STRIKING SEAMEN

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 47, 19 November 1925, Page 9

STRIKING SEAMEN

DECIDE TO ADOPT GUERRILLA TACTICS TO HARASS SHIPOWNERS By Tbligraph—■'•bbss associationCoPYBIGHT. (Roc. November 18, 10.25 p.m.) Melbourne, November 18. Striking British seamen have decided to adopt guerrilla tactics in connection with the strike. Men will be withdrawn from the ships with trie object of holding the vessels up f° r a week or two. The ships will then be remanned. It is hoped by these methods to harass the shipowners, while keeping only a minimum number of men idle. Mr. O’Neill, chairman of the Strike Committee, declared: “I believe much better terms can be forced from the owners in the .next few weeks than those now offering.”—Press Assn. EARLIER DECISION REVERSED Melbourne, November 18. The crew of the steamer Port Sydney, who arrived by rail to rejoin the ship, decided to continue the strike. A meeting of strikers reversed the previous decision to tetuin to the ships, if Labour was defeated at the elections and decided to continue the fight until their demands were granted. Five seamen from the Northumberland were arrested and charged with disobeying lawful commands. —Press Assn. ’ i "FARMERS MAY UNLOAD! CORRIMAL THREAT AGAINST BRITISH SHIPS ‘ Sydney, November 18. Farmers will probably come to Sydney to unload the steamer Corrimal. The Marine Transport Group of unions threatens to declare “black” any British ship which is docked for overhaul. —Press Assn. TROUBLE ON THE BARADINE STOKEHOLD HANDS REFUSE DUTY (Rec. November 18, 11.10 p.m.) Adelaide, November 18. During the run from Fremantle to Adelaide of the P. and O. steamer Baradine trouble developed with the firemen and trimmers. Shortly after the vessel left I remantle the men refused to work. Volunteers carried on in the stokehold. Representatives of the men went to the • bridge and explained that the ship was short-liand-ed, four having deserted. They declared that four men were waiting on the wharf at Fremantle to sign on, but an officer had told the representatives that the vessel would not turn back. Later the men promised to return to duty if the volunteers were withdrawn, no penalty w-as imposed, no logging or victimisation, and that they be paid for the extra ■worlc. The conditions were refused. On arrival sixteen summonses were issued against members of the crew.— Press Assn.

PENNILESS IN ENGLAND MEN WHO STRUCK IN . SOUTH AFRICA (Rec. November 18, 11.25 p.m.) London, November 17. Hundreds of seamen, and firemen who struck in South Africa have returned to Southampton. Many are walking the streets penniless. Sixty marched to the offices of the guardians last night and asked for a loan to enable them to return to their homes in Hull, Sunderland and elsewhere. The authorities replied that they had no power to do this, but offered a night’s lodgings, which the men rejected. Some were accommodated' in the sailors’ home and others stayed in the streets all night.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.