BUTCHERS' STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 5

BUTCHERS' STRIKE.

LITTLE MORE HOPEFUL. FAMINE PRICES EASING. UNIONIST SHOPS OPEN, PAIR SUPPLIES OP MEAT NOW AVAILABLE; By Telegraph -Press AMQciatlon-GopyrlEUl (Esc. February 27, 9,30 p.m.) Sydney, February 27. There is littlo fresh to report in eon* tieotion with the butchers' striko which ' has continued since February 9, when ' tlio nieii cessod work beeauso tiio cmplayers failed to concede their demand's J for a forty-eight-hour w&ek and an ach vaii-ee of 10s.' weekly in Wages. ' 1 At the present time there is no sign «r t))G deadlock ending. As n result- <f" t tirt fior inrejviews by the. Cabinet Comrnittco with both skies, thn Minister of Justice Hall) declared tlie outlook to be ji littlo more hopeful, Tlie latest development is the opening : o! a unionist shop at Pyrmont, and an-' othfli* iit Dai'liiigiiiirst. This was nia.de possiblo by the lion, Mr. Flowers granting the strikeisv a limited killing gpp.ee at t.lnho Island.

, ®»re aro growing indications of i»ativeness amongst some of the suburbau butchers, ivjip so far sujipdrtW ttio piaster bufrhers in looping tlifc shops closed, This is tlio oijtcoine of tlie iir.ienist shops starting, and tho popularity of the. meat auctions in North Sydney.

blaster butchers eontiiiuo to increase tho depots and altogether fair sup' plies aro now available from one source and another. Tho famine prices of flslt and other substitutes aro. easing. Mr. Bolnmil, the rremicr, stated yesterday that certain steps lnu.l been taken, but there was- nothing definite to communicate. The Goveoimciit liai not slackened 'its efforts to effcet. a settlemeut; tlungs are not at a standstill. The men have to consult their poinniitiees, wit! it was impossible to Bft,v anything for publication. 'i'he impression is prevailing that tlio iiiesi realise that the- s'oal fiiiwerOTs aft the. people who Siavo no concern in tlio diKpute.

Tlio Bijipjflyofs' t'ommittco 'still demands iiiu-oiulitiomil j-es-umptiou iif work, fiothliig short of Ailirch will tio accepted as tlio basis of a settlement.

THE NEGOTIATIONS. MR. HOOfANMVKTJj SATISFIED. (Reo. February 23, 1 a.m.) Sydney, February 37. 'Mr. llolman (tlio Premier) says lie i';s well sntisliyd with tlio. progress of tho noftotiatioiis toifards a sotttomeiit of tho hut.ohei's' -strilie., Ho fe i.vot yet .in a pi.sition to iiiako 4i pnbljo statemeivt, but hopes to be able to do so in a day or two.

IRON TRADES DISPUTE. CASE BEFORE JUDGE HEYD.ON. ! (Roe. February 27, 0.8(1 p.m..) Sydney, February 27, Judge Hovdoii heard nrgunumt today for varying the award iu respect lo rates of pay, which led. to the iron trades' dispute. The ground i'or ask" ,ing that tho award, ho reopened is that tho work is of sueli g, casual nature that tfc> men aro unable to earn the living wage of £2 Ba, per Weak under tho existing award. Jildgment was : reserved and. tlia et-rikc continues pending Rio. delivery of judgment. .

OVERTIME QUESTION. SBDSIFTUL'Igt, (Roe. February 27, Q. 30 p.m.) Melbourne, Folii-nary 27. Mr. Justice Higgins (President of tlio Federal Arbitration Court) has granted a further postpoiioro.ont of th.o waterside workers' case pending tho taking of a Sfiereii ballot by tlio Sydney and Victorian. branches oil tho questiqu of the overtime strike.

fyCAINST CAPITALISM, SPEECH BYIE. SF.MPLE. Sydney, February 27. The Broken Hill, and Barrier Ltiborr federation has started another a-gitaiion against; non-imjionists in all grades <*f business and mines.

Mr. R. fsompfo, spoa-lisng at tlio first public meeting, delivered ! aii impassioned cpecc'li' against capitalism, Ho licivocafced oxtroHio action against scabs.