Every day brings further details about the disastrous results to the country which the activities of the Australian Seamen's) Union have wrought. At the annual meeting of the P. & 0. Ca, Lord Incheape explained how the Union had brought about boycott of P. & 0. boats as well as Australian Government vessels, and yesterday came the news of a shortage of food at Perth owing to the suspension of the shipping services. At the same time incitements to strike continue, the Precident of the Seamen's Union having been arrested on such a charge. Without question the Government has acted not a moment too soon tion to the court for that notorious gestions in many quarters that it ought to have moved months ago.
however, doubtless dictated is should' not be done before. re_sald the other day, the Australian legislatures have been particulary enamoured of. trade unionism in the past, and it has bees. probably the view of the Government that the country should have a throughly good taste of its tyranny before taking steps to remove it. To-day the Australian people can be under no illusions as to their position under such regime savouring of rank Bolshevism, and ought to be in a frame of mind to support the Prime Minister in any measures which he may contemplate.
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