I EMPLOYERS UNITED.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1866, 27 September 1913, Page 7

I EMPLOYERS UNITED.

FIFTY MILLION FUND. COUNTER-STROKE PENDING; By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyrisht' London, September 25. None of tho heads of the great industrial undertakings—railways, collieries, and shipbuilders—are among the promoters of tho fifty million scheme, which aims, under tho name of the Employers' Defence Union, at the enforcement of contracts, agreements, and awards, the maintenance of personal liberty, and the responsibility of the union to register as a trade union in order to securo privileges similar to thoso of workmen's unions. Tho leaders of the Employers' Defence Union emphasises the point that there is no / intention to promote an anti-trados union policy, but that tho employers must unite in defenco against tho new trades unionism. The London Trades Council will hold a special conference early in October next to consider a counter scheme. (Rcc. Scptchiber 26, 10.20 p.m.) London, September 26. In London the consensus of opinion is that tho fifty-million scheme is inopportune, and calculated to multiply existing friction. The lion. .William I'embor Reeves (formerly A gon t-Gcneral for New Zealand and some timo Minister for Labour), interviewed on tho subject, said that the real remedy for strikes was to educate considerable bodies of employers and men to tho idea of giving a trial, in cortain trades, to the Australian and New Zealand method of compulsory arbitration. DISTRESS IN DUBLIN. "Times"—-Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. London, September 25. General Booth, of the Salvation Army, I is raising funds for the relief of tho distress in Dublin, where many arc near starvation and entirely without fuel, (lice. Septemhor 26, 7.10 p.m.) Tho announcement thrit Sir George Askwitli, tlio Industrial Commissioner, is going to Dublin, has created a moro cheerful spirit. The Irish oxecutivo has' sanctioned tho uso of troops to guard the tramway stations and dopots both day and night.' MANCHESTER. DOCKERS. (Rec. Septemhor 26, 10.20 p.m.) London, September 2G. Tho Manchester Ship Canal dockers aro resuming work at the old rates, conditional upon an inquiry into thcii conditions of labour as compared witl those in other places, and the. favourable consideration for a betterment scheme. SYDNEY WHARFMEN. ALLEGED CARGO PILFERING. (Rcc. September 26, 10.5 p.m.) Sydney, September 27. Six mon of a gang of wharf labour ers, who were discharging tho steame: Berwick Law, have been arrested on i chargo of alleged cargo pilfering. Tho balauco of the wharf labourers employed on tho steamer displayed theii belief in the honesty of their mates bj immediately ceasing work. Discharging operations bavo now beor suspended.