Refers to the following cases:

Rex v B Rieback and M Rieback February 1944.

Rex v Elsie Hartzenberg and nine others February-May 1944.

Rex v Sachs May-July 1944.

Inez Mentos v Minister of Finance.

Dispute between the Garment Workers Union (Transvaal) and the Cape garment workers in attempts to organise Cape workers and create national unity among garment workers. Also desire to have equal wages at coastal areas in line with the wage agreements in the Transvaal. In 1930 the Garment Workers Union tried to set up a branch. In 1936 an office was opened and the branch was called the South African Garment Workers Union. In 1937 this office was closed in an attempt to achieve unity by co-operating with the Garment Workers Union of the Cape Peninsula. These activities brought Sachs into conflict with Robert Stuart who was organising the Cape workers. Stuart also came into conflict with the Garment Workers Union when in November 1943 the Cape Millinery Workers Union joined the Garment Workers Union who began negotiations for an agreement. The workers would not accept the employers' terms and applied for a conciliation board. Meanwhile Stuart organised a rival union and accepted an agreement for the workers on the employers' terms. Thus the Garment Workers Union and Sachs began to accuse Stuart of supporting the employers against the workers.

Withdrawal of passport to Sachs, 20 May 1949 which prevented him from attending the International Conference of Garment and Textile Trade Unions, Lyons, France, 20 June 1949. Sachs refused to surrender the passport.

Dr Donges, Minister of the Interior, made an application to the Supreme Court (Witwatersrand Local Division), Judge Roper deciding against Sachs. Sachs appealed and on the 14 March 1950 his appeal was upheld with costs.

Fight against listing as a Communist in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (1950).

Action for defamation about evidence given by Roy before the Garment Workers Union Commission of Inquiry, 12 April 1949. The matter was settled out of court Roy paying £200 and costs.

Application to set aside two orders against Sachs under the Suppression of Communism Act. The application was dismissed with costs. The appeal in September was also dismissed with costs.

Papers.

Notes of argument for the case.