SEAMEN'S THREAT

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10915, 3 November 1913, Page 6

SEAMEN'S THREAT

AGAINST FREE LABOUR. THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS. [Per Phess Association.] WELLINGTON, November 3. The Seamen's Union, at a special meeting to-day lasting two and a halfhours, attended by 545 members, expressed sympathy with the watersiders in their fight for just rights, and resolved that should "scab" labour be employed on the wharves, or on vessels, or on bunkering of ships, the members at once would give twenty-four hours' notice to leave at the final port of discharge. The meeting- also expressed confidence in Mr Young and the executive. KICKED ASHORE. OFFICERS PASSED OUT. (By Telegraph—Special to " Star.") WELLINGTON, November 3. In regard to the statement that has been made that the engineers will support the strike the secretary of the Engineers' Institute states that he knows nothing about it. "We are not interested in it," he added. .The Merchant Service Guild has decided not to work with free labour. "Tlie position is this," said Captain Watson, "some of the owners have passed the masters and officers oufc and kicked them ashore as a matte? of fact. We have pointed out to them that as they have taken this action, they cannot reasonably expect, when free labour is available to work ships, that these masters and officers are going to stand by them to work ships with free labour."