THE SEAMEN'S CONFERENCE.
A DETERMINED STAND
! LONDON, August 19. '• A feature of the Seamen's Con- ■ ference was the speeches of the for- - eign delegates. Scandinavians referred to Germanys' futile efforts to get Scandinavian seamen to .refuse: to work .ships trading to Britain and other foreign countries. They gen-, erally condemned Germany's ruthless jampaign against seafarers. The conference carried a resolution, which was seconded by a Danish delegate on behalf of the Scandinavian delegation, expressing sorrow and indignation at the crimes of the German submarine commanders', and crews. Mr Havelock Wilson stated that probably the Seamen's Union would withdraw from the Transporters' Federation, some of whose members, he alleged, were pro-German. -A resolution was also passed, on the motion of the French delegates, insisting on reparation for the inhuman submarine-warfare, and that the conference would hold the Aus-tro-German seafarers equally responsible with the authorities until' reparation was made. A Scandinavian resolution, recommending seamen to withdraw from the International Transporters' Union was carried, .also a motion pledging seamen in future not to sail on a vessel carrying Austro-' Ger-^ins, ulness submarine warfare ce11... i.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17067, 21 August 1917, Page 3
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182THE SEAMEN'S CONFERENCE. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17067, 21 August 1917, Page 3
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