TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1845, 3 September 1913, Page 7

TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

if TO STRIKE, OR NOT TO STRIKE? By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 1. The Trade Union Congress at Manchester has opened. Mr. W. J. Davis, M.P., in his presidential address, dealt with general Lab-our-politics. Ho said that there were times when a strike should be averted, even at somo sacrifice to the workers, just as there wero times when not to would bo ail act of oowardico. In his opinion so comprehensive ' a measure as the National Insurance Act needed to bo constantly improved. He advocated a National State secure adequate life assurances on lines similar to tho maternity benefit under the Insurance Act, and realisable through' approved societies at trilling cost compared with the cost of doing tho business with private companies. „ TRANSPORT WORKERS. THE RIGHT TO STRIKE. 1 "Times" —Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Rec. September 2, 7.15 p.m.) London, September 2. At the final sitting of tho Transport Workers' Federation Conference, Herr Muller (Gormany) said that ho was opposed to any form of compulsory arbitration, because that would hamper tho freedom of trades unions by limiting their right to strike. Mr. Havelock Wilson (secretary of the Seamen's Union) said that he did not believe that Britain would accept compulsory arbitration. •The matter was referred to the International Council for decision.