THE INNER HISTORY
HOW THE STRIKE STARTED TRACED TO COMMUNIST ORIGIN SYDNEY, Oct. 23. The London office of a Sydney firm has forwarded a statement by Mr Laws, general manager of the Shipping Federation, in which he says that it is clear that the whole attack by the seamen is of Communist origin. From the time the reduction of wages was arranged until nearly a month later no protesting voice was raised anywhere. Then Communist meetings commenced to be held in London. None of the speakers was a seaman, and there were very few seamen in the audiences. The attack succeeded to the extent of frightening the men of a certain ship not to sign the articles, and the trouble then extended. The nature of the pressure brought to bear on the men was shown by the fact that in some instances men who refused to sign on at ono port took train to another port and signed on there. The leaders of the movement in Australia and England are known Communists.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19437, 24 October 1925, Page 15
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172THE INNER HISTORY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19437, 24 October 1925, Page 15
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