SHIPPING STRIKE STILL ON

Northern Advocate, 19 August 1935, Page 5

SHIPPING STRIKE STILL ON

No Prospect of Settlement COMPULSORY CONFERENGE GALLED THE MURADAMEN [United Press Association-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright! , (Received 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 18. As the ship owners are determined not to employ 'che Murada . men until all, idle vessels are manned, it is reported that there is no immediate prospect of the seamen’s strike, ending unless by order by the Court, at the compulsory conference to be held next Wednesday. At the mass meeting in Melbourne yesterday, speakers said they feared the ship owners intended to victimise T the Murada men. . It was decided to continue the , strike, pending a' meeting of officers of the Federal executive in Sydney next Tuesday. ■ Mr F. Clarke, general president of the union, said the owners’ terms j would not be accepted until an asjsurance was given that the'Murada men would have the right to be seI lected at the first pick-up. I The shipownei’s issued a statement to the effect that there is no change in their attiude, which was defined on Friday. ' ' * More Vessels oh List. A Sydney message states that the Union Steamship Company’s Ngakuta, the Adelaide Steamship Company’s freighter, Oorama, the Howard Smith collier, Period and the freighter, Era, were added to the list of idle -vessels yesterday. Up' to that time 24 ships were tied up, apd about 1300 men, whose wages amounted to nearly £IOOO a day, were oiit of work. If will be competent for the compulsory conference on Wednesday to determine a basis for settlement of the strike, and to compel the observance of its decisions.