HAVELOCK WILSON

Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 6

HAVELOCK WILSON

MORNING POST’S EULOGY. LONDN, April 10. Among the tributes to th >. late Havelock Wilson none are more generous than that of the Morning Post, which says: “Few men so completely lived down old prejudices. He was once known as the stormy petrel of Labour and was constantly denounced by the shipowners, but he lived to earn the respect of opponents, and received mote than one honour from the King. The recent expulsion of the Seamen’s Union from th,? Trades’ Union Congress in consequence of a loan of £lO,OOO to a non-political miners’ union, left Mr Wilson undisturbed. He continued to preach against a socialist class war movement. He postponed his retirement, and meantime his friends raised a te.itimonial of £lO,OOO, which would have been presented to him weeks ago, but illiA ss prevented it being done. FO FIRST HAVELOCK WILSON LONDON. April 16. Mr Havelock Wilson, President of tIM Seamen’s Union, is dead, aged 70, after seven years ill health. Yesterday he worked till 3 p.m., arranging a meeting of the executive of the S, ameii’s Union. He had a seizure while, discussing business, and was put to bed,, but died at 5 p.m. His doctor had warned him at Christmas that her must ease up, but he contented himself with a holiday at Boguor,