SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

Northern Advocate, 2 August 1919, Page 5

SEAMEN'S STRIKE.

THE WALSH STIPULATION

PULL SENTENCE MAINTAINED,

GOVERNMENT'S DECISION

(Received 11.10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. In the House of Representatives Mr Groom stated that the Governmnt had definitely decided not to release Walsh before the expiry of his sentence. He added that communications had been received indicating action by seamen in various States, and these would be immediately considered, with a view to re-considering the position of the Ministry.—A. and N.Z. It seems to have been forgotten that Tom Walsh, the Melbourne Bolshevik secretary of the Seamen's Union, who has had fines aggregating £300 imposed on him lately for inciting strikes, won notoriety some two or three years ago by marrying another international troublemaker, Adela Pankhurst, of the Shrieking Sisterhood family that led the host of window-smashers in London before the real war began. Adela's elder sister had to bolt from England, taking refuge in France. Adela came over to Australia and as the result of her agitation in Melbourne she was sent to gaol. Much about the same time, Tom Walsh was also imprisoned for sedition. A fel-low-feeling made them so wondrous kind to each other that they married. Mrs Walsh is kept at home with a handful of Walsh junior, but there is no sign of the settling down of Tom Walsh, who seems to be more of an irreconcilable than ever.—"Feilding Star."