THE COAL STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 7

THE COAL STRIKE.

"AN EXAMPLE TO CAPITALISTS.', ■';..•! MASS MEETING OF UNIONISTS. ATTITUDE OF OTHER LABOUR BODIES. (By Telcgraph-Prcjß Anoelatlan-OapyrlghU' : ■ . (Rec. November 21, 5.5 p.m.). ■ '.: ; ; - : ~.:. Sydney, November 21. .A mass, meeting of.Notvcastle Unionists expressed, full confidence in the Strike Congress now'.sitting in Sydney. , • . -.'-.._ ■■.'"■ . Mr. Bowling stated that if the Government did not soon step in and force the proprietors to i'givd,: justice ,to the miners, something wonid be.,brought about that would be. an example to the capitalists of Australia and the rest of the. world. ■. :'\ p . ' ; ■". . ' . A representative of the Seamen's Union declared that the members of his union were to. lay. do\ni their tools whenever such a. course would be .In the interests of the/strikers.'. ' " : ';. : ■-.■■'■■ .': : !'-'f-'-.-..''' .'. Representatives .of other unions 6poke in subJ port'of the,strike..: ~''■ •■' ; :.■-■■'•. -.'■■ '■'■'" ■ V: PROPOSAL AND COUNTER-PROPOSAL ■ Mitf.WADE'S SUGGESTION NOT. . :■:.;■':"y';;,V':> ACCEPTED. '•:' -' .. , ■ -.'-. : ; ; i \- '.. (Heo.,November 21, 5.5 p.m.)• ; : .■• : :.. ; :-V. '■■' ; "■'.''.■■ ■■'"■■."';:■•"■ Sydney, November: 21. , The Strike Conference delegates interviewed Mr.Wade.to-day and. informed him that they couldnot accept his proposal. They submitted : a,' counter-proposal: tor. an. open ; conference between'the colliery, proprietors and the miners, and stated- that' the minora would; not; consent to return-tp'work prior t0 ..0r : during the conference;, but in order' to facilitate the early resumption.! of Work.-in the event of satisfactory, terms'.beingiarrariged they:were willing to I recommend,, that the .requisite number'.of men .be put on during the sittings' of the conference to. get the mines ready to. restart...; ;.'■.: ;, ~ '.'' The .delegates .'subsequently ■.■■reported.--, the counter-proposal..'to. ; the/conference which , 'en'dbrsed it, and Mr. Wade is now considering, the' ■matter/'.:;'; 1 .!" ;'v ; '; .yv.'..':'■-■: -~'.- V, / -. ;■: ■';;vi THE STEAMER MOOLTAN/ ' "* ';.;■■:. ~: ; ■',' ■/■"'■:■■■'.' London, November 19. , '■'i P.' and 6. steamer Mooltnn -'.is; taking 'no general'cargo to Adelaide! but is "utilising the: space for' 780 .tons- of \coal,..which, with : the - usual, bunker .'supplies, i will suffico for • the return' journey to Colombo. / v : .... :,,•:. ■i DEMAND; FOR NEW ZEALAND COAL. '-;.-;.'y'Dlßy. , .':Telegraph—Press '■''Association j'■''.-'■" ■; • •"'■'•':■•; ■■[■ :,. : . .: . ■ '■';'. Westport, November 20. ' .; .The. Stpokton '.Coal Company:;has received da order., for, 2000 tons, of coal>for Noumea. Pressiirfi of' .orders may..prevent business ibeing.taken up. ."" -.' •:.:.•, .<:■ '■'. ; The Wafhdra.. takes 4600; tons of ■ the Westport: Coal. Conipany's- coal..to ,Fremantle next .wook'-fbr the, navy; ; ; • .. ...:...: •.'••-' -The :Waitemati\, from Sydney; is now bunkering 2000' tons here.:. She will take wool from Wellington- for •London --.under ;th'e Shaw-Savill Company's order.:: When tho Waitemata ■ left Sydney ..last.. Sunday, tho hospitals were inconvenienced -.-by..scarcity- of.', coal; , ■•" ' ;''• '.'• ■.:TheWVhangape sailed, for: Fiji; with 4000 tons of.: Stockton coal;..' '■..;, ■:■ ; ■'.'■ ' .'•'■'■■' :(THE 'NEW: ZEALAND lABOUrVIAWS. ' -, ■ :,"(By. .TJeie'i:riph-fPrc3»' Association.)..''.'. ■. : ■:•■■;•• - : -. : ';.',.'.- ; :,'.:.• Auckland, November 20. v ; (It. is : understood., that,- as .a result of ■communications -between the leaders .of- the, Seamen's Union in; regard to colliug but the men from (the 'intercolonial..vessels in;: connection with the Australian, coal, strike, it has been decided .that legal obligations - under r.the New Zealand labour laws .preclude a strikej and the suggestionfor , a /ballot will, not-bo acted upon. '■■ .'.oC-the, state;^mine's; ; v;'.-';';:';:'-';' statement' by .'-the. ;hon-;r; : m'ke^zie. .Thei'Hoh.R.-.M'Kehzie''(Minister for. Mines) informed a' DpinNioif reporter yesterday that; as .far/ as, he ;knew,'- no hitch of any-kind .had .occurred:,iri connection r .with, the negotiations for the renewal of the agreement with regard to the.conditions.of work at the State. , .mines. Until-tho new agreement,was made the workers wore.by arrangement : working ;.under, the. 'old conditions. : :. He : doubted ;the accuracy -of one of -the statements' credited .tp.Mr,.. R. Semple, president .of the Now Zealand Minors' Federal lion,: ,viz.', that the federation would^nbt'allow steamers , to .take".enough coal .from New Zealand ''to last,.the rouM■ trip to Australia and back.' ■■"■,' ; THE INTERCOLONIAL BOATS.

VAN' "ASTOUNDING";,ANNOUNCEMENT.' : ; Interviewed on Saturday.withTeference to thestateiuent. that > the: Nevr'Zealand''. Mineia'Federation ; "would not ; allow- Newcastle : orders to be filled in Now Zealand, or steamers'to take enough -.coal- from,. Now ..Zealand' ■ to,: last ■' the round trip to Australia and back," Mr, W; A; Kennedy, manager of the- Wellington office of tho Union Steam-Ship Company, said that he had. beeiv positively astounded when he saw the' announcement.: Such a proceeding ■, would be absolutely'unwarrantable; it would be shocking. Tho i effect/ if. carried- out, required•; no explanation; i ..It would'simply, mean that if tho..intercolonial boats were * prevented' from, taking a'sufficient Stfpply : of coal for the round trips the service would be tied Zealand would be isolated from Australia. Such a'state of .affairs .would. .be a. grave'scandal. He \vas not in a position to.,say anything further at present. ■ The statement, so. far, , appeared to •Bβ' something in.the nature of a threat. ."•'