AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING STRIKE.

MEN ASKED TO RESUME. every Prospect op settlement. Sydney, July 26. The seamen are convening a meeting to whjch, a motion will be submitted that the present ewcutive, having lost the confidence of members of the union, be asked to reßign. and that members of the old executive be asked to take office on the understanding that they are opposed to direct action. Melbourne, July 26. After interviewing the Union Congress deputation Mr Millen announced that the prospects of a settlement of the seamen's strike are more hopeful than they have been for some time. Received July 27, fi..5 p.m. Melbourne, July 26. . The Federal Council of thy Seamen's Union hag agreed to recommend the seamen to resume forthwith. The Government has given an undertaking to summon a round-table conference to deal with the various existing disputes upon resumption of work. Meetings of branches of the union will be called in the various centres to ratify the council's decision. Senator Millen says there is' every prospect of work being resumed next Thursday, pending.the conference and subsequent arbitration. " I Received July 27, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, July 27. 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 the conference. One of the possible stumbling blocks is the imprisonment of Walsh and other leaders, some of the branches of the union having adopted a resolution not to rseume uptil the leaders are released.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.