LABOUR ANARCHY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1963, 21 January 1914, Page 7

LABOUR ANARCHY

TO-MORROW IN SOUTH AFlHCA|||sKg;i ; ! DRASTIC LAWS FOR NiKUC ORDER. COMMANDOES DISPERSING. Hy Tcfeitrnii h—X'ross Av. i Capo Town, J nunn 1') .I'arliamoiil meets in,'; the oidinary.. con I'm l on January lIU.V-AHlnsiiglwjMst-;, ponement was anlicipaU'd, seems improbable. ' 'I ho session promises' to l4>iy ; ;ii;t : Very; licavv and inlcii'Slinj; one. '.. ' .' .' 'I'lit; liovornnicut ' I'arhnmenUi to pass a Hill of indemnity t«ir. lfioj i sures taken during vibe crisi.s.'.-aisifl ■■' iil-J I lie present, temper of (he emiimunily tho Hill is not likely to ous opposition. fe, far :ts lie l • heavy, costs of tho crisis are ron«'iwtl ( 'UlK'ml will be home with fortitude, il'lliey re-.; present Hie price o[ prolongedrelief. from tho iuduslrutl paralysis has been iiTllieling the country, : mori?;. especially as also tliey will soproseuttho.; price of what proved to lit- '■ t ho most* gratifying experiment of 'ho mobiiis.v;, tion of eighty thousand men, Mho sue-;: cess of which was a surprise even {0.tho most enthusiastic believers . ill .tho' union's uowly-borii dol'enro system.,. .. • Apart from tho Indemnity. •'( _liill,y stringent industrial measures providing■■ for the governing of trades unions,; wt-s tlement of trades disputes, dealing with; strikes and public meetings, and- { he lnaiutenance of public order generally,'; will be proceeded with. . .'

A Cloar-out lesuo. M While Iho industrial diflieulues are by.j no means over —indeed, a settlement lias scarcely yet begun—the immediate.; ■ licet ot' rod ruin and the hrcalung-up,;|. of the law is past. Thc t (.iovorimiujit's.j ' call to nnns was responded to by all; -. well-disposed persons throughout .V the Union, irrespective of race, pfU'ty. .or-j considorations which ordinarily divide:!-, tho people. The Indians, led by-Mr. ( - Gandhi, stood aloof, and tho- natives,;K obedient to tho message from General-j.-Bothu, reniained quiet. ■' : 4' "■ ; The issue thus bt-ciinio a clear-cut] issue between constitutionalism on tluvl one hand and anarchy on [lie ' other. | Constitutionalism has prevailed : at j.irj'. cost which, in the end, niay~,be; any-: '■ thing from a Quarter to half a million;, that depends on how Ions? the;.active; ; citizen forces remain oii diity. .■ AVrnle gradual demobilisation" lias already be-; Kim, it is not to be unduly hastened;-* and it is noteworthy that the .Govern-, menf, even after the " demobilisation,-: - will remain in control of areas with con- * siderable forces, on the plea that the • men having been got together, the present is a good opportunity, tor them .to - undergo the regulation training^ The attitude of tho commandoes ' is significant. Tlicy come out with alacrity, but let it be understood that ..they,| hail had enough of industrial unrest and throats of a social upheaval, and wanted ■ this trouble settled Oiiec for all. There is little doubt that if tho settlement' were what-they recognised as a weak set-, tlemont, they would return disgusted, to •their homes," and Ijo slow to come_ out again." • They, see.ip. however/ satisfied \vith the Government's 'firmness and termination. v, k' SYSTEMATIC ARRESTS OF LABOUR LEADERS. RAILWAY STRIKE PRACTICALLY . ENDED. ' ' ... Cape Town, January 1° The authorities are continuing th«. arrests of Labour leaders in dittcrent parts of the covtutry, the most sensational being that of ilr. Orc-ssweli. It is reported that Mr. Andrews, another legislator, has also been arrested. With the exception of Legislators Madeley, Haggar, and Mathews i,general secretary of the Miners' Association .at Johannesburg), practically none of tho inlluential Labour leaders remain. . At present tho position is that the railway strike is practically ended, except at Pretoria workshops, and to a limited extent at Durban, but the position at these places is not interfering with the restoration of a normal train service. At a meeting of Durban strikers yesterday the speakers urged con-, tinned solidarity. 'I lie proceedings will not ailect the general situation. - The mining strike is coming to an end, niul there is a cornplote absence of tho disturbing factors which made tiie July strike so grave. ' ■ ■ ; Taken all in all, the outlook is more, hopeful than for some time past."--' In tho Cape province tho railway men, whose attitude throughout was regarded as the key to the railway ' situation, ■ have been warmly praised -for H>cir. lovaltv to the Administration.- . J heir; action had a vital bearing-on the is6U<v.-} COUNTING THE COST. | HUGE BILL TO' FACE.:t:|||| (Rec. January 21, 0.10 a.m.) Johannesburg, January 'JO. It is estimated that apart from thecost of maintaining martial law, the Rand is losing over £100,000 a -weefi as the result of the strike. ■ _■■■. .s Two large firms alone put their losses last week down at £2700 . and iSoOO rerpcctivelv. Owing to the restiieted number of people trave ling and ,<> closing of the bars in the hotels,; the licensed victuallers especially bavo-;suf-fered heavily. .'■ Loading merchants agree;\iS to .the seriousness of the blow fcity -s. prosperity. One authority.. estima.t?s that a quarter of tho mines in one, reef are still out, and the corresponding loss- - in the gold output, must . ho;, £180,000 weekly, with fw,ooo. gone in wages alone RAILWAY TRESPASSERS FINED. MATTERS QUI El AT B1 \'OM Cape Town, January 10.. A guard patrolling .tho ,Transvaal-.!' Natal border urrostwl a man whowas; tampering with the railway guard fired at three others,-:.who ; . es.-. capod. ,•••< 4 - -W *?*•<; Two lunulrwl lailv.'uv mow Jiavo^ oil at Oerniiston. ■ A iar-,- inirnW= Braiiiiifontein resume to-day.-./^v'-V;.^^ Kv<!r.vlliing i» inie.t Tliu federation of Pretoria refund to kluiii to work v h:;. *iioi Minn- The poliw • arreted the -•? v V , General IWe::-'. Commandant .the. Dcfi'iiee force, explained I hat iin y had no!. - .-n:r:ille ( r out on th" occasion- oi.jl.ii;;,':.l»lVi|!-i | ibo,; Ik'c:his<; the dMem-o '.system ■; oulv four day:, <iI' K iil: <l I ' I '''• • \;;"'*' J''' organisation.':.'':-Ile;.bel,ev !;! ym»b,l!sat^n rmild nol In l ' rar'ii'd ont'-":liet.<« , r.,iriii.ill>i' p:„-t .If tl'ie world.. : i»i>ii joined Iromfttlin..itni.t^..^- ! 3t'f''»-'"' Th'-v -.vi-ind to .!I '-v *' 'isii'l •-) - ~«ii.affaiiv. ;W:;hoU;.;.the..lie;p of l."M»"rial : Ouilian, :.I anna Aniiid be r of£e ni ployeefi\i a fcjjt ho r : i,hop« rue i>'«-ii iiiin^ ' nrar Ii e a 11V eo i) *j P'■ ■' : V' ; ' . R nihu rii a ndv Ti 1 hiVry;ll<vofc prpmlnent; ' local LabouritctV bnvv.bc«ri?'()rreitcd;*; PrfltcrU, 15

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