PICKING-UP PLACES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 31 October 1928, Page 7

PICKING-UP PLACES.

CLAUSE DOES NOT APPLY TO NON-UNIONISTS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapn Copyright.) t Australian Association.' MELBOURNE, Oct, 30. The Waterside Federation to-day asked Chief Judge Dethridge in the Arbitration Court at Melbourne to compel the shipowners to observe the picking-up places mentioned in the Beeby award. Judge Dethridge ruled that the clause did not apply to non-union labour, and that the shipowners were within their legal rights in picking up men outside the federation at whatever places they prescribed, A similar application with regard to Brisbane was dealt with in the ■same way. ATTACKS ON ITALIANS: POLICE REPLY TO CONSUL’S PROTEST. MELBOURNE, Oct. 39. Replying to the Italian Consul’s protest regarding the recent violent trteatment of (Italian labourers, the police commissioner said to-day that the Italians were having actually more protection than any other section oi the community because they were singled out for attack. Another Italian was accosted to-day by eight men, who asked him not to work on the wharves, threatening to kill him. He was knocked down ana a razor or a knife was used on him, but he was not seriously injured. “FOOLISH LANGUAGE.’’ ITALIAN CONSUL’S OUTBURST: TAKEN TO TASK BY ENGLISH PRESS. —United Service). Received 11.30 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Oct. 30. “The price of such foolish language should be his immediate recall by his own Government,” says, the “Yorkshire Observer,” in a leader pointing out “Signor Carosis’ outburst in Melbourne imbles that the Australian Government is responsible for the outrage, which is absurd. If Italians are unpopular in Australia it is because the Government has been too kind to them- in the matter of legislation. Even if the police' fail to trace the authors of the outrage it would not he anv justification for Signor Carosis’ wild and whirling words. The root of thei matter is not racial antipathy, but the standard of living.” The “Star” sayis: “We shall a wait with interest Australia’s reply to Signor Carosis’ outburst, which accords with the attitude which Signor Mussolini himself, has taken with: some of his lesser neighbours, but Australia is a house of a different colour. "What does his high and mightiness the Consul propose to do. supposing the Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce does not satisfy him. Is the. Duce to declare- war on Australia, or does: be propose to tackle the whole Emoire ?” 1