RIVAL UNIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 112, 8 April 1927, Page 4

RIVAL UNIONS

SEQUEL IN COURT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 7. | The case of James Brennan, a claim for £SO damages from Walsh (Wellington), Newfield (Lyttelton) and the Wellington Federated Seamen’s Industrial Union, alleging that Jie was wrongfully prevented from procuring employment by the defendants’ threats against prospective employers, was continued before Mr Salmon, S.M , to-day. Mr Hoggard gave the history of the existing rival seamen’s unions. He said Walsh had been an. unsuccessful candidate for tho presidency of the old Wellington union and bad a following among tho extramo section. His views were not the views of the majority of the union. Ho had expressed, views that were in favour of violence whereas the great bulk of the seamen favoured constitutional methods. The delay in the registration of plaintiff’s union gave Walsh _ his opportunity. He gathered 21 friends and applied for registration on 25th January, two days before the other union’s certificate was issued. Walsh’s application was granted the same day in record time. He had rince .maintained that his union was the true union and hnd done his best to stop members of plaintiff’s union from securing employment. After some evidence had been heard the case was adjourned until tomorrow.