LABOUR MATTERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 5

LABOUR MATTERS.

THE OSBORNETJECISIONr " RESOLUTION BY TRADES UNION •C.ONGRESS. . , By Teleeraph—Press Assoclatlon-OopyrlelH. (Rec. September 16, 10,5 a.m.) Londoh, September 15. The 'Trades Uiiion Congress, by 1,717,000 votes to 13,000, passed a revised resolution demanding the immediate reversal, of the Osborne decision. " . Sevoral speakers urged that unless the Government reversed the decision before the next election the unions' should use their. funds—legally "or illegally—to help; trade union officials to win seats in- Parliament. • . . '

LABOUR EXCHANGES CONDEMNED. K . (Rec. September IG, 9.25 p.m.) London, September 16. Contrary to Mr. D. J. Shackleton's advice, the Trades .Union Congress, by 1,147,000 votes, to 272,000, condemned the labour exchanges as now managed, and demanded: ...-'-■ '>?■ (1) The communication to trade union officials of particulars as :to wages offered through the exchanges. (2) The enforcement of trade union rates. (3) That vacancies due to disputes should not bo filled. -, ■ LABOUR'S ACHIEVEMENTS. GOVERNMENT SUPPOSED TO BE SYMPATHETIC.. FURTHER NEWSPAPER OPINIONS. (Rec. September 17, 0.40 a.m.) v London, September 16. Mr. D. J. Shackleton, Labour member, speaking on the Osborne l debate, delivered a temperate speech. He recalled the success of the united Labour movement in winning the 1 Government to the Labour side in ■ the Tait-Valo judgment, also .in getting ' the Government nearer them. in; the .niatter of old-age pensions - and workmen's compensation.,- ■; He hinted '. that -he knew privately that' nobody-; : Ir'egretted, the, Osborne decision more 'than the mem-; bers of tho Cabinet , . ; .v--

The' "Daily News" ; states that, tho growth' of feeling over the Taff-Valo and Osborne judgment shows a striking parallelism; and ' * 'np.. to.Hhe . present the latter.is ! not -the less.'.impos-; ins*. But neither the Labour party nor anybody can .expect Parliament. ,to ; act' in advance, of public opinion, ; which has not yet been-converted. •

• The "MorningYLqader.','-doubtsX-if | angry debates;.by, the Labour .Congress have forwarded tie. cause.:. There is no parity between the Osborne- and 'fair-Vale cases. The Lords would negative a reversal of the Osborne judgment. .It was an ...extravagant proposition .to,'ask the: Government- to, go to the- country on a question wherein, the Tories were solid," the.'Liberals ; divided,, and the: Trade Unionists united.' ■'-rry'y': \'■ ;' - : - : SHIPBUILDING DISPUTE. AWAITING THE BOILERMAKERS' SUGGESTIONS. 1 London, September IS. - The Shipbuilding Employers' Federation is awaiting the Boilermakers'-So-ciety's, suggestions; hence it has'-;inti-niated: that; a conference with the joint' trades' committee .would be inadvisable at present.' 'r' : it" will,';. hpWeVer,- meet' the committee if the committee' deems a meeting useful.'•.'. .• .V.'^

ALLECED SWEATING. v BELFAST LINEN TRADE. By Te'.egraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Reo. September 16, 9.25 p.m.) • London, September 16. Mr. Joseph Devlin, M.P., m a letter .to the. Government, urges the institution of ;,a inquiry into, the ; alleged -sweating, in- the linen; trade at'. Belfast. \ ;