MARINE STRIKE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22193, 21 August 1935, Page 12

MARINE STRIKE

MEETING OF MEN TEMPERATE DISCUSSION MATTERS IN ABEYANCE CONFERENCE TO-DAY OVER 1000 NOW IDLE li? Telegraph—Press Association—Coprright (Received Auuust 20, 7.35 p.m.) , . SYDNEY, A ig. CO The striking seamen held f.nother mass meeting in Sydney to-day. It was decided, after a temper?,tt: discussion of grievances, to leave matters in the hands of tho committee of management, which is to present the men's case at the compulsory conference before the Chief Industrial Registrar, Mr. Murray Stewart, in Melbourne to-morrow. The outcome of the confeteri.ce is to be placed before a furthnr mass meeting of seamen on Thurud iy or Friday. / As thi? result of tho dispute 37 ships, with crows totalling 1857 men, arc now idle in Australian ports. Only thvue passenger liners aro in commission on the Australian coast ard the carjjo services aro completely paralysed. VOLUNTEER CREW VESSEL FOR BRISBANE SURPRISE FOR STRIKERS t (Received August 21, 12.25 s.ir.) SYDNEY, Aug. 20 There was a surprising development in the strike to-night, when James Patrick and Company's freighter Cniigc-nd sailed for Brisbane rrith a volunteer crew. This company s outeidu the Australian Steamship Owners' Federation, and, therefore, vnli! have no voice in the terms of settlement. When the call for a volunteer crew was macie, and a large number of men, including 'unionists, offered their services, a frantic effort was J mjtde by officials of the Seamen's Union to dissuade the company from engaging men. However, as a sufficient nunhjf had already signed on for sis mo.'it'iis, the company was not prepared fc> turn hack. Thus 'the former members of the crew will find themselves with an t work when a settlement is effected, The stewards agreed to work with the volunteers, but the cooks quitted and others replaced them on the spct. It is believed that the waterside workers at Brisbane will handle the' car{;o of the Craigond in order not to jeopardise thuir licences.