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LABOUR REVOLT IN ENGLAND

, "LIKE A FEVER IN THE BLOOD" THE ECONOMIC POSITION MISUNDERSTOOD . : By Telegraph-Preisa Association-Copyright (Rec January, 26, 5.5 p.m.) , , , London, January 23. ihe TJaily Telegraph's" Labour correspondent calls attention to the widespread labour revolt in England, and says it is ( like a fever in the blood. Possibly the Bolshevism-and syndicalism now rampant over the whole world is due to a revulsion of feeling against the. stern ■ ■ discipline in the armies. Some English industrial troubles are traceable to' the mishandling of wages questions'during the war, and tho attempt'-to read- , just the leckless war-time prodigality, of munition makers' wages, coupled with .the widespread uncertainty regarding unemployment owing to demobilisation, proTide receptive soil for Bolshevist seeds. The nnrest. has its origin in the misunderstanding of the economic position, namely, the failure to appreciate the country's war obligations. These can only ; be met by increased production.—Aus.- -■ N.Z. Cable AssnO . ■ . SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE MINERS ' •;■ STRIKE . . ' DEPENDENT. INDUSTRIES AF-' ■ ■■.■■-■_- ' . FECTED. f (Rec. January 26, 5.5 pjn.) ' ' • : ■ ■' ,--. London, January 23. Several thousand miners on the Nottinghamshire coalfield have struck. Tho strikers complain, that a number of Bien, including discharged soldiers, have received a dismissal notice.'without a ■ satisfactory- reason. The employers state that only twenty-five-men are > under, notice. They were temporarily engaged, and are now being dismissed to make: room for demobilised soldiers. . ' The. "Daily Chroniole" states that the : Yorkshire miners' strike will affect a million workers in dependent industries this week. - : The Glasgow.tramway workers have de.tided to join , a general. strike for a; forty-hour week on Monday. The shipbuilding and'other workers on the Firth of Forth, with the exception of the enginners have reached a similar decision.— • Aus. : N.Z. Cable. Assn... . ... (Rec. January. 26, 5.5 p.m.) ..-;■. ■ ■■: - > • ■ London, January 23. . - : The .Yorkshire coal strike, has'already caused a. number of woollen ■. mills to ■close.'. If the strike had continued a few days if would have thrown thou.''sands'.out of. employment. -The, Coal. ■ Controller has conceded a twenty min- •■ tites' : ;meal stoppages each• shift.—Aus.N.Z. 'Cable Assn. . '■.".■: ".-■ ; . ' THE DEMANDS . KEPRESEiWATIVES OF THE PAR- .■.'.' ■ TIES TO CONFER., . ' London, January -22. A prolonged meeting,'of, London engin- ' eers was hold, with a view to planning a national strike, if the employers refuse . ,tho men's, terms. The secretary of the 'Amalgamated Engineers declaims that .the arrangement, for. a forty-seven .hours week is temporary, in order to enable a ecttlement to bo made on a national basis. If the men decide to take strong action it will probably culminate in a ■ . demand for a forty-four or even a forty hour week. ■'.'■■'■■ , •■'..;.•' '■ ■

■ The Ministry/of : Labour, after' considering the eugineersand shipbuildera , dispute, is of opiuion that the representatives; of the. Employers' Federation and the frade unions who drew up the agreement ought to settle the points'arising' out of it. Meetings of these parties '■will' be held in London on Wednesday and Thursday. ■■- ■■•.■■..' ' • ■

"The dispute in the northern shipyards lesarding the forty-seven houre week suspends or holds up repairs on many ships. —Aus.-N.-Z: Cable Assn. ■-~ . '" ; ■.

; ;;-eAeI^;'AGREEJDi!NT ; POSSIBLE;' ' ! -(Rec. January 26, 3.5 p;m.) : London, January 23. The National Conference of the Ministry of Labour: and the employers and men in the engineering and enipbuild- • ins; trades opened to-day. The -decisions iiffect .three ■ million men. The outlook is bright, as an'early agreement •is pos-sible.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. •- - i BELFAST SHIPYARD ENGINEERS . .THREATEN TO STRIKE. (Res. January 2G, 5:5 p.m.)* ■'"'.' ' London, January 23. .Forty thousand of Harland and Wolf's shipyards engineere at Belfast will strike on Saturday unless a forty hour week is conceded. Two large yards have already granted a forty-four hours week.— Aus.-N.Z.. Cable, Assn. :

BOILERMAKERS, SHIPWRIGHTS AND

TJT A/'l/QMITIfC BLAUlb'illlllb

CONFERENCE WITH.. MINISTER OP

LABOUR. ■■'".' . (Rec. January 2C,- 5.45 p.m.)

London, January 23. The Press Bissau states: The Minister of Labour met members of .the executive anil district officials of the boilermakers, shipwrights, and blacksmiths, who agreed to a forty-seven hours' week and promised to advise .the resumption of work if there.'is no reduction in the wages of the pieceworkers.: This has already been conceded to the time workers. The Minister replied that the employers were willing to. meet the negotiating committee for the unions and discuss all questions on January 29, if work is , resumed on January 27. Tho'. Minister also referred to a resolution 'signed by the secretaries of the Unions concerned, advising resumption as a condition precedent to the meeting with the The representatives present declined to advise the resumption of upon which the proceedings' adjourned.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. " •- ■'. FEDERATION OF. GENERAL WORKERS "■: DEMAND FORTY-FOUR HOUR WEEK (Rec. January 26, 5.5 p.m.) . '• ■ , London, January 23. The Federation of General "Workers, at •* special meeting in London, decided to demand a- forty-four hour week.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. • .. ■ :

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 104, 27 January 1919, Page 5

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LABOUR REVOLT IN ENGLAND Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 104, 27 January 1919, Page 5

LABOUR REVOLT IN ENGLAND Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 104, 27 January 1919, Page 5

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