THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1917, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

INTER-STATE SHIPPING IDLE. Australian-New Zealand. Cable Assa, _ . Sydney, Oct. 10. Owing to trouble with the seamen at Melbourne, inter-State shipping in all. (states is idle and all sailings have been cancelled. The wharf labourers have decided not to resume work unless under pre-strlke conditions. SHIPPING POSITION ACUTE. Received Oct. 10, ».1S p. m . m, ... Sydney, Oct. 10. ihe shipping position m aggiA acutn In anticipation of the resumption nwrehftnts attempted to load quantities of foodstuffs for New Zealand, and placed placed large orders for fruit, which was loaded ready to sail, but bad to be discharged. The Union Company expected to dispatch five steamers this week, but had to pay off the crews, and are awaiting developments in Melbourne.

THE RULE FOR THE FUTURE.

. ~ Sydney. Oct. 10. Addressing, prior to their disband* went, loyalists who cairn- to the Government's assistance during the strike Mr. Beeby said: ° '

'We have established this rule for tho future—that large bodies of morcannot strike and months afterwards claim to come back exactly as thev knocked .off. I„ future, the comnvunitv Will be prepared to wei«h the justice of the position and. if unjust, will g»y to the men responsible for holding up the cmmminity: 'You have no right to return to the positions you formerly occupied.'"