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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 684, 8 December 1909, Page 7

FREE LABOUR.

NEW SOUTH WALES STRIKE. • WORKING OF MINES. IF MEN ARE AVAILABLE, STATE WILL' PROTECT THEM. (By Telecroph—Press Assoctatloii-aopjrlirht.l (Rec, December 7, 11.30 p.m.) Sydney, December 7. i In the State Assombly Mr. C. A. Lee, Acting-' Premier, announced that tho Government had decided that to-morrow they would invite tho mine-owners to open the mines and the miners to return to work. Both sides had a guarantee of justice from the tribunal appointed under the Industrial Disputes Act. The- Acting-Premier added that if this had not the desired'effect, and if the mine-owners could find men to mine coal for public requirements, the Government were prepared to give them all the protection they could. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY. STRIKE LEADERS AGAIN REMANDED. (Rec. December 7, 11.30 p.m.) ■ Sydney, December 7. The hearing of tho case against Mr. Bowling and other strike leaders, charged.with conspir- ' acy, was resumed at Newcastle to-day. The Crown desired to havfl tho oases sent on to Sydney for ■ hearing, but tlie magistrate refused. He granted a remand till Monday. - .Besides arresting .the five leaders, the' authorities' obtained leave to prosecute, under the Industrial' Disputes Act, fifteen miners' delegates in the Northern, district, in connection with the recommendation to strike adopted by the delegates' board." '..'■ -

CAN FEDERAL POWERS INTERVENE? ■;■'■'[ .VICTORIAN; STRIKE PROPOSED. APPEALS TO ARBITRATION JUDGE AND . MINISTRY. ..'■.'■ (Rec. December 7, 11.30 p.m.) . . . , ■'..'■ Sydney, December 7. • Three hundred miners -in Victoria have sent a. petition over to Mr. Justice- Isaacs,. Deputy °f. tlfe-Pederal Arbitration; Court, in. whicb they stated that they had a dispute with their employers, and wore also' in sympathy with the Newcastle strikers.'.-They added that they were prepared to strike if tbejr united grievances,wero' not at, once .submitted to the federal Arbitration Courts • Mr. Justico "Isaacs replied that under the circumstances disclosed,- the law ■' does not authorise' or. contemplate, bio intervention. / ■'"■-■'";.•• ' MslhOMrnp, :Decembor 7. : ' On the motion for the' adjournment of the Federal; Senate, Labour .members'' urged the Moral Government to'interpose in the strike. .Senator Millon, representing the Government, said .that the Federal Government ..had ; ; no stafus, and cohld not interpose unless circumstances brought the dispute'within the ambit of Federal authority.

STATE WORKING OF MINES. FAILING SUPPLIES'. ' ' , Sydney, December 7. A number of prominent citizens favour tho Government temporarily resuming and oarrying on work in certain mines. The railway supplies of coal will last till Christmas. lha Gas Company has threo weeks' supply. ■- ■■■ ■ . . 'i . . -IMPORTED COAL LUMPERS FIRM IN , THEIR DECISION. .. .< L „ „ Sydney,' December 7. At the lequest of the Strike Congress, the coal lumpers held a meoting to reconsider their refusal to work the Japanese coal imported lu tho P. and 0. steamer Palermo. Tho lumpers reaffirmed their decision not to work tho coal.