LABOUR'S RIGHT TO STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1911, 20 November 1913, Page 7

LABOUR'S RIGHT TO STRIKE.

. * —. — PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. ABOLITION BILL IN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT; By Tel-.zraiih—Press Assoeiation-OesyrigW Melbourne, November 19. . In the Federal House of Representa-' tivcs, Mr. Howe member for Dalley •uv-'w South Wales), speaking against tl:« Preference Abolition Bill, said; "I "iii going to stand by tie right to strike. It is good for mo and my people. I care not for tour laws; wo arc going to fight. If your Arbitration and Conciliation Courts can help us, wo will accept them; but I am not concerned with your industrial peace. It I cannot get industrial justice for the people by arbitration, I shall got it by means of my fellows. I hope my people will stand by me." Mr; Howe characterised the Bill as a deliberate attempt to break up tho trade union forces and an attempt to divorce the political and industrial aspects of trades unionism, THE DUBLIN STRIKE. - LARKIN AND ENGLISH TRADE UNIONISTS. (Eec November 20, 1.20 a.m.) . Londoiiij November 19. La'rkia-has had a long conference with the Parliamentary Committee of the trade Union Congress, which represents 2,250,000 workers. • . No-decision" was arrived at, The conference meets again to-day, It is understood that the English trade unionists havo determined that there will be-.no surrender in Dublin unless the masters fully recognise' the. Irish Transport Union, and tho right to resort ,to. tho'sympathy strike" is maintained, though they admit that the sympathetic strike has been used too freely. ' Lord MacDo'nn.ell, ex-Under-Seer-otary or State for Ireland, is assisting in the negotiations at Dublin. ' "Times"—Sydney "Siiil" Special Cables. (Ree, November 19, 6.40 p.m.) London, November 19. The Dublin Relief Fund has now reached £54,500. The tenth foodship has been sent to Dublin. Mr. O'rbell, general organiser of the Dockers' Union, states that tlie dockors Strongly favour action oft behalf of Dublin, and ho is experiencing the greatest trouble in holding them in check, "If a. stoppage comes," he declares, "it will bo of 'greater..magnitude than any previous upheaval. Neither men nor money- wilt -be spared." SYDNEY WHEAT-HANDLERS' STRIKE. Sydney, November 19. The Darling Harbour wheat-h-andkrs' strike is still unsettled.