SETTLEMENT WANTED

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12393, 12 March 1926, Page 7

SETTLEMENT WANTED

AUSTRALIAN COASTAL STRIKE INCLINATIONS OF THE SEAMEN NO CHANCE OF WINNING By Telegraph.—Fress Assn.—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 1L The possibilities of an extension of the coastal shipping, strike to interState services was discussed at a meeting of the Seamen’s Union. Certain extremists favoured an “all in” policy, which would mean the withdrawal or seamen from inter-State ships. The majority of members, however, manifested a strong disinclination to bring about further trouble. The general feeling was that the union haa already been hard hit by the coastal trouble, which, they said, should he settled as soon as possible. Complaints were freely made that members of the maritime unions were blacklegging by volunteering to take seamen’s places, and requests' were made for a searching inquiry. Mr Jacob Johnson said that if the seamen thought they had no chance of winning, they should make peaoe on the best terms they could. Resolutions were carried: That the branch executive use every means to bring the strike to a satisfactory issue ; that a committee should be appointed to ascertain the extent of blacklegging ana take step* to prevent it. ANOTHER "BLACK** SHIP HOBART, March 11. Following a dispute between the * watersiders and the Electrolytio Zinc Company over rates for handling sine cargoes,’ the Union Company’s steamer Kanna was declared ‘‘black* ’ by the watersiders because she discharged coal and loaded zinc by non-union labour. OWNERS IUTTWORRYING MEN MUST MAKE OVERTURES LOSS THROUGH BRITISH STRIKES SYDNEY, March 11. The shipowners state that any overtures for a settlement of the coastal strike must first be made by the union. They added that they were no longer worried by the strike, as with the help of the volunteers the usudi services with the north and south coasts had been reestablished. Many big liners are still icfle in the harbour as the result of the strike of the British seamen last year, hut it is anticipated that all, will have Bailed by the middle of April. The shipowners estimate their losses through the strik' at £3,000,000. DESPITE TH~. BAN KANNA GETS AWAY. HOBART, March 11. The Kanna sailed despite the ban oi the watersiders with a full cargo of zinc, which was loaded by the Electrolytic Company’s permanent employees.