With the help of this Act the Government deprived the
Executive of the dockers of all its rights, and it was provided. that at the principal ports only men who had received a Government licence might be employed. The Act came into force on Monday. But in the preceding days there had been much dangerous rioting and a certain amount of bombing. , The Port of Sydney has been fairly free of trouble, but at Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle the situation has been serious. At Adelaide on Monday there was an unexpected, if temporary, moderation of the storm. The trade union leaders there advised the men to obey the law,- and though a hitch in-the-settlement occured later;-the strikers are not likely to fight with the same heart after a retreat. No doubt Mr. Bruce will -succeed as he deserves. • * * * .
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