BRITISH SEAMEN.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1540, 20 January 1919, Page 5

BRITISH SEAMEN.

DRASTIC PROPOSAL. NO SHIPS TO ENEMY PORTS. (A. & N.Z.) LONDON', Jan. 17. The Seamen's and Firemen's Union has summoned an international conference in London for February 24, to consider the holding up of foodstuffs bound for enemy countries. Mr Havelock Wilson, in an interview, stated he hoped that Australia, Canada, and New Zealand would be represented, as well as America and the European Allied and neutral countries. ? ' the conference adopted the British section's resolution, of which copies had been sent to Mr Lloyd George, President Wilson and M. Clemenceau, the problem of revictualling enemy countries would not be easy, for it was intended to stop all ships for enemy ports. The total claims for compensation for neutral and Allies' seamen murdered by the Germans amounted to £10,000,000.

ITALIAN AIMS. CLAIMS TO FIUME. ( \. & HZ.) UONDOK, Jan. 16. It is reported that President Wilson disagrees with Italy's claim to Fiume, which he considers should be the eutkt for the south Slav and other States. . DEFINITELY ABANDONED. IMPERIALISTIC~PROGRA>LME. (A * N.Z.) KEW %Cm, ian- 16. The United Press Paris correspondent learns that Italy has definitely abandoned her Imperialistic programme and accepted the AngloAmerican ideas of a democratic peace, thus removing a stumbling block at the conference.