INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17688, 28 July 1919, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

TEN" THOUSAND MEN DISMISSED. SEQUEL TO REFUSAL TO WORK. Pr«» Ajraociuiion—By Telegraph—Copyrigkt. AMSTERDAM, July 25. The Siemens firm lias dismissed 10,000 men for refusing to work owing to the dismissal of their leader for organising a general strike on tho 21st inst—A. and N.Z. Cable. AMERICAN SHIPPING STRIKE. FIFTY THOUSAND MEN IDLE. SERIOUS LOSS TO OWNERS. NEW YORK, July 20. (Received July 27, at 5.5 p.m.} New York officials estimate that 50,000 marine workers are "out" and that the tie-up " of shipping is causing" a loss of £1,000,000 daily to the owners. It is estimated that there are more than 1000 ships idle. There has been minor rioting between the strikers and the strike-breakers. Tho owners demand that the United States navy shall supply men to man the ships in the event of the strike not being settled.—A. and N.Z. Cable. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN'S STRIKE. FEELING AGAINST UNION • EXECUTIVE. OPPOSITION TO DIRECT ACTION. SYDNEY, July 26. The seamen aTe convening a meeting, at which a motion will be submitted that the present executive, having lost tho confidence of members of tho union, be asked to resign, and the members of the old executive be asked to take office, on the understanding that they are opposed to 'direct action." PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT. OUTLOOK MORE CHEERFUL. . MELBOURNE, July 26. After_ interviewing the union congress deputation Senator Millen announced that the prospects of a settlement of the seamen's strike were more hopeful than thev had been for some time. RETURN TO WORK RECOMMENDED. CONFERENCE TO BE HELD. MELBOURNE, July 27. (Received July 27, at 5.5 p.m.) The Federal Council of the Seamen's Union has agreed to recommend the seamen to resume work forthwith. The Government has eiven an undertaking to summon a round-table conference to discuss the existing disputes' upon the resumption of work. Meetings of branches of the union will he called in the various centres to ratify the council's decision. Senator Millen says "there is every prospect that work will be resumed next i hursday pending a conference and subsequent arbitration. FINAL DECISION WITH THE MEN. RESUMPTION OF WORK EXPECTED. SYDNEY, July 27 (Received July 27, at 5.5 p.m.) The final decision in the seamen's strike now rests with the men. There is a pretty general belief that they will accept the council's ruling and resume work pending a conference. One possible stumbling block is the imprisonment of Walsh and other leaders some of the branches of the union havin" adopted a resolution not to resume work until the leaders are released.