SEAMEN'S LEADER

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18549, 26 November 1925, Page 9

SEAMEN'S LEADER

DEPORTATION

QUESTION.

POSSIBILITIES OF STRIKE. WALSH'S CASE BEFORE HIGH COURT. (Br TAW.?:- PRESS ASSOCIATION- COPTSWHT.) (AL'.'iTfi ALI AJT ixr> X.:'.. CABLE ASSOCIATION.' '.Received November 20th, 8.10 p.m.) SIDNEY November 25. At a stop-work meeting of the Sydney branch of the 'Waterside Workers' federation the subject of the deportation of Mulsh and Johnson was nob mentioned. 1 ho view is freely expressed that if the leaders of the Seamen's Union are deported there will bo no strike of waterside workers. When the case of Walsh and Johnson came beforo tho Full Cburfc, the latter decided that, as the application had been removed to the High Court, the Full Court could not proceed with the matter. Counsel for Walsh and Johnson, have now decided to appeal to the Privy Council against this decision, on the ground that tho Full Court is in error in surrendering its jurisdiction to the High Court. Tho appeal will not be lodged till after the habeas corpus proceedings in tho High Court have been determined. Counsel intend to appeal direct to the Privy Council without applying for leave.

SEAMEN AND OWNERS.

CONFERENCE ABANDONED. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) SYDNEY, November 2i>. Following the. seamen's rejection of tho owners' offer, the conference has been abandoned. In the meantime the strikers' numbers are daily growing smaller, and only by intimidation are the men (being kept on strike. At Melbourne .the Australian Seamen's Union stop-work meeting decided to discontinue payment of a Jevy to assist the British seamen, at an early date, as the strike has already collapsed at two ports and is practically ended.

Efforts of strikers at Melbourne to embroil the crew of the steamer Demosthenes in the strike pi wed abortive, the firemen deciding to remain loyal and take tho ship to sea to-da.y. This was one of tho strikers' last hopes of continuing the dispute, which is now expected shortly to collapse. At Sydney the steamer iCorrimal, which was declared black by the Watersiders' Federation, is being unloaded by * tlie Casual Waterside™' Union. QUEENSLAND SEAMEN. (AUSTRALIAN AND S.Z. CASUS ASSOCIATION.) BRISBANE, November 25. A meeting of the Queensland branch of the Australian Seamen's Union passed a resolution recommending the Union to take drastic action to prevent the deportation of Walsh and Johnson.