AUSTRALIAN STRIKES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17132, 11 October 1917, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN STRIKES

♦ • THE RULE FOR THE FUTURE. A MINISTERIAL DECLARATION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, October 10. Addressing, prior to their disbandment, those loyalist? who carao to tbo Government's assistance during the strike, Mr Beeby, New Smith Wales Minister of Labour and Industry, said: "We have established this rule for the future: That large bodies of men cannot , strike, and months afterwards claim to ■ come back exactly as they knocked off. In future the community will bo prepared to weigh the justice of those men's position, ; and if it is unjust will say to the men responsible for holding up the community: ' You have no right to return to the positions you formerly occupied.' " SHIPPING STILL DISORGANISED. OBSTINATE WHARF LABOURERS. SYDNEY, October 10. Owing to the trouble with- tho seamen at Melbourne, inter-State shipping in all tho States is idle and all sailings have been cancelled. The wharf- labourers ha/ve decided not to resume work unless under pre-strike conditions. FRUIT FOR NEW ZEALAND. READY FOR DESPATCH. » HAD TO BE UNLOADED. ' SYDNEY, October 10. (Received Oct. 10, at 9.15 p.m.) The shipping position is again acute. In anticipation of the resumption of sailings, merchants attempted to load quantities of foodstuffs. New Zealand had placed large orders for fruit, which was loaded and ready to sail, .but had to be discharged. The Union Company expected to despatch five steamers this week, but had to pay off the crews, who are awaiting developments in Melbourne.