STRIKE ENDED.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18552, 30 November 1925, Page 9

STRIKE ENDED.

TERMS Oil SETTLEMENT

RETURN OF BRITISH SEAMEN. NO PAYMENT FOR PERIOD OF STRIKE. (»T CABLt— PBBSS ASSOCIATION— COrTXIOBT.) (ACSTRiXUS ASD X.Z. CABLJS ASSOCIATION.) i (Received November 29th, 0.0 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 29. The British seamen's strike was finally settled yesterday afternoon. Tho tciins provide payment of wages up to the time of refusal of duty, and for tha men, to start again with a clean sheet. No wages will be paid for the time they remained on strike, and there will bo no victimisation or fines. Tho men will be absorbed as ships offer. Those failing to fee absorbed are free to make application for return home as distressed seamen. Except for a few Communist agitators who continue to support the strike, the strikers are forsaken by the industrial leaders, and at many recent meetings tho Reds have been howled down by disillusioned men. HUGE LOSS OF WAGES. ADDITIONS TO RANKS OF UNEMPLOYED, (AtrsTJtALlAjr AST) N.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) {Received November 29th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 28. The shipowners, in announcing the end of the strike in Australia, declare that the strikers' loss of wages aggregates a very large sum. Tho dislocation of the services must bo reflected in less employment for some time to come, as a number of steamers cannot return to Britain for several months. The only gainers by the strike have been foreign shipowners. The losses exceed £2,000,000. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN, OWNERS ISSUE WARNING. ABOLITION OP JOB CONTROL, ' MELBOURNE, November 28. Following repeated instances of job control by the Australian Seamen's Union, the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Federation has issued a warning, that unless the agreement abolishing job control is honoured, the owners will be compelled to take serious action in an endeavour to put an end to the wanton and repeated violations of the agreement, which could not be permitted to continue indefinitely A Brisbane message" states that the Port Napier has arrived at • Bowen, where the- watersiders received word from the Transport Strike Committee that the vessel was "black" and from the watersiders' executive in Melbourne that the ship was "white" and must bo worked. The local watersiders, however, decided to refuse to load tho vessel.

The Chamber of Commerce is taking action, and has communicated with, the Premier of Queensland and with Mr Bruce, the Commonwealth Prime Minister, asking their assistance, as it is felt necessary to take strong action to suppress these utrikes. It is anticipated that farmers -will come in from the country and load the ship.

DEPORTATION ISSUE. SYDNEY, November 28. The marine transport- group discussed the action to bo taken, in connexion with the deportations, and, failing to arrive at a decision, adjourned till Monday.