SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia & X.Z. Cable Association.] A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT. SYDNEY, Oct. 27. A definite l move has been made by certain lenders of the striking seamen to form a new union. The aim of the promoters is to persuade the seamen to repudiate their own union and join the new organisation. The supposed union will embrace all strikers in Australia. New Zealand. South Africa and Canada.

A signilicauL aspect is the proposal by a seetion of the strikers that a high executive ofiicer of the Australian Seamen's I'nion will he appointed the principal organiser with headquarters in London.

STRIKERS ATTACK VOLUNTEERS MELBOURNE. Oct. 27.

Si riking seamen rushed a taxi-cab containing volunteers and savagely attacked them. One volunteer was -cut to i lie hospital. The strikers also at lacked a Nationalist meeting on ihe A'arr.i Bank. They upset the platform and broke up the meeting.

Speaking on the Yurra Rank. Mr Carden, secretary of the X.S.W. Council. said that if Mr Bruce put a hand on Walsh, or any other Labour leader, the strikers Mould pm their hands on Mr Bruce. Either this, or the next week, there Mould be certain devlopments which he could not at present disclose. The steamer Oronsilay lias arrived. Having eliminated West ralian and South Australian pints she is not expo.ted to he aH'oiTed at .Melbourne.

FARMERS AND SEAMEN COME TO BLOATS. BRISBANE. Oct. 27. The steamers Port Auckland and Port Sydney have sailed for Sydney, manned wit 1 1 skeleton crews. Tile strikers used physical force in ejecting a numlier of graziers M'lio came ahoar d lor a social evening will) the captain, but the crew wore under the impression that they Mere coining to Mink the ship and threatened to throw them into the harbour if they did not leave. After blows had been exchanged file farmers left and the strikers picketed the ship. Farmers in the district learning of the trouble Hoiked to town and at a meeting decided to render assistance in putting coal aboard the Muhin lor Die refrigerators. They also decided that if the vessel was not coaled by Thursday an army of farmers would proceed to the wharf and eommenee bunkering operations.

Polite reinforcements have been rushed to town in a lit ieipat ion of further t rouble. SEAMEN AND 0.8. U. SYDNEY. Oct. 27. A stiqi work meeting of the seamen to-morrow will eonsfiler. besides strike matters, a proposal to form the now organisation (0.15.1'.) cabled to-day. Several officials of the local Seamen's Union are opposed to the proposal as they consider ii would weaken their D’.vn organisation, uliicb is ilaimcil. to be very strong. The feeling among the rank and file seems to lie that while they are still in sympathy u'ith the strikers, the bitters’ claims are being given too much attention at the expense of the local organisat ion. CREWS REMAIN LOYAL. MELBOURNE. Oei. 27. During the past five days four British ships with crews totalling over one thousand have arrived. Despite all efforts of the strikers the crews remain loyal. The steamer Demodoens has sailed maimed by a full crew. JOB CONTROL. i.M EI.BOURNE. Oct. 27. Another instance of what is regarded a, job control is re; ortod on till" Budda rt-Parker steamer Werrihee at ((oolong. Trouble urine over a fireman, resulting in the crew refusing to take, the vessel to 'ca. The AYerribee is copse, quonilv tie I up.

CO-VI. KOI! IiKKIJIOKIiATOKS. ■ Bill SB AN K. O.t. -_>7. The Transport I'ui.ui .Strike ('omniittoe informed the owners i!;:•< .1 J”1 1 the I'rrmnw ilia! it was willing to allow union lahotir to supply coal to keep the ref rinera tors working in all shins. T!;e eoiniuittee slated they did not want to make the overseas slti| pinp; strike the basis for a General st t ike and made the oiler in the hope that, the shipowners and the tanners would reeoonise the oversea seamen while determined to enforce their demands were not oniuo to he drawn into a peneral strike. It is understood the oiler is conditional on owners

tinroom*' not lo institute further precautions against the strikers. The owners’ representatives eubled to l.ontor instruct ions. Aleantimo the tanners have deterred loadine eoai into lhe .Malda at ftladsLone until M’ednes*iav liielit. The Premier in a statement, alter an interview with the strikers said lie emphasised that ena! must he supplied lor relrieerators aim sie/oested if an arrangement eould he made it would not atl'oet the ultiinah rt-suh o| the strike, and it’ the ownerlook legitimate steps to supnlv coal the (loverninent would lie compelled to I !->ve them, police protection. WtIJIKIXt; CI.ASSKS OPPORTtMTV iiuisiTwr:. tie*.. 27. Ispealtino al an open air moetiti}£ the amino-Sh.-ito secretary of the Aus | tralian Seamen's I'nion deflated that i if the strike committee thought it could win the field by rel'nsino to coal ilie ! steamers and saerilieino a few thousand j tons of carjoi they would refuse to eo.d. ; It was the duty ol the workiuo glasses ■ to take ad va id aye ol tneir opportunity. i s!■:j{i<»rs Tiiurm.K i;.xj*i:t ri;it. t’Ali.M KIIS Dli'l'lilt.M 1XKI). j j IiKISKA.NK. Oct. 27. \ 1 lie 'H ikers al ( Mudstone remain m j possession ol the Malda. which is I strongly picketed. j li! ‘- <<>«u i- full of funnels who are | determined to supply t |„. vessel with j <o«i] ,tn<| lhey have aske<l the Premier i lor State proleetiuu wliiie they <{,) so. 2 «-«* lill lt rims ami if rht* farmeratiempt to eiirry out their threat .serious trouble is exported. Ihiiier reinforeemeuis have been diafted to («ludsroiKT trom iioekhampton.

It appeal's till' lanilelS visit ID lh( •Maliia. which led to trouble, was I'm tl.‘e purpose of (lis,-||Nsil, K wall t tain plans lor the working of the ship. with vuiiinlccr lahinir. I'll.-)IS OKCLARKO JiI.ACK RRISRAXK. Oct. -J7. (her one hundred seamen belonging lo the steamers Port Auckland and Port Sydney were left behind when the steamers sailed. A meet!lie of the strikers dismissed tin- position of the two pilots win navigated the steamers out and det hired them Mark, while the cooks on the pilot steamer are not allowed to cook their food. Ihe strikers eumnnttee interviewed the Premier, regarding the dispute including 'the Glad-tone trouble. Though the result ts not disclosed it .- believed the strikers wete made to realise titat con 1 must he supplied to the steamers' refrigerators, particularly in view oi the farmers attitude at Gladstone. NOT IX I AVOOR OF O.H.r. SVDXKV, Oct. o.S. I lie Seamen's I'nion conference discussed the ([ttestion of the forniaiioti of the new organisation cabled yesterday. No definite decision was readied, hut it is understood that so far as the debate has gone, the juniority of 11f speakers are against the proposal.