SHIPPING STRIKE

Evening Star, Issue 19004, 28 July 1925, Page 5

SHIPPING STRIKE

THE AUSTRALIAN TROUBLE OWNERS AND MEN CONFER HOPES OF SETTLEMENT MELBOURNE, July 27, (Received July 28, at 1.30 a.m.) At a conference between the seamen’s representatives and the shipowners, the seamen rejected the owners’ terms, stating that their acceptance would involve the surrender of vital principles. The men’s representatives then submitted counter-proposals, which it is expected may form tho basis of a settlement. 'The Seamen’s Union has framed a new log of wages and conditions, in which increases are demanded. ‘Fho log will not bo served ponding a mass meeting of the Seamen’s Union on Tuesday, when the whole situation will be reviewed. (Received July 28, at 1.35 a.m.) Tho shipping conference adjourned till Tuesday. 'There is now every indication that a settlement will be reached. COASTAL TRADE NORMAL. SYDNEY, July 27. (Received July 28, at 1.30 a.m.) The coastal trade is practically normal. 'The ships are working with free labor, but there aro now fifty-eight interstate and island steamers tied up at Sydney. BRISBANE REJECTS PROPOSALS. BRISBANE, July 27. (Received July 28, at 1.30 a.m.) A mass meeting of tho Seamen’s Union unanimously rejected the owners’ proposals. The meeting appointed a committee to draw up counter-pro-posals. PRIMARY PRODUCERS’ UNION. OFFER TO MAINTAIN SERVICES. SYDNEY, July 23. (Received July 28, at 10.40 a.m.) The president of the Primary Producers’ Union lias offered the services of 12,000 men in maintaining tho continuity of the shipping services and in preventing stoppages in industry. The president stated that his union had no desire to join issue with either the seamen or the shipowners in the dispute, hut as thousands of members of his union were dependent on the maintenance of shipping communications for tho necessary commodities of life and tho conveyance of their products to the markets they wore not going to stand idly by and see those districts affected or strangled while the dispute was being settled. MR WALSH’S OFFER. MELBOURNE, July 28. (Received July 28, at J 0.5 a.m.) In answer to Mr Walsh’s oiler, Mr Bruce replied that the mailer would be referred to the Commonwealth Shipping Board. Mr Bruce says lie considers, if Tasmanian produce is held up, that it' is a matter for the Tasmanian Government. [Mr Walsh, on behalf of the Seamen’s Union, offered to work the ships on the Tasmanian trade if the Government put them into commission.j CARRIAGE OF TASMANIAN FRUIT. HOBART, July 28, (Received July 28, at 10 a.m.) The Premier (Mr Lyons) stated that tho Government will immediately charter a steamer to carry to the mainland the fruit which is held up owing to tho strike. 'The fruitgrowers had also arranged to despatch stearners with fruit for Sydney.