REFUSES TO REOPEN JACOB JOHNSON CASE
FEDERAL MINISTERS REFUTE CHARGES MADE BY SEAMAN
(United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) Reed. 10 a.m. CANBERRA, To-day.
The papers in the Jacob Johnson case were made available by the Attor-ney-General, the Hon. J. G. Latham. Johnson, who was secretary of the Seamen s Union, was imprisoned in connection with the marine cooks’ strike. Recently, sensational disclosures about the case by one Andresen were promised in the Federal Parliament by Mr. E. G. Theodore. The papers produced included letters from Bede Andresen, who asked the Government to find a position for him or provide him with £2OO, in order to enable him to get a start in some other country.
He declared positively that it was unsafe to accept employment in maritime circles in Australia. Mr. Latham replied to Johnson’s solicitors, that Andresen was not employed to get evidence against Johnson. Whatever evidence was collected was obtained before Andresen obtained it. Andresen’s statements were definitely shown to be inconsistent. Moreover, they were contradicted by the facts.
Mr. Latham said he was not prepared to reopen the Johnson case.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 596, 23 February 1929, Page 9
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182REFUSES TO REOPEN JACOB JOHNSON CASE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 596, 23 February 1929, Page 9
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