MARITIME STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10710, 6 October 1928, Page 5

MARITIME STRIKE.

GOVERNMENT FIRM. NO REPEAL OF TRANSPORT ACT. DETEKMINED~*TO AND STRIKEUnited Ureas Assn, by El. Tel. Copyrigln (Australian Press Association.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 5. , . The Prime Minister, Mr.. , Bruce, definitely declines to repeal the Transport Act./ He said the Ministry had been informed by the trade union movement that if the regulations under this Act were not enforced t,he watersiders would return to work. The Ministry, however, could not agree, it was determined to end the strike on the waterfront. There would be an election in abouij six weeks’ time, and if the people felt that any injustice had been done to the workers they could remove the Government irom control pf the affairs of the Commonwealth.

EIGHT SEAMEN ARRESTED. Eight of the Fiona's crew arrested at Lucinda Point, Queensland, on Thursday, were sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. WATERSIDERS RESUME AT ADELAIDE. The waterside workers at Adelaide resumed yesterday under the Beeby award- The shipowners agreed that unionists and volunteers should m future lie engaged at separate delicts. “WORK AND DON’T PLAY THE FOOL!” STRAIGHT TALK BY CHIEF ARBITRATION JUDGE United Pres* Asan. by Ki. Tel Copyright (Australian Press Assn.) (Received Oct. 5. 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 5. - In the Arbitration Court Chief Judge Dethridge refusing to suspend the preference clauses of the Beeby award for North Queensland ports, adyises the watersiders “t work and don’t play the fool”. MARITIME CONFERENCE STALL BUSY. EXTREMISTS BELIEVED TO L—LOSING GROUND. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Pr&se Association.) (Received Oct. o, 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 5. The Australian Council of Trades Unions continues its conference, despite the result of flic meeting witn Mr Bruce and the employers’ declaration that obedience to the law must precede any conference between the parties. Precautions are being taken to preserve the secrecy of the conference deliberations. The Garden wing is believed to be losing ground owing to suspicion that its activities are aimed to damage the party’s political standing.

SEAMEN WILL NOT WORK WITH NON-UN iu.n iSTS. PRESIDENT’S EMPHATIC STATEMENT. (Australian Press Association.! (Received October 5. S.3S p.m..; SYDNEY, Oct. 6. Eight members of the crew of the Huddart Parker steamer Parra were lined eight days’ pay at- Newcastle lor disobeying orders at sea Mr Fleming, secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Seamen’s Union, declared to-day that seamen in Australia will not work under any circumstances with non-union labor. He complained that- the imprisonment of the Fiona seamen at Cairns was a breach of the undertaking given by the Colonial Sugar Company in order to get a crew to take the shin out to Sydney. (Received Oct. 5. 9 p.m.) ADELAIDE. Oct, 5. Nearly six hundred Waterside Federation niebers picked up _ this morning, but they had to await the exhaustion of the supply of free labor before they were engaged. About one- thousand who remained unemployed, bombarded the president of the union, Mr. Whitfield, with complaints. Hi s ~ reply wajs the’men left comprised the Bolshevik element. OBSOLETE AND UNDESIRABLE! LABOR'S VIEW OF STRIKES. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Assn.) SYDNEY., Oct. o. Outlining the policy to be adopted bv the Labor party at; the forthcoming election, Mr Seullin, the Federal leader, deprecated strikes and lockouts as obsolete ami uixtesiraole. The parties to awards and agreements, lie said, should faithfully honor them.