LATE NEWS Timber Workers Support Strike Ballot Measure

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 September 1947, Page 7

LATE NEWS Timber Workers Support Strike Ballot Measure

(P.A.) AUCKLAND, This Day. The Government’s proposal foxcompulsory secret ballots before strikes was approved by the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Timbex- Workers’ Union, when confidence was expressed in the Minister of Labour, Mr McLagan. It was stated on behalf- of the anion today that the members considered that where a situation developed of sufficient gravity to warrant the suggestion of strike action, it was only right that everyone concerned should exercise the right to his opinion without an attempt at coercion by anyone. The national ' secretary . of the union, Mr F. Craig, said the union’s national executive endorsed this view. The Timber Workers’ Union is only the second Auckland union ;v--;lliated with the Federation of Labour to support the Government’s proosal. The other affiliated union is the Auckland Harbour Board Emoyees’ Union. SEAMEN OPPOSED TO LABOUR ' FEDERATION’S VIEW (P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Seamen held a stop-work meeting today to consider the recommendation of the national council of the Federation of Labour, opposing the Bill for secret ballots before strikes or lockouts. By an overwhelming majority the meeting rejected the national council’s recommendation.

It was reported in Wellington this afternoon that at a largely-attended meeting of seamen in Auckland there were only six dissentients to a resolution favouring the principle of secret ballots. AUSTRALIA WOULD NOT CLAIM FORFEIT IN DAVIS CUP GAME ■ (Rec. 3 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept.. 1. Had Australia been prepared to apply the full rigour of the Davis Clip regulations the score would have been two matches to one in her favour, instead of two to one against, when the final day’s play began today. The presence of a masseur on the court during the fourth .set pl' Schroeder’s match against Bromwich on Saturday was a breach on which Australia could have claimed a forfeit. In fact, Dr Russell Davenport, the referee, apologised to the Australian captain, Roy Cowling, after the match for his failure to realise the illegality of the presence of the masseur, who briefly treated Schroeder’s cramped right arm in the concluding stages, and twice urged him to claim a“ forfeit. Cowling firmly refused, saying it would be an unsportsmanlike method of winning. Senior American officials were distressed by the incident, especially as it was at America’s insistence many years ago, after the French had been bringing masseurs on to the court, that the rule was incorporated.

PROPOSED JEWISH STATE CONTAINS 500,000 ARABS

(Rec. 3.10 p.m.) JERUSALEM, Sept. 1. Mrs Golda Myerson, head of the Jewish Agency’s political department, giving the agency’s views on the UNO Commission’s majority report, said the agency regretted that Jerusalem and western Galilee were excluded from the proposed Jewish State. The agency believed Jerusalem and Palestine were practically synonymous. The agency had not yet worked out the exact figures, but believed that the boundaries of the proposed Jewish State contained 500,000 Arabs. _____