WHARF TROUBLE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 147, 16 March 1908, Page 8

WHARF TROUBLE.

SCOPE NARROWED.

CONFINED TO COASTAL' VESSELS,

' ' A MASS MEETING

f BY TELEGRAPH—MESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. 3 / Sydnoy, March 14. J 1 The Premier, Mr/ Wado, has.been, unofficially; approachcd with' a view to mediation in regard''.to .'the strike, but :is unable'to giyo .- an answer until the matter has been brought • -formally; before,'him. i. ' -Mr. 'Hughes;-'president of the Waterside Workers'.'Federation,'-;inform6d 'an interviower that ! xortain influences werb'at Work '. which■ may result ■ in• theending'of', the ' ,trbvible.'' vHo -did not care to say more than that- at. present. Ho was hopeful tho thing 1 'would , S(»h;lbb;'ili,* right.: .'t-V/' ' ; Mr.; Hughes; further stated that' a" cable had. sent'to the. International Transport •„ .headquarters at. Ham- , burg;' With a*;view to that' organisation giving : assistance,, in dealing with' vessels arriving ■at .'European ports, if. nccessary. ■ ( ■ A meeting of the Wholesale Produce McriCha'tti'' As&ociatiori.'resolved to" appeal to the. Premier to-assist m'securing tho landing of pbrishablo'products, large quantities of.wEich will othorwiSo be ruined.. . ' ..One rumour;iifloiit'-is that:if the men do not quickly return tp3 ;&ork. the" 1 shipping co'm-panies'-intend< to i tie/ up their' boats. and pay off ' ' ' ... Tho .' Stevedores' Association-' resolved' to -isSue. the men for breach of . . ■ ■In most-cases.tho crews of..vessels aro as-sisting.'to'-handlo-cargo,-but on somo of the . German-Aiistraliari iirib;' of. steiyndrs : th'ey de~ chned to do so. •• ... . . , ! 1 : ;Tho.;:pbsitibn at. Newcastle. is., .unaltered.' ; Very little is','doirig\ on the'wharves. In Brisbane,.fruit 'and other cargo for Sydney is being, refused- / ■ .' .PREMIER. MEDIATING. : - ; I ; (Rec. 1 March:.-14, 8.49 p.m.) ' Sydnoy, March 14 . Mr. Wado is mediating, and lifts, further -The' prospects, of a.settlement 'are,-.brightening. . ' .1 THE LATEST, -4';.'' FIGHT' AGAINST .THREE COMPANIES ONLY ' •• (Reo; March 16, 0.45 a.m.)' / Sydney, March 15, ; vA.''mass meeting- of' SPOO - wharf;, labourers; , decided tb^'resunie.;work,',at .midnight on Sun- ■ day on :iriter-State aridkover-s'ea' vessels,', hut; to - maintain strike ' over the vessels of the _Illawarra;'; : Newc'astle, and "North" Coast Companies: . •. ;It^^;was-)anno.unMvthat E the .Cartersir'TJnipn' -would;; support'., therstrike. againit v the"vthree' Oirira'namedj .afti'thSf'hqtice giy'eh- .- 'of their'intention .tbistrikei s ' ;v . )