MEN WANT PEACE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 739, 11 February 1910, Page 5

MEN WANT PEACE.

THE. WAGES BOARD AGREES TO AN "■ -.-.» '/ADJOURNMENT.: v; , ' :' JUDGE "'PERSONALLY MEETS .-■- : ■';■ -v-:V : . : vV>: :'.'MINERS...'' : -i;..'-'.:!; ■■'-,'.. : ' r \ 1 '-x : .-x : V„J.'.?"-■ 4 ■ Sydney, February.lo..'■ .rne...sittings:- ofv.theNewcastle Wages Board; were continued to-day, Judge Scholes presiding.'^ l ■-. . ; ■ ..'-..:

: Miners Act on Judge's Suggestion; :': f ~ Mr> . Charlton, a' member of the: New' South ■;.Wales .Assembly,- on behalf of- the miners,.,;rencwed:'his application for an -adjournment-till; Wednesday.-". Ho:stated that the miners'-.delegates had authorised him to prepare a casefor. presentation to the Wages Board 'in ; answer : to that :■ of the, proprietors. -He ,-'claimed 'that he wanted : an.' adjournment in order to - prepare the "case. -Ho added, in:, 'order to show 'the, l miners' "strong desire; for a satisfactory settlemorit, that .the Delegate Board ■ had taken-', the given yesterday by Judge.Scholes—that a consultation ; should fake * place: betweori: representatives.of the-two-sidesi with tho object ofreducing by 'settlement the number o* grievances.. -In' accordance wifh this suggestion; the Delegate' Board:had appointed five of its.number,: along with the executive officers,'.-to.confer- with- the proprietors.'; They, were prepared to.ineet,;,thdproprietdrs during ■ the■' afternoon, -with a view.to - rediioing .'the claims and paving the way to an eaTly'settlenient. The.men wanted to reach a' solution of the' trouble; and to fix a' day for tho .resumption of work. ;■ Mr.' Charlton added that ho lieved: that:if-the. parties once got together a settlement would be reached in a short. time, and work would probably be resumed next week.. v. '-.■.-.' -'/ ;•;.;■■,:.■. ■'.•■-.:. - -'.' ; ■ : ■'.-, "No Assurance Given." ;: - - The president of the Wages, Board declined'tho application on the ground that .no.assurance-had been given. that the.men \ni& going to submit;,their claims on -Wednesday. .;.',' ,■'■ Mr. Charlton thereupon announced that he must Tetire from the case, and walked out of Court..' -'■•• .Later a in the, dayj after hearing.'evidence in support:' of the proprietors' claims, the president, reserved his decision, and, granted an adjournment till AVednesday.. ' ' : ';■ ' A Further Appeal. (Rec. February, 10, 10 p.m.) .'-..'.'-' : Sydney, February 10. In connection with the proceedings beforo the Newcastlo Wages Board,. Mr. Charlton, after retiring, later returned to the Court, and stated that: the Delegate Board had met . and had resolved that h© should again renew the application lor an adjournment. -They realised the necessity of-air early settlement, and though they.could give no guarantee, ; he was fully prepared to say that if the request were granted it would bring about the resumption of work at a -very onrly date.- Tho Delegate Board, also, desired him'to" ask Judge Scholes, President of the Wages 'Boar'', w>>«ther he wmld seo

his way, in hi 3 capacity as a citizen, to meet the miners' representatives. It was their desire to bring about a settlement. : Two Reasons for Adjournment, Judge Scholes said ho considered Mr. Chariton must havo strong reasons for .pressing for an adjournment. Ho therefore granted it, for two reasons: Firstly, tho hope that the men would submit their case to the Wages Board; secondly, the prospect of a settlement as soon- as possible. The Judge also agreed to the .request, to meet .the miners' rcpresenta-' tivos. The sitting of the Wages Board was then adjourned till Wednesday next. . Judgo Scholes proceeded to the Trades Hall to confer with tho Miners' Advisory Board. BALLOT AS TO RESUMPTION. BY THE SOUTHERN'' MINERS. .; (Rec. February 10, .9.5 p*) Sydney, February 10. ! The Southern Miners' Delegate Board have decided to take:a ballot as'to whether work shall be resumed. on Monday next pending the decision of the Wages Board. ■ ■ . < ■-..' :., The result of. the voting of the various lodges, will- be known on Saturday night., MR. M'WILLIAMS AT TIMARU. WADE GOVERNMENT ■ DENOUNCED; v .. Timaru, February 10. . Mr. MTVilliams, delegate, of the New. .South Wales miners,, addressed.'a .meet-, ing here to-night, and received a. sympathetic!, hearing.:. At, the close !, of ■•" the meeting a motion was passed denounc-. ing the Wade Government, and agreeing to give all the financial help possible to the.miners on.strike.!;