IRON HAND IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1961, 19 January 1914, Page 5

IRON HAND IN SOUTH AFRICA.

STRIKE CRUSHE§! STERN HINT TO RETURM!|I STRIKERS.,g|j|| —■ -ivPifftilH HANDS OFF THE LOYAL^I^MEKsS By Telogro,ph-Frees Assoclation-'Oopyflsht,' Capo Town, * January"'] 6-'^-Renter's correspondents in all parts of the Union show that enlin? prevails everywhere. '..-' ■i i i'' :, :,*K : i:V. Tho men in the various strike 'areas' are returning to work, and the daycare othenviso passing uneventfully,' , .'- -■■' ■'.* It is believed at Cape Town that the resolute action of t'ha Government Jias broken tho hack of tho strike. " ": ji* ,, : Indians and natives are efficiently "con-" dueling skilled clerical work on the railways ul l'ort (inching, which is con-, siili'ivd iv forcible lesson.;. A European, iustruols them generally. .^^.v..,-••■:■« ■ Tho Ivaflirs on tho J{nHd : ; afe quiet, : Ktvintf no rauso'for anxiety. ; : ;, -.Ji..', % At IVclorin, tho strikera are eitllv'oiit,.' mill np])nrpntly linn, but it is.ropohc/i tlint until v are desirous of rotunnii!::':-'' -Mr. Hoyhell, I,abom- M.P., of ;.Dur.. linn, and jMr. chairman sf tlin Natnl I'Vderation of I/abour,*havo lieoii arrested. , ■ '■ ' V: ' Tho Natal Trades Federation .'■:annoitnros that tho ballot resulted iiiia maiority'declaring in favour of 'a general strike. Tlie Fodoniticm, however, has decided to defer action in thejneantinie. . ■ ■ .; , '"■■''%!■ ;• H is understood that there will hejio relaxation of the restrictions imposed by martial law, or any alteration of the military dispositions until the strike lias been absolutely ended, and normal conditions restored. ' ''-il;'-' . The authorities are considering.ifihe prosecution of forty-throe of,tho principal Salt River strikers, proceeding under tho Railway Service-Act.- :^a.?v.One of the men arrested , , at■ , : .iho Johannesburg Trades Hal! will he charg--ed with attempted murder.:''lt. is;alleged that ho fired a shot duriiiß '.the detectives' raid. ■ <■ . " " ;-" "jfi'l NOTICE TO THE RAILWAYMEnS* ON SECURING RE-EMPLOYJIENT^ (Rec. January 18, 5.5 p.m,)>t■■■'>..■■ * ' W' : Caps Town, January 17: ■ Mr. Burton, Minister for .Railways, has issued a notice to .the railwaymeli who aro still on strike that it must be taken as an instruction that those desirous of re-employment- must apply to their own centres. He adds: ''biich as may be required will bo provisionally engaged at previous grades and emoluments, pending Parliamentary action." Mr. Hoy, General Manager for Railways, has telegraphed to the diitaffoir-ted centres that it is to be distinctly understood that rc-employc<l strikers, or their wives, will not bo allowed to use opprobrious terms, or attempt to intimidate the loyal workers. The penalty will be dismissal. The reason for this, it is stated, is that only ten per cent, of the whole staff have been on'etrikc. Largo numbers of strikers ate returning throughout the country, especially at Braarafontein and filoemfoflteiri. Ai Durban, while the main body of strik« ers is at present standing'firm, there islittle doubt that tho idea of a general striko will be abandoned, . /- . Tho colliery.strike, in Northern Natnl, is apparently ending. The owners report that 50 per cent, of tin miners are now working. , .',!.«''« A MAYOR ARRESTED. s MARTIAL LAW NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS. . ' . Johannesburg, January 16. =; Tho police raided tho Labour party's headquarters, whero a meeting of delegates to tho Typographical Union was being held. It is believed the meeting decided to return to work, and had , just finished its business when the police appeared and arrested all the delegates, numbering sixty-two, for a contravention of tho martial law rcgnlatioßs by holding a meeting without permission of the authorities. They were afterwards warned and discharged. Tho authorities at Pretoria inform Router's Agency that in consequenco of tho events at Bononi, whore dynamite was thrown in the streets, some hundreds of strikers wero arrested yesterday. This drastic action was necessitated by the extremes to which the strikers went in July last, and because on the present occasion they aro tho only bodies of miners to go on strike wholesale; also because of their interference with the police. The authorities hope that similar drastic action will not Sβ necessary on other parts of the Reef, but in view of the strike being a breach d law, and the firm determination of tho authorities to restore law and order, they will not hesitate to act with equal severity whenever the necessity arises. Tlie Mayor of Pretoria was amongst the twenty persons -arrested at the striko headquarters. He was released on his own .recognisance. Tlie Mayor' had gone to the strike headquarters jo discuss matters with a view to mediation, and it was while so engaged that the police arrived on the scene, and lie was arrested with the others, martial law being no respecter of persons..;■*::*■ There was verj' little cessation" of work on the mines to-day. ■■■■■ v-■■■..- -.-* The official telegram states .;that .at tho principal railway centres men aro reporting for duty in large numbers. All is Quiet. '■-. .;■ ,' V; :;: COMMANDOES THANKED.;;-'^ SPLENDID FEAT OF MOBILISAV'V-:-TION. . : .-- . .f ", ;;4 Cape Town, January. 16. .i General Smuts (Union Minister .for Finance and Defence) lias sent'tho thanks of the Government to tho burgher commandoes who wero called out to "maintain order, and particularly thanks thoso who achieved such splendid feats of mobilisation in reaching the Rami in time to onablo tho Go\ornmcrjt, by using its own resources, to dial lirmly and effectively with a national din ger. ; . LONDON PRESS COMMENTS. MAJORITY APPLAUDS THE GOVERNMENT. (Rec. January 18, f>.o pm) London, .1,-imiaij 17 Tlie "Daily Chronicle" (LiLtil) io ferriug to tlf« strike, remarks that violence breeds violence. General Botha's Government will reap a bit-tor harvest unless it exhibits as much energy,in sc- : curing redress for the workers', grievances as they have shown in arresting' the leaders. '• :-.,/' fJj: f; The "Daily News" (Radical) "expresses' "hearl-searehings" respecting'the use of martial law. .-;■ ' '" ' '■■"'■ Tlie "Westminster Gazette" (Liberal) observes that tho general strike is a, wholly dilterenl thing from 'a , striko in a particular industry. "If,"-it..says.^'an ; attempt is made to hold up a commun< itv for. rnnsom, the community, is/en-, ti'tlixl to protect itself." '-■.':. "' ; Most of tio applaud.,tho.

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