THE SHIPPING DISPUTE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18292, 8 January 1923, Page 6

THE SHIPPING DISPUTE.

BARRIER TO SETTLEMENT. RETENTION OF VOLUNTEERS. SEAMEN APPEAL FOR. FUNDS [BX rxr-BQUAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Sunday. Although'.no definite statement can be obtained on the point, the action of the Seamen's Union at Sydney in lifting the boycott, on the Union Steam Ship Company's steamers may ultimately have. Rome bearing on the seamen's trouble in New Zealand. Asked whether this was the case, Mr. W. T. Young, the general secretary of the Federated Seamen's Union, "replied that he did. not think so, but, in any case, he was not in.a position to make any statement. : The chief barrier to a settlement of the seamen's dispute, so far as New Zealand! is concerned, appears to be the unwillingness of the seamen to work with the nonunionists whom the shipping companies do not proteose to dismiss. ' It is . suggested that the Seamen's Union should come toterms with the shipowners on this point, and after getting back to the ships that the men should make matters so unpleasant for the non-unionists that they will be glad to get out. This is what is known in the militant Labour world as "white anting," and is resorted to sometimes, though perhaps not always, with success. " Up to the present, at any rate, it .seems that the seamen in New Zealand are not prepared to adopt such tactics as a means of getting a footing on the vessels. :,' An endeavour iB now being made to raise funds in connection with the seamen's trouble. Tickets headed Federated Seamen's Union are being sold with an intimation that the appeal is being directed bv the union. . This new move is interpreted by some to mean that the union is finding difficulty financially in keeping the dispute going, but Mr. Young stated that the object was to assist the wives and children of the seamen, and' that the union was not officially connected with the proposal, although it gave it its support. The movement had originated outside the union. CREW FOUND FOR WAIHORA. SAILING FOR THE NORTH. fur TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN. Saturday. A crew lias been uecured for the Waihora, which sails to-night for. Northern ports. . AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN. NEW MANNING DEADLOCK. A. and N.£ ■ SYDNEY. Jan. 6. The Union Company's Tasnianian fleet is scheduled to sail" for Newcastle on Monday for coaling purposes prior to resuming trade with Tasmania. The North Coast Company has encountered trouble with the Seamen's Union in connection with the manning of the new steamer Wollongbar. The union insisted on a /ballot for selection of her crew, while the company insisted on the 'right of its own officers to select the crew. A deadlock resulted ill the comi pariy threatening to sail on Monday with : a volunteer crew.