SEAMEN IN CONFERENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17066, 20 August 1917, Page 5

SEAMEN IN CONFERENCE.

GERMAN BARBARIANS TO

SUFFER.

SUBMARINE VICTIMS TO BE

AVENGED.

(Main Service.) Received August 19, 5.5 p.m

LONDON, Ajugust 18. A Seamen's conference, representing the Allies and most, of the neutrals, has opened in LondoD. Mr. Havelock Wilson, who is presiding, announced that the delegates represented all sections of the maritime world—Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, West Indies, France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.- He said it was proposed to consider what attitude should be adopted towards Germany after the war in view of her submarine atrocities. He explained that it was not intended to discuss the origin of the war, but neutrals were entitled to express their opinion on Germany's methods. Neutrals, equally with the Allies, had suffered from German barbarities. We were not calling on the Governments to take action. The seamen were better able to look after themselves. X He added that the seamen were still undaunted by Germany's barbarism, which had not yet delayed a single ship's sailing by five minutes. He also believed that the seamen would induce the wharf labourers and transporters to assist in a German boycott after the war, and suggested that if other seafarers refused to work with Germans they would be materially punishing German shipowners. An international commission should inquire into the submarine murders and punish the commanders, crews and authorities according to their guilt.