THE COOKS' STRIKE

Evening Star, Issue 19892, 14 June 1928, Page 5

THE COOKS ' STRIKE

WATERSIDERS AGAINST CONTINUATION DECISION TO WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS COMPULSORY CONFERENCE REFUSED Press Association —By Telegraph Copyright. SYDNEY, June M. (Received June 14, at 9.35 a.m.) Mr J. Kavanagh, an official of the transport group, announced that a further offer towards a settlement had been received from the shipowners, which the transport group was considering. There would be further consideration of the offer that day. The waterside workers’ meeting, at which 1,500 were present, adopted a resolution that it would be suicidal to continue the blind struggle against the combined organised forces of the employers owing to the disunity in the Australian trade union movement; therefore they proposed working with the volunteer labour. The steamers Marauoa, Goulburn, and Lowaua have sufficient volunteer labour, and will be able to sail this week. The Federal Industrial Registrar states that Mr Justice Dethridge declines to call a compulsory conference of the disputants until the cooks man the ships. MR GARDEN'S ARREST SENSATION AT TRADES HALL. SYDNEY, June 14. (Received Juno 14, at 9.35 a.m.) Detectives interviewed Mr Garden after the publication of his alleged statement, and, satisfying themselves as to its authenticity, attended later at the Trades Hall, accompanied by Mr W. A. Murray, the Commonwealth Peace Officer, who attempted to liana Mr Garden the summons while ho was leaving a meeting of the marine transport group. Mr Garden protested that ho was too busy to accept it, and the summons fell to the ground. Four detectives followed him and took him to the city lock-up. The incident caused a sensation at the Trades Hall.

There are four State charges of inciting to murder, and an additional one by the Commonwealth of intimidation and inciting the men’ to strike or to refuse employment.