MILITANTS PREVAIL

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 96, 19 October 1935, Page 9

MILITANTS PREVAIL

NIAGARA DISPUTE

VOLUNTEER CREW SOUGHT

PASSENGERS' PLIGHT

1 United i'ress Association—By Electric Toloisrn]>li —Copyright. SYDNEY, October 18. After a long and acrimonious debate the moderates were again defeated at a seaman's meeting today, and by a narrow majority the militants succeeded in carrying a motion preventing the manning of the Niagara. Officials of the Seamen's Union placed before the meeting Judge Dethridge's terms' for settlement of the dispute. The terms also secured the! Union Company against further direct action in isolated cases.

It is understood thai: the men will meet tomorrow to consider the possibility of action being taken to deregister the union.

The question of engaging a volunteer crew at present is not considered advisable.-

Late this afternoon the Niagara moved from her berth at Woolloomooloo to an anchorage in the centre of the harbour, ostensibly to avoid wharf dues. The remaining third-class passengers were put ashore, the plight of some of these people is pitiable because of shortage of funds.

A later mesage states that the company is calling for volunteers, and it is anticipated that little difficulty will be experienced in obtaining an adequate crew.