A TRUCE OF GOD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 690, 15 December 1909, Page 7

A TRUCE OF GOD.

CHRISTMAS APPEAL. . BY THE DEAN OF NEWCASTLE. MOTORS TO RESU3IE ON CONCESSIONS. 18/ JTalmriipli. ■!•»■■ .A3»oclaUoo.-Oe B »rt«hl.l (Boc. December U, 11.30 p.m.) Sydney, December H. The Dean o£ Newcastle Imfc telegraphed to tho Northern Colliory proprietors and coalmmers an appeal tiit. to viw of the approach of Christmas, they ehouid make a Truce * of God for a specific tune. Ho proposes that Iho men should return to work with certain concessions jji the meantime, tho whole matter to be considered by a Board of Arbitration. [A Truce of God is a suspension of pmat« fdlds. Sccll trufes were observed in the Middle i Ages, nnd usually provided that fcude should '• cca'e on all the nioro important Church festivals and fafts The idea was to mitigate fho cMlb of prnale w-\r, and the necessity for such truces toccaiiw? leas necessary as tho rulcre cf tho lorwus countries became nior? powerful] GAS COMPANY'S COAL TO BE WORKED. LIGHT FOR CHRISTMAS. Sydney, December 14. ' '' The Gas'Emplojees' Umon has decided to work the coat Ijing at the Gas Company's whancs, This assures a gas supply tillChrist(llls. FREE LABOUR, PREPARATIONS' ON THREE SHIPS. (Etc December 15, 1.15 am.) Sydney,' December 14. t As a result of the cgal lumpers' strike, three o\er-«a -vessels have nwdo preparations for loading with fwo labour to-nioirow. Tlie Union Company's steamer Kailangata has been rocommraoncd, and has sailed for Wcstpoit Ma Newcastle. THE DEAN AMONG THE MINERS.. SOME PLAIN SPEAKING. The Dean of Newcastle spoke at an immense meeting: held on Sunday, December 5, at the top of Dolton Street, Newcastle. Tho speaker! delncred their addjesses from a hote} balcony, J)i J. Pfrnhouw, one of the strike Adflsory Committee, was t)i£ first speaker, and he mo\ed — "That this meeting of the inhabitants of Newcastle aud distijct is in complete accord with tho miners in the action they have taken." l Mr. Stenhousc proceeded to state that the men had been dmett to ■-tnke bj the action of M le proprietors in uclimismg U)eu el tlie \anous collieries. The proprietors wrro Responsible for the present crisib 'Ihe leaders of lh« men were nccuied pf being agitators Sp long ns they agitated for justice they were tight. He Labour wns right every tune. (Cheers) They ulwajs had )ustico on iheir /sule. "(so Jong," }i« taid, "as those on the other side all Ihe luxuries of hfo and all that money can bujl how can wo bo wrong?" (Cheers.) >l ' Referring to a. sermon fo the Dean on the previous iunda), Hi, Stonbouso snd "Wβ are told that the uirncrs arc wasteful. (Interruption.) To «ay that iu a gvicral sense is, I pay, a confounded falsehood (Applause.) Wβ .110 just as tlnittv as we can be, and I tell jou it takes us all our time to scratch along by fhe exercise of all the economy wo can. Wo cue told something even worse, that miners heal then \\i\cs. (Applause and interruption.) , 'i'licre are exceptions in every society of men ' > and irpnien, but t|ie|o is ua more nt the amiiial and brute union;; our people, considering their numbers, Iban there )•> on tho ot]ier Eide, ,' < (Cheers) We are told (.bat jou waste jonr nioney. The other tide waste not their money but yours (I<oud cheers) Money that jou cam b> ihe b«cat of your brons," Mr, J. W- BlundcJl, secretary of tljo ,Wharf labourers' Union, seconded the niotjon. The Deali, who has applaus* and 'some liootint', said Uo would 1 call them , not gentlemen, but by the more honourable ' titlo of noiXiDg men. "No man," said tho Dean, "is worthy to claim himself a , gentlemen if he (loos not «oik, cither with Jus muscjes or wjth his brain. Tho oul) A man I h»Tc no time or use for is he who works not at, all." (Applause) Tho Dean went on to say that lu was surprised to hoar alt the extraordinary things he vtas supposed to haio said m hfi , address at tho Cathedral What ho said, wai tins. Firstly, that the miners, as a class, were as respectable as any othcis, nnd he was sorry Mr. I?oi\)ing »pd llr- Walsh did Dot kgrcc with him, (Laughtei.) Jlis second statement was > that, individuallj, many of them were worthy citizens; thirdly, the dangers of their occupa- \ , , tion exceeded those of other occupations; ■ fpurlhly, t nil t they were courageous in time of dangci; fifthly, that individually they were ppace-lovingj and—now camo }hc medicine (laughter)—sixthly, that collectively tbcynero M \rry conibatnc. Ife lionecj they would not tluow things at him if he confessed tnat ho also said miners were often, lory wasteful. If they did not behove it, let t]icm ask the inuisus (Laughter.) Non, witl) regerd to tup > proprietors, he said that, collectively, they were icry difficult to approach, and that individually the} were as <oompaesionate as any othei body of men. (Voices. "No!") He had Ins opinion, and tjiey had theirs. H» > had alGo said that the propuctore had grievances as well ns they, and that they suffered > thiough. tho wtmt of tnct p of mana£crs and-' undci-maudceis A >oice. That is quite true. > Tho Dean said ho nas not fpeaking of the , .■nanagei's as a bodj. lie was glad to cull many .i minis manager his friend. , "Now I come (o aiiothci matter," coutinued tho Senn, ''I am accused of snjing tho mineit beat then \u\es 1 iioicr said anything ot| ~ ,\ the land in my life 1 did say—(lnloriuptioni —vou would as boon do that as Tieat jour wi\ito; then I added, 'Perhaps eomo of jou dof ' , A \oice (angrily): You said It right enough. , 'ihe Dem. ,1 pm Afraid that mun beats his wife. (Uproar) I'll Ml down if you want mo to fUcncwod disoidei, and cun of "No.") ' Then keep quiet. I lead a paper tho other day in which it was stated 1 recommended tho tumerh to gamble. A loico The pipoi docs not tell the trutl? , lh en The Denn- Change your paper, then, (taugh tcr.) Miners us a w|iolc do gsniblo a good deal 1 don't , eay the) gamble more than any others (Uproar,) I bjldi "Gamble with your beer moiioj and not with tho mpncj that should go to clothe joui wi\es and children" (Cliecis) The Dean siud thtt ho hnd been no- , eused of taking b'dcf) tho miners Ah a mattei of f,ict, everj Sunday he spoKo moio plainly to tho nl**, that they called f|ic pro. pneloM thnn he bad spokbn to tho miners. He had told them that t)i6 Allniphtj did not look at a man's nuijc, but at his life. (Checis.) fiecauso he wos not entirely against ono class, > it did not menn that lib did not sympathise with working men There wos one tciphmg that could make them bco each othei in the right light, and Hint wns what he jiloachoii, "tho lirotheihood of mnn." So mug as ho was in Australia he wonhl preaoli Hint, nncj tell non that God judged them bj their Inos n'A what they did, (Cheers) Tho motion was put to Iho mcftuiE, rind ( ■> i, , eloicd ciiriei) umnii.ioubl). , RED CROSS OINTMENT, T)io Mighty Healer (Pnoo Is. Cd.). Get a Sample at Jolineton's, Chemist, Cuba Sheet. KEEP IT HANDY IN THE HOME In a saying whie|i applies light now to your 6gH Motheis realise tho Wondeiful Value of thie advice, ns tl\ey know how often little trilling outs oi bruises, or pdrhnps more perioua burns or sores afflict tho members of the household. Now, our aduoo mto Stop Worrjing. ji Eed Cross Ointment sa\os all that. All you re- ] quire to do is apply it at pnee, nnd it will (! honl im.mediatel) Hero is a case in point:— TweWo months ago I injured my leg. I tried all manner pf euros without success. A friend recommended Rod Cross Ointment. I bought a small tin, and, to mj surprie*, it ' completely cured in two wocks Sond mo ono do/on tins to sell to m\ fuends—Yours gratefully, Olner button, Oamaru, If your chemist oi dealer tues'to substiluto somo other prejiaration toi Rod Ciow Oint. ment, he'e after a biijgei piofit. Saj flimly nnd surely, I want ltoa Clubs" Remember > lied Crofce Ointmout—it's "the Mighlr Hp tier." -Advt. Clya