GERMAN SAILORS' STRIKE.
—. —-<§ . VESSELS UNDER-MANNED. (3V CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION COriEIOBT.) (EEUTEtt'S TrjJ3OIiAIJ3.) LONDON, January 30. Mr Haveloclc Wilson, on behalf of the National Seamen's and Firemen's Union, telegraphed to Mr M&eDonald pointing out that 1200 seamen on German vessels trading to the United King, dom had struck against the low wage of £3 per month, compared with £/9 paid by British and other shipowners. As a result, German ships were leaving British' ports seriously under-manned, endangering other vessels trading in British waters. Mr Wilson also states that cases have been brought under the notice of the Board of Trade, but that the Government has taken no cation to prevent the infringement of the law which, he urges, should be impartially applied.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 17986, 1 February 1924, Page 9
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