LONG STRIKE NOW LIKELY
Gaoilug Of Union Official Hardcns Feeling Reeeivod Friday, HA a,m. i" . SYDNEY, July 8. Fe4eral ||inisters who previously hoped. tliat the strike wou 'd eria next week now believe it will last at least a month. Feeling- on the coa,'lfield.s has now harderied as a result of the gaoling Of thq secretary of , the ..Western Miners'- Federation, Mr.YJ. : ® ! King, for contempfc . of tlie' * Court. . '* - The Federai GoyeypinQni „is maintaining its - uhconipromisini attitude tqwards tbe strifeers ana Labour members believe tbs-t tbe Chifley Government is , faetof ifs gravest grisis. ti tr'; Ma,y Try To Ex;ten4 gtrte Some obseryfers believe tnat tbe Communists will stfive to exteiid the strike into other industries if any other union ieaders 4re gaoiedt The secretary of . the New SQUth Wales Tra'des and Labour Oouneil, Mr, R. A. King, deciare4 that the Communists were trying tg.-turn the coal strfke into a; general strike,, He added that if the CofemhnMs genuinely wahted to have . the Western miners' leader refeased from gaoj, they shomd yrge tbe immediate resumptign Qf wor'k*, ll that happened Mr, King ccjuld be relea'sed in 24 hours. . The Labour Rarfy ■will h.old U special conference of • northern New Squth Wa'es offici.il§. af kfait1--land o,n- Sunday tq seeed up- the eoalfields' pian to end fhe strike, The northern miners will a]so hoid aggregate meetings ■that day tb obtain a rank and file opinion on the strike, thq resulting "unenii?lQy-» ment, the fund- freezing legislation and the gaoling of Mr. j%ing.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 July 1949, Page 5
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