WATERSIDERS’ AWARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 October 1928, Page 5

WATERSIDERS’ AWARD

' STRIKE POLICY OUTLINED.

(Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.)

(Recd. October 8, 10 a.m). SYDNEY, October 8.

Having drawn a policy for conducting the waterfront strike, the conference of the maritime transport unions has concluded. Waterside unionists are to refuse licenses under the Transport Act, and the dispute must be confined to the present limits. ,It has been decided to make no action to end the strike. Plans have been formulated whereby other unions should provide financial assistance to strikers and dependents.

LONDON PRESS COMMENT.

LONDON, October 6.

The “Morning Post” says: News from Australia shows that Mr Bruce’s policy of firmness is having success. If the Federal Government had been in the control of the Socialists, it is probable that no such firm stand would have been made and that the Australian people would have been left to fight anarchy themselves. There is an abundance of stout stuff in Australia, as we saw in war time, and the people would doubtless have won through in the end, but the situation would have been incomparably more dangerous.” The “Morning Post’s” editorial also emphasises the fact that it was an Arbitration Court award which actually precipitated the struggle, and the paper continues: “Machinery” between master and man as between nation and nation, can never take the place of knowledge, sympathy, and courage, which remain in all relations of a human kind the best, if not the only pacifiers.

NEW SEAMEN’S UNION ?

LONDON, October 6.

Rumours ■ have been current for several days, following the secession of the National Union of Seamen from the Trades Union Congress, that the Transport General Workers’ Union shortly opens a campaign for the organisation of a Marine Workers’ Union. The leaders are troubled because there is now no organisation representing the seamen, affiliated to the Trade Union Congress General Council, The Organisation Committee are earnestly considering .the whole seamen’s question. Mr. Cathery, Acting General Secretaryfl says: The National Union of Seamen has been established for forty years, and is recognised by important people in the shipping industry. Any other union that tries to organise the seamen will have something very big to tackle. Certainly we would not take it lying down. We will fight anybody and everybody.