INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1970, 29 January 1914, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

COAL STRIKE COLLAPSING. | FREE LABOURERS COMING FORWARD. UNION SHORT Of FUNDS. Br Tolccra»h-Preßa A«bdftUon-H3»)&yilahl London, January 27. Thoie aio signs of an early collapse of tho coat strike, and many of the malcontents arc resuming work. ]JYeo labourers, attracted by tho Wages—averaging from 355. to 455. a week—are maintaining an almost normal supply. The union is ill-supplied with funds. Tho London Builders' Industries Federation has resolved that all workers shall withdraw from jobs where builders have been discharged for not signing an agreement. Tho decision affects plumbers, frrane-drivo/rs, and others, though tho masters Hover required them to sign an agreement, THE STRIKERS RESUMING. A PENNY INCREASE ACCEPTED. London, January 27. the coal strikers at Clcrkeiiwell hat-6 accepted a penny increase. They object to penalising good employers. The South London Coal Company and all the co-operative societies conceded a penny increase in wages, and other m, B ave "rt'wd their example. The strikers will resume work tomorrow. LABOUR'S AIM IN AUSTRALIA. CONTROL OP Iii~GOVERNMENT MILITARY & POLICE. Sydney, January 28. At the annual conference ef the Australian Workers' Union, Mr. Spcnco. tho president, mentioned the condition of New Zealand unionists. Ho said tho Dominion Courts were a factor in favour of wealth. In contradistinction, there were ganiß obtained by the employees through the medium of the Gomwioiiweaffch Conciliation and Arbitration Court. Although the purchasing power of the sovereign had decreased the experience- of Australian arbitration showed there had been a gain over and above the valuo of the decrease. Tho time Wis at hand when Labour Would have no' eliateo Unless ittook control of tho Government, the military, and the police. SHiPwmGiiri r coNii'E] a ENOE. Melbourne., January 28. A conference of tho Engineers, Boilermakers, Shipwrights, and Ironworkers' Union decided that members should refuse to work on any job for the Ilarboar Trust until claims for trade union conditions have 'been recognised. ' , PRINTERS' STRIKE ENDED. Launodston, January 28. The printers' strike has ended. Terms nave been arranged. THE UNttiRSAL STRIKE. USELESS AT THE PRESENT TIME. (Roe. January 28, 11,30 p.m.) . Syflticy, January 28, _ Addressing tho v Australian Workers' Union Conference, Mr. Spwieo said that tlio .Brisbaii4, New Zealand, and Smith African strikes showed, that the ruling classes tyrannised the workers by using unreasoning brute force, , sometimes bludgeoning people to death. Therefore sonio of those wild-brained men who wcro advocating the- unk'wsnl strike ought to learn that it was useless until Labour got control of the Parliamentary and other machines of brute force employed to crush unions. It was due to big unions getting together .that threatened to'spread the -Now Zealand strike, and. prevented them ko doing-. This should lie followed by the establishment of a constitution, whitß would bring together all large, unions as tho practical controlling force of tho workers of Australia.