AORANGI’S CREW

Evening Star, Issue 22083, 17 July 1935, Page 7

AORANGI’S CREW

MILITANTS’ EFFORTS CHECKED Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, July 17. (Received July 17, at 11 a.m.) Efforts by militants to withdraw the crew of the Aorangi in sympathy with the Vancouver strikers proved unsuccessful. A special meeting of the Sydney branch of the Seamen’s Union decided that the crew should remain at work. The meeting, however, agreed to carry a motion expressing sympathy with the strikers. [A previous message read; Whether the crew of the Aorangi, who are members of the Australian Seamen’s Union, will be withdrawn from the vessel in sympathy with the Vancouver strikers will be decided at a special meeting of the union on Tuesday. Seamen said that the militant members of the crew had made arrangements with the unemployed members of the union to endeavour to compel the Aorangi’s crew to tie up the vessel, and would submit a motion along those lines at Tuesday’s meeting. It is believed, however, that such a move will be vigorously opposed by tiro moderate section, who are expected to be in the majority. Wharf labourers continue to unload the Aorangi. This is regarded as another rebuff to the Communists, who had placarded the waterfront with stickers declaring the Aorangi jrlack.] V , '