SUGAR WORKERS' STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1202, 10 August 1911, Page 5

SUGAR WORKERS' STRIKE.

CONFERENCE IN BRISBANE. DELEGATES FROM MANY UNIONS ATTEND. \READY FOR GENERAL STRIKE. By TelcirraDh-I'ress Association-Copyrieht (Kec. August 10, 0.25 a.m.) Brisbane, August 9. An interstate conference of reriresentfllives of the Seamen's Union, tho Waterside. Workers' Federation, the Institute of Marine Engineers, tho Merchant' Service Guild, tho Storeruen's Union, the Coal Lumpers' Union, tho Australian Federation of Labour, and tho Australian Workers' Association has opened to consider the sugar workers' strike.

Tho conference sat all day, and the _ press was not admitted. It was decided to forward letters to the State Treasurer and the secretary of the Australian Sugar Producers' Association asking them to confer with representatives from tho conferenco with' a view to a possiblo settlement of tho strike. A reply was asked for not later than Thursday afternoon, so tha.t a joint conference might bo held not later than Friday. The conference then adjourned until to-morrow afternoon to await a reply. POSITION IN MELBOURNE, (ltec. August 10, 0.25 a.m.) Melbourne, August 9. The position here, so far as. tho shipowners are concerned, is described as resembling the calm before tho storm. Tho fact that tho •steamer Aramac is expected to arrive to-morrow with 60 tons of sugar on Iwavd is likely to lead to tho wharf labourers declaring their intentions. Even should the men refuse to discharge tho cargo the company's clerks could easily handle the light bags.

In tho opinion of tho managers a crisis is near at hand, which will probably result in serious trouble, and perhaps causa a dislocation of trade TRANSPORT WORKERS READY. (Rec. August 10,' 1.10 a.m.) i Sydney, August 9. Tho secretary of tho Labour Council states that everything is ready fcr a general strike of transport workers, Further developments in connection with tho sugar strike /ire unlikely until tho result of tho Brisl/ano Conference is known. Tho steamer Mintaro is still anchored in Moreton Bay. RIOTERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. (Rec. August 9, 9.15 p.m.) Brisbane, August 9. Thirteen strikers have been committed for trial in connection with recent disturbances in connection with tho sugar strike at Childers.

TWO EXPLANATIONS. (Reo. August 9, 9:15 p.m.) Sydney, August 9. The official reason given for the return of tho sugar-laden steamer 'Mintaro to Brisbane is that the vessel is replenishing her supply of coal. The waterside workers claim that tho real reason is that tho attitudo of tho unionists mado ill clear that there was no chanco of unloading tho vessel at Sydney.

A NON-UNION CARGO.

Sydney, August 9. Tho trouble which was anticipated on the arrival of the sugar steamer Mintaro has been avoided by tho vessel's return to Cape Morcton.