THE STEWARDS’ STRIKE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16335, 26 January 1921, Page 7

THE STEWARDS’ STRIKE.

PEACEFUL RUNNING PROMISED. OWNERS DOUBTFUL. Australian and X.Z. Cable Assooiirion. By TeTeeraph —Press Association—Copyright. (Received January 26, 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. January 26. The Marine Stewards’ and Federated Seamen’s Unions have issued official statements announcing that they are I prepared to give undertakings for the j peaceful running of the shipping indus- | try, and that the job control system | will not be persisted in in future. The ; question, however, is whether the ehipI owners will consider this undertaking . sufficiently binding, in view of the fact that the Transport AVorkers’ Federaj fion. at previous mass meetings, advoj cated the formation of a job control committee for each ship, j The Union Company announces that ,as soon as advices are received from j Melbourne that the strike is satisfacJ torily settled, the Malieno, Manuka and j Niagara will sail for New Zealand. MELBOURNE, January 26. The Inter-State Steamship Owners’ 1 Federation meets to-day, when it is expected that th© completed figures of | t.-h© stewards’ vote will be available. The j question of recommissioning the ships i will then be decided. JOB CONTROL SYSTEM. DIFFERENT VIEWS. | Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 26, 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 26. The secretary of the Sydney branch, of the Seamen's Union resents !he suggestion that the seamen will carry the job control system into the ships Another official of th© union declared that the system on a steamer nns impossible, because the captain’s control was tlie « nly one permitted. The general secretary of the Stewards’ Union denied that the question. of iob control was discussed, but he would not give an assurance that it would not be put into action at any time. Local shipowners are relicent concerning the position, but regard tile job control suggestion as likely to act as a. deterrent to a settlement.