COOKS’ STRIKE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 13 June 1928, Page 7

COOKS’ STRIKE

SEAMEN AND VOLUNTEERS.

SECRETARY’S COMMENTS. “NEW PHASE OF UNIONISM.” UNITED UK ESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELEtTKK TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) 'AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received 9.55 arm. to-day. SYDNEY, June 13. Mr Garden, secretary of the Trade® and Labour Council, commenting on the 'proposal that the s-eamen should, if necessary., work with volunteer cooks for the sake of peace, declared: “This is quite a new phase of unionism and it might nnean that we will 'have to change our tactics. We may supply union men and it may unoan that ‘scab’ cooks who are not good sailors will become sick and lose their balance when they go to the side of the ship. The sea is deep and dead men tell no tales. ’ ’

COMPULSOR Y CONFERENCE NOT FAVOURED. Received 11.5 a.m. to-day. SYDNEY, June 13. The Hon. T. B. Bavin has telegraphed to the Victorian Premier saying that the sees no good purpose in asking for a. compulsory conference of the parties in the cooks’ dispute. STEADY STREAM OF VOLUNTEERS CREWS FOR SEVER AL STEAMERS. SYDNEY, June 12. A steady supply of volunteers attended the various shipping officers in Sydiev to-day, seeking employment, and sufficient were secured .to enable the owners to arrange the immediate clespateh of several (steamers which have been tied up for some days. The Mildura has not vet gone, but is anchored at Tvirribildi" with Queensland cargo aboard. Melbourne reports state that the union, put pickets on when a. call was made to-day for seamen, and prevented 150 from offering to. engage. The Victorian seamen held a mass meeting and passed a. resolution not to man anv shin on which non-union cocks or other labour is em,proven. Waterfront opinion in Melbourne is that the strike" will collapse in a few da vs.