COLLIER'S DEMANDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 8

COLLIER'S DEMANDS.

■- ;_". : ; r '".../'*r-Hyr ; ■'/' ;; .HEWING RATE. "'■ ''■ A NUMBER 'OF :INGEEASES,';;; / By TeltErasn—Press Asaociation-rflopytlklit. '-■: ■;•'.:. .Sydney';. February 17.'; .Trie ' main "claims . submitted to the Wages'.Board on .behalf ;bf -the.Colliery Employees'. Federation.- ; arej-r:- .-:■'' ."•/.-■ That the selling price of coal 6hall regulate tho .'wages" in all 'y'seams in --the Newcastle : !and;Maitia'nd' districts. When the selling..price.is 95., the hewing..rate w'Urbp3s..' : lod.,- With...pyery.',6hilljng rise in price there shall-be a fourpencß.advance in'-tho hewing,'rate!'/ , ;.-'■ ...

That there be' proportionate' advances for i tops ; and" bottoms: and yardage • rates, and that it shail'be optional for-the min-, ers to do-shift..work;.'that tho minimum standard' height of a seam -shall bo. five, feet, a penny,per tbn.perfhch to bo.-paid; for-!every,ihch^below';that'in.addition to, the hewing, rate.- . : '-".:'-' -...-•: -; : i.

ihat night shiftmen.be paid sixpence.a ton'additibhal to' the ordinary hewing, .rate; that:only one"shift 6hall be worked,' for .the; purpose .of drawing coal, : in 24hours; that'eight; hours .from.bapk .. to; bank shall/constitute- a, working day for all Employees; 'that.ail; coal failing -to .pass thrb.ugh •:■ a .th'reerquarter •'. inch.' mesh ; shall: be paid.'fpr.as.lrpund'coal.;',..:.,.; !.'..■:", .'.The:.-men, also' demand,. extra', pay.for; ,wet';places' and'a;charge ;,with regard .to filing; dirtj. this '.involving 'an ; advance'.;. ,;. : : • ; :; : OTHEKS PEOSECTpp.,;, '-.VC'.!-". . ;Further. proceedings,are pending in connection 'with- tho'.recent Socialist' demohstrike- iea.ders.; '.Feldhauseh;'.and-.. ; 'a'.' number'".of other': been .fihed.'.ohr'a'.chargb;of''offensiye bejiavipur,; hundred ..s'umm'pnscs'j'h'jivo .npw. :b<ien; issliedivr.^ : .,'.'',':■.'..>;'.:.'{■;"';:'■' ■ '■■■■■'■■ -■'-:' ?;-;• ' : - ,-,,,", ;; -;;Ji_ : v.,;■>.-:..Sy_d,neyV : ;Fel)ruary':i7:-;; ': ;The" Newcastle Delegate. Board'has' : d?-, ci'ded to/take,a'ballot oh'.the,;'question of' Resuming "work., ,^y^. : ' •':.yy.o:; '-..'.•. '■'■'.', ;:.;;;;;: /;SociALi'sjs; ; itf,^ojLißt;.;.; 1 • ;':.;a. DisAP^mTEp: ; Russian.^i \ -The cases - arising out; of'.tho'Socialistic'.' dembnstratiOn'?ih 'tSydney'Vou/February, 8' .were heard .'at:'. the'.'Wate'ri'-Pbhce::'Court,' before'Mr: W.:Clarke; JQ.&M;..-.There 'was'. . an' unusual .attendance of 'the /public, :whp ! apparently; took great interest in tlie'prbceedings.'.'Tie men-before' the" Court; .'were:—Charles '-'Feldhausen,'';36,- 'wharflabourer;.' Alexander;-Andersbni 20/.'ehgineer's: apprentice;. Michael:,Patrick:'Con-'/ .sidinej.' 24,.,,.wbaff. .labourer; John' Joseph' Eiley,- 42, j'whaff' labourer; Theodore/ Han- ■ sen, 34;',cbal' lumper;-William rMbrris, 35," wharf' labourer;'' M'nrtin'Mannion,; 36,'; a'; rock '.'ch'op'p'ef; and'' Ferdinand:'.Wm. -Har-' 'ris',(33;'/a'pa'inter^/wh'p--wei''e i cbar|:e.d.'with'; behaving/in' aii o& ensive' manner" ia'Fp.rbes Street..:.. The,. dempristratjenV.was^^.intended ' as .a /protest /against' .the ; imprf the .strike'-leaders'; ::",.•■'■/::"' 'J- •■ ■/'■'} '• •'■' » ■ .'Mr. Wi •Mant,' , .6f"'the ,; .Crbwh, law Of-/' ficef/ -, appeared' ipry-.the; 5 -"p'rosecu'tibn,. %ni the-'accusedi.were.z.undefen'ded;., • ; .-. ■....-.;.,.,: . To-Mr':/Maht. accused/.Feldhausen'.said that at-Brpken/Hiil. he: -syas'-one of the chief' agitators.. .. ; -;.". : " ,r : -.-■--' - Mr; Manti",What'are you Russian. Mr: Mant.:'-.Why 'did-you leaveJEussia? —Because.'-they.'passed'.a/similar-Act-'to thatipf Mr: .Wade's.'.•;•"/."■:".'.: r "JO , -.-.. .: Mr'.' : Mant:' Are /your an AtheistP—Tes.. : ''-':Mr.'; Mant:' And an ; Anarchist?— Yes. . \ ifr: .'Mant: '■' What■ else, 'are yout-- a re-' volutioiist-^Yes...;'-.:.,"'■ ''. y : .'•..-.'.,-'""''.' i Mr..MantM'Why , ;;iUd-yott':wmp hefe'p-r: To get greater-political', liberty. ; ' / "..'■'-.-'.'. :.'Mr;'MahtilDid:yehy. get::'it?-No,-I .failed;/)!-'../' '■:■;.'',- -;/;"; /.'•,:;"' /■/;■;:. // -■ Mr; :Ma'nt: What'/are: you liying'/on ?—■ The. same;'.as ; .--ypu ; ..are.-)\;>..'')': : .-.■'•■''-:'■'■ :'"■- Mr. Mant: What dp you do for a living?—l sell! ladders;"'•';"'-, ■'■ /Mr. Mant: .Why do,;you, describe yourself as a wharf - labourer ?—Because:, that is. my, calling:,; but.X cbuld' not work'.at. the :business''Decausb/;th.e; ! .wharf ( labourers' are on -strike; '."; •-.•'.',-"•■'/ •'"■ ..'",-■,■■ .-■'■•■' '■':■ " : Mr. Mant: .Did'you not stir- v.% 1 strife' the L working''ppor of ■ the city'?— -That-:is"--ai damnable->lie:-:-'f,v ; '-:,-:'-- - •;■ -'■■ ■ -'■• :•!' •

; i Mr. Mant: parapWet. ; ';-' At this .stage: became soabusive. and>,insulting : 'toVMr. Mant. that, the magistrate; toldchim ■ that', if he; did. not know. : how:' to'.' behave;. himself ; he. .'would'.Vat-once ; ;denl with; huh.'; \ ■' ,''■..-

, : 'Mr. Mail t nHow .niuch; have-yo,u-. Earned ;

'.-. Mr. Mant: :How much' have you earned; in Sydrie'j:-sinc«?April\last?7rAbout.\£ls/ ; : Mr. 'Mant:': : Aro. you a: friend'of ;PeteT Bowling. —Tesjil: am_:a' ; friend of-, every, worker.-''' ' '■••■ '■'

'-. : Mr; ; Maiit::Did:lie.'aiithoris9.'yori: to-act as jonv did,?—No, ■ I was authorised by iio ' one.,'".-_•':.■; ■'V.'.V^.'' "'.':, I ■'■•'.■'^■•-■''. , ■'. : /'-'. -v.-

,Mr.-Mant: /Have you. addressed: meet;', -ings in.Sydney inany'for the pur-. pose, of "agitation. --■■ '• .'.-.-,■:/■' :.-■ Mr.''Mant:-Were;the other;accused taking : any.-. part :.in-. the : prppessioh?y-I;can't'. ,Mr" Mant/Wore, you responsible for the bomb.-th'rowing ,'at !;Biokeiv,HillWSo;.; it: is an abominable lie/ '"I/dbn'.t- believe in force, :'as '.'the .working vmen/pan.-got -dp redress until..they absolutely/.abolish the capitalistic-,-class. ,-■:-;.'.;...'-.-i /.■;• /:- -~..• . . .Mr.. .Clarke found ' defendants guilty,/and.' fined' Feldhaiisen;'; Anderson,:Consldine,. Hansen;. Mbrris.'./and.,'Harris ■•jEs,each',;'or; in defaulty/twpyriTonths': imprisonment ; in .addition' - to., which he : . erdered them !-:eaoh» to'; enter/. into.-,,a;. cog-' nisance.-tb...be' of. good/behaviour for 12 months/in., the sum.yof -430y' .'and' vtwp' ■sureties inyilS,.eaphVybr, .in default,. twb' months' imprisonment'.. /One'month, was! allowed'for .payment,yupen''! finding sure-' ties;-''"''' - '-'■ : :- ■ -/'■ - -'/- '■''■' '• Y:""''' -' ' - ; -'- 1 . were; eaoh-fined'!2os.,ior '-.seven''."days/ m; gaol;-and.upon.pleadmg.'giiril ty,'to-having behaved in -an offehsive:.maniier -.in ' BUI and':' Oxford/Streets,-/andiL/with/' haying, taken-part in'-a -processionl other than a -funeral;' without-, the '■ permission' 'of the authorities,! they ..were each further; fined 10s.; or'seven'days,'on each .charge.. ,'/;.