PROPOSED BOYCOTT.
DECISION LATER. LABOUR FEDERATION. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Requests that a national boycott should be placed on Japanese goods and shipping were discussed at yesterday's meeting of the National Executive of the New Zealand Federation of Labour. At the conclusion of the deliberations it was announced that the decision would be made known later.
The position to-night appeared to be that the executive had referred to a special committee the question of what constituted "munitions of war.'' The u lining of goods that constitute munitions of war is likely to prove difficult, and may account for the delay in the announcement of the federation's decision. While scrap iron would obviously be. included, such goods as wool and glycerine would also come within the definition. The question of wool should not be as troublesome as glycerine, as Japan has decided to curtail her wool imports. It is stated that there are some grounds for belief that the decision may be a boycott of goods coming within the definition of "munitions of war."'
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 234, 2 October 1937, Page 10
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