U.S.A. WATERSIDERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 July 1935, Page 7

U.S.A. WATERSIDERS

EXTREMISTS DEFEATED. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. COPYRIGHT.] NEW YORK, July 11. The ex-Australian, Harry Bridges, has been long carrying on a fight to oust Joseph Ryan as President of the International Longshoremen’s Union. This fight collapsed to-day, nowever, when the union’s convention shouted down the attempts of the west coast leader, Bridges, to present a series of resolutions which would have made the election for the leadership the subject of a referendum instead of a convention vote. For this reason, Bridges declined to be a candidate. Ryan was re-elected by acclamation, thei'e being no opposing candidate. Harry Bridges is the representative of the San Francisco section, which engineered last summer’s Pacific Coast strike. Joseph Ryan leads the conservative element. AORANGI INVOLVED. (Recd. July 13, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, July .13. Whether the crew of the Aorangi, who are members of the Australian Seamen’s Union should be withdrawn t:om the vessel in sympathy with the Vancouver strikers will be decided at a special meeting of the Union on Tuesday.

The seamen said that 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 would Qe vigorously opposed by the moderate section, who are expected to be in the majority. Wharf labourcis continue to unload the Aorangi. This is regarded as another rebuff to the Communists, who had placarded the waterfront with stickers. declaring the Aorangi “black."