THE WATERSIDE STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 96, 23 December 1913, Page 5

THE WATERSIDE STRIKE.

RESUMPTION IN SYDNEY. NO TROUBLE EXPERIENCED. L By Electric Telegbaph—Copybight] [United Press Association.] (Received 9.20 a.m.) Sydney, December 23. The wharf laborer's manned the wharves without exception yesterday afternoon, creating fresh scenes of activity. During the morning it was doubtful if norman conditions would be resumed. There was no response to the dictum of the disbanded conference,, but after dinner the old casual hands supplanted the clerks handling cargo. The vessels worked were the Niagara, from Vancouver;' and the Canada Cape. The Maheno is receiving cargo for Auckland, together with the Riverina. Both are due to sail lor New Zealand ports on Wednesday.

AN AUSTRALIAN VIEW.

"REGARDED AS HOPELESS."

(Received 11.50 a.m.) / Sydney, December 23. Mr I). Watson was re-elected President of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, in a speech, he said the news that the New Zealand strike was over has been received with a sense of relief. He said:—"From the commencement we regarded it as hopeless, inasmuch as no intimation was received on this side of the water until apparent defeat was staring them in the face. The disastrous struggle in New Zealand demonstrated to the workers of Australia the necessity for an organisation in which the united wisdom of the various unions and bodies may be directed towards any trouble arising in the industrial held."