AN INTERESTING JUDGEMENT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 30 April 1913, Page 5

AN INTERESTING JUDGEMENT.

(Per Press Association ) 3B -T , , WELLINGTON, Anril '2STM oi? ? m1 nt was P ven hy V* McArthuitl b-M., to-day s in the, case an which JuliuH tfansen, .a seaman, sued W. T. YotinU secretary of the Federated Seomen^Unrl ion of Australasia, and the UnidnV jj? 11! 8/} 9 -dM »ngea- Haasen allegH ed that defendants had, with intentimii P reY cIi tm S him from obtaining wbrfc! unlawfully refused to allow him to joiri ;tfe union. The Magistmto said, the ' PKI?.S* wap. nine yeajv=Ctago;a.m«mbei of the Seamen's Union, and flfterwardi joined the Wharf Labourers' Unio# l^atev on he desired to join the' Setfi mens Union, which was then unm^ tf red, and wijth his infprnxal appbccS uon lie forwarded 16s to Young iMsl .stating, his-willingne&s to call and'siffi any required declaration. His W«^l ship, after reviewing the law pointis raised said it seemed conclusive iMi any Court could not entertain yianl legal proceedings instituted with theShi jeot of enfoncing or recovering dama«|« tor. non^admission of a new memoe^iiTp to.a trades unioh. That maght he ',1000 trary to the; spirit; p! democracy * : >.m the present day, Jmfc. iti appeareclKS Jiim ;to be" the plaiii. retadihg; and the'conclusion to be drdwii of theiaSi gurnent of cbunsel for the plaintiff W$ that plaintiff was written off the bbofell and tbat therefor© all he was liahli *iv Oi"der *° roi°iu the union :w|« at the. utmost to pay, one year'sl'ttt^B rears in order tv a^iof.n aa in, :|£fl niember. /'This,": saj d the MagisiratM I would he willing to admit had |Hw society or union remained registerMsH hut tins v,vm not so. I hold thilt tb&S ; is no power for this Court to eaifoirceio™ uphold tlie claim of the pldintiff' aiiiM therefore •judgment must be siven1 foiM -defendant." .• . . .■■;.••;•.■ • : • :::;^H