LABOUR WORLD.

Grey River Argus, 1 September 1927, Page 5

LABOUR WORLD.

SACCO AND VANZETTI. THE DEFENCE FUND. ACCUSATIONS AGAINST COMMUNISTS. fAus -Assn). NEW YORK, August -30. A Boston message states: Albino ielheani, the organiser of the SaeeoVanzetti Defence Committee, las accused the Communists of America of being more concerned with the spreading of their propaganda than in aiding the accused man. He stated that | the donations collected by tii-j various I Communistic agencies in America were ifar in excess of the amount which .eventually was given by them to the I Defence Committee. I Fellieani plans to ask for a state|ment from, the Internatio iil Labour (Defence Committee, and from rho New York Sacco-Vanzetti Emergency Committee, both of which arc Communistic organisations. It is stated that the total amount received by the Defence Committee at Boston was three hundred and fifty i thousand dollars, as against the re 'ported fund of five hundred thousand dollars.

' It is said ihat the reported gift (from Moscow of one Thousand dollars, from the Third t International, has never been received. QUEENSLAND RAILWAY STRIKE

BACKED BY THE RAILWAYMEN. BRISBANE, August 31. A meeting of the southern sections of railwaymen decided to support the men on strike in the norrnern section, and carry on the strike until all the strikers are reinstated without loss of status, and further that they are not intimidated by the ultimatum issued by the pseudo Labour Government . MELBOURNE, August 31. A meeting of the Executive of the Victorian branch of the Railway Union resolved to support the Queensland members in upholding unionism.

MORE SUPPORT FOR, STRIKERS. BRISBANE, August 31. The outlook for a settlement of the Queensland railway strike is ominous. The Australian Workers’ Union, at a meeting, decided«that the Government’s ultimatum meant that unionists would be forced to work for nonunionists. and therefore decided to support the Railway Union in a fight, settlement of the dispute. Apparently, there is no hope of a

THE N.S.W. POLITICAL SPLIT. LABOURTIE LEAVES PARTY. WILL STAND AGAINST PREMIER. SYDNEY, August 31 Mr P. J. Minahan, formerly a prominent Labour Member of the New South Wales Parliament, states that he has left the Labour Party, which now was controlled by Communists, and that he will oppose the Premier, Mr Lang, for the latter’s seat at Auburn at the forthcoming State elections. SYDNEY, August 31. The Australian Labour Party Executive decided to expel Messrs Mutch, Cham, and Dr Evatt,’former Minis* ?rs, and' Mr Murphy, from the Labour Party, for their decision to oppose the endorsed Labour candidates at the forthcoming elections.

| “MAHENO” SETTLEMENT. SYDNEY. August 31. A settlement of the Maheno trouble was reached when three stewards requested that they be discharged. This course was agreed to by the captain, and the remainder of the men intimated they were willing to sail. The positions of the three men were not filled. The vessel was scheduled to depart at five o’clock, but ten minutes after that hour a motor car, containing five firemen, drew up at the gangway, and ' without warning one fireman dealt a blow at a camera in the hands of a photographer. It fell to the wharf, and the plates were scattered about. The gangway was lowered, and the ship moved away. As she did so, a seaman threw a large potato at the photographer, who was still presenting a camera towards the men. Then followed a volley of potatoes from other members of the crew. Fortunately, not many people were on the wharf, but the missiles fell among them, and Mr Gray, assistant manager of the Union Company, was struck on the head and his hat knocked off.