approach the Council, hut the communication torwarded to the Council, emanated trom ill) tv six small unions, tin* remaining eleven refusing to lie partie- t*> the request . deportation. ADELAIDE. Sept. 21. in the Assembly. Air Harwell moved a vote of censure on the Covernmonl for its alleged action in co-operating with the New South Wales Governirent in opposing the enloreement o'* the Federal Deportation Act. The gag was applied. The motion was deloated. SYDNEY. Sept. 21. At the Deportation Board. Doctor F.vatt. counsel for lorn Walsh attacked the validity of the Board itself. He quoted Air Bruce, the Federal Premier's statement that the members of the Board wore receiving 25 guineas per day. Dr Evatt said il was the duty of the Board to make an inde* pendent inquiry, hut on the statement „f Mr Bruce the Cuvernmont. which was an interested party in ibis inquiry. was the active paymaster. When a party interested in any inquiry was shown to he the paymaster, the result in law was that the inquiry was of tie legal effect whatever.

both SIDES reje.ct OFFERS. SYDNEY. Sept-. 21. The strike conference has tailed. The owners put forth certain proposals, hit; the men relaxed to accept these. ll' l men then stated their terms, which the owners refused to accept. lln men left the meeting and the conference ended. BUTS BANE. Sept. 2-1. The (lovernment have intervened in the sbiupping hold-up on the North Coast, caused by the wharf labourers' attempt to enforce the rotary system of engaging labour (in turn) and a compulsory ennlereit'e between tbe patties to the dispute and the sugar interests has been called for Monday next. COMMUNISTS' ERROR. LONDON Sept. 2:1. The “Daily Herald'' nublishes an appeal to tile seamen by Air Henson as follows: “I have the full authority of the Executive Committee for saying that the present strike is not against the employers but against trade unionism itself. It is monstrous that Mr Sliinueli and company should call members who are loyal to the tin jon “blacklegs.“ Air Sbiuwell is actively assisting the Communists to do serious dis—ervi' e t" the Ltd movement in Australia. The strike, fomented liv the Communists, ha.s (re-cnteil the antil.atiourites iii the Commonwcallh with a liist-ratc election cry. if Labour is defeated at tbe Australian .'leiiions, it will be thanks to Mr Sbiuwell and Li- Communist, colleagues.

I N F.M I*I.OY.AI KXT CATS ED. CHRIKTCHFRCTI. Sept. 2-1. The shipping hold-up has had a serious effect on the employment of casual railway workers at Christchurch and Lyttelton. The number of casuals who secure work in the Christchurch goods sheds is in the vicinity of 120. and about SI) have been idle during the past. week, as a direct result uf the strike of the British seamen. Ml’Cll GRAVER POSITION. (Received this day at S a.m.i SYDNKY. September 25. The Strike position is much gravel owing to the failure of the conference. Tee owners proposed at the conference that the men should return to their skips on tile original articles, and that there he no further prosecutions. ( lean discharges were also promised, conditional to behaviour on she return voyage to F.uglaml. Tin* owners alsi staled there would be no remission of the fines imposed on strikers by illCourts or Masters; that any grievances the men considered they had, mils', he dealt with by the Board of Trade on their return to Kuglaud. The men’s representatives ret ired li consider the terms Imt after two minutes deliberation returned and aunoiin ced that, speaking tor all the sirikerin Australia and New Zealand they rejected the proposals. Johnstone. Chairman of the Strikers' Committee i lien submitted the men's terms which were an immediate re.snmplinn of work if the wages in force in July last wen restored, the men to lie paid full wage: for till- time on strike: no victimisation and all records of imprisonment to Inwiped out : also that at any lurtliei conference the representatives of tin Australia Seamen’s I'nion to lie present; that all negotiations for a eonler-em-e must come through tin- Australian Seamen's I'nion. The owners without waiting to consider the proposals refused them, ami the men’s representatives left. Subsequently Johnstone stated tinstrikers would not approach the oum-r----in the future. The terms which were submitted were the only terms on which the men would resume, and until Hie owners agreed to accept these, there would he no surrender. It is understood the service of warrants which was suspended pending the result of the conference will he proceeded with immediately. The delegats from the Watersidors’ Federation and the Commonwealth Labour Council continued the conference with tile owners’ represomat ires, but th“ strikers state that ally deeisiou which might he arrived at not including the terms already stated, would be useless. The Oversea ,shipping Representatives Association announce that ticoffer which was originally made to the men that if they returned to work there would Tie no victimisation, and that the wages of strikers would lie paid expired on tpo 1 1 1 1 and has not since been renewed.