SEAMEN’S STRIKE.
+ GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. DETERMINED TO SEE LAW OBSERVED. ■ •• Br TelßgTßpli—Pfssi Aftsociaiioii—Copvright Australian and JM.Z. Cubit Association. (Received July 31, 11.55 a.m-) , r „ SYDNEY, July 31. Mr Massey Greene (Minister of Works and Railways), speaking at the annual dinner of the Chamber of Commerce, in referring to the strike, said the Government was determined to see the law observed. He warned the members of the Chamber of Commerce against the prevailing unrest which was caused by high' prices, and appealed to them to tackle the problem from the community's standpoint, And ihereby check the publio outcry for Governmental interference- He concluded by saying that he believed the leaders of commerce were able to do more to settle unrest than- all the Governments of Australia combined. The chairman said that, as evidence of pre3perity, the value oi the exports between 1914 and 1918 amounted to £830,000,000, purchases bv Britain amounting to £220,000,000. "
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12707, 31 July 1919, Page 5
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151SEAMEN’S STRIKE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 12707, 31 July 1919, Page 5
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