BARRIER STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1722, 12 April 1913, Page 7

BARRIER STRIKE.

ANOTHER 4000 MEN IDLE. SOUTH COAST DISPUTE. JUDGE ON UNION RIVALRY By Telegraph—rress Association-Copyright Sydney, April 11. , With, (he closing of the Central Mine at"Brokeu Hill to-morrow, 'IGOO men will be thrown idle. Representatives of the Silverton Tramway Company and the Barrier Labour Federation Executivo conferred, and as a result the cxecytive submitted proposals which tho company's representatives tolc- ■ graphed to. tho directors in Melbourne. Tho Citizens' Committee, after several meetings, has been disbanded. No reply has yet been received from the Labour Federation regarding tho company's offer to run provision and mail trains at ordinary rates without prejudice, provided all pickets aro withdrawn. SOUTH COAST MINERS. TO MEET. (Eec. April' 11, 11.25 p.m.) SJdney, April 11. An aggregate meeting of tho southern miners has been called for Monday, to discuss tho position. Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Labour, will attend the meeting.. Mr. Carmichael, referring to tho southern miners' strike, said the men claimed that thero was danger of union officials being dismissed, because they, had bson interesting themselves in' union business, which was largely concerned with complaints of breaches of awards. The Government had given its assurance that as soon as the House met it would do its best to amend the Arbitration Act, so as to do away with the fear of victimisation. HOW UNIONS LOVE ONE ANOTHER, (Rec. April 11, 9.55 p.m.) Sydnoy, April 11. In tho Arbitration Court Mr. Justice Heydon, in refusing an application to vary an award, severely criticised tho attitudo of unions to ono another's applications, and showed how far tiiey would go to get boards constituted to suit themselves without regard to anyone else. In specialising a certain case Mr. Justice Heydon said that if a board were constituted which suited tho applicants, it was."What a fair Court! What a fair Judge!" But if it did not suit, thdn it was "What an injustice! What an outrage! We have been refused a tribunal to redress our grievances. Wo will strike!" Such, declared his Honour, was tlio love, and such the mercy, rival unions showed each other.