LABOUR TROUBLES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 113, 6 February 1919, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES

GLASGOW LIRE AN ARMED CAMP STRIKE CONSIDERED TO BE BROKEN RAILWAYMEN'S DEMAND TAKEN UP BY CABINET - By-Telcgrapß—Press Association-Copyright London, February 3. G'lasgow resembles ;m armed camp. There are ten thousand soldiers in the city in full kit. Many workers repudiate the methods of the extremists. It is anticipated that a large number will return to work to-day.' : " " ' >", .

Some correspondents declare that the Government's firm ue'eion saved the city from a disastrous Bolshevist riot. They consider the strike is now broken, despite the Scottish trade unions' unexpected decision to support the movement. ]t is announced that the War Cabinet will tako up immediately the Railway Clerks' Association's demand for . recognition, which Sir Kobert Stanley refused. Stationmasters and other supervising officers affiliated to the association are refraining from taking drastic action until Tuesday. - - •

The presence of ten thousand soldiers has calmed Glasgow. Tanks and armoured cars are being sent to Belfast. The threats of Fridays meetings to call out two hundred thousand London engineers on Thursday without the executive's approval has aroused opposition from the supporters of the. union leaders. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SITUATION IN GLASGOW IMPROVING EIGHTY PER CENT OF MEN RE- ; TURNING TO WORK. ; (Rec. February 6, 1.25. a.m.) ... London, February 5. ( ,' The situation in Glasgow is improving'. .; Eighty per cent, of the men have re- • i turned to work.—Reuter. CLYDE STRIKE COLLAPSING I (Rec. February 5, 7.20 p.m.) j London, February 8. j The Clyde strike is showing signs of j collapsing. Public confidence is restored !| in the ability of the authorities to control • i any further outbreaks. Six tank 6, fully ■; equipped, have arrived to reinforce the troops at Glasgow.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ; STOPPAGE OF. TUBE TRAFFIC | CAUSED BY A TRIFLING DISPUTE. ,i London, February 3. j Tho stoppage of tubo traffic affects all ] tho principal underground railway sys-. ;■ terns except the district railway, and '•! also the local elevated electric service on J the Brighton line. The district railway; .'! workers defeated tho strike resolution by ■ ! a small majority. A joint meeting of 'j tho Groat Western, Great Central, and" \ Nost-h-Western eleotric train men,, held at Willesden, decided to support the - 1 ! unions, but demanded that the exeoutive » should call a national strike if troops are ! drafted, to tho tubes.'" The trifling mat- .! ter in dispute refers to relief time for' J meals under tho eight-hour day. The, j companies concerned state that the Rail- j way Executive Committee is responsible i for the impasse. It is impossible to say ! how far the decision to strike will bo I noted upon. j Only two of the London underground 1 services are running, and thousands of j clerks and others are obliged, to walk from the suburbs to the city, as tho J omnibuses are crowded. j

The United Textile Factory Workers' Association is demanding a 4i-hours week, with the same pay as for 55} 1 hours, and aro approaching the employers immedi-ately—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

STRIKE OF WAITRESSES (Rec. February 6, 1.10 a.m.) London, February 4. Sixteen thousand waitresses have siruck—Reuter. -'* ; • SYMPATHY WITH BOLSHEVIK PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT BY A LABOUR-LEADER. London, February 3. Tho United Press correspondent in London interviewed Mr. William Watsou, a member of the Shop Stewards' National Administrative . Council. He said: "The strikes in Britain aro the first step towards the socialisation, of all industries and the establishment of revolutionary committees like those in Russia. We sympathise .with, the Bolshevik philosophy, and hope to enter an International Revolutionary Congress, which will be called by Lenin. .We.', represent 50 per cent, of English' labourers. We are Direct Actionists, and would not be surprised to see violence in England."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, CABINET CONSIDERATION

London, February 3. \ The Cabinet held a special .session and ' considered the whole question-of-indus- , trial unrest. The Government will con- ; : tinue to refrain from intervention in any of the strikes. Some of the Clyde strikers are resuming work, and it is antici- .; pated that most.of'the shipyards and en- ;: gineering shops wil! be running by Wed-nesday.—Aus.-N.Z.' Cable Assn. ! IMMEDIATE ACTION DECIDED '/' UPON. :■-.,■■. .-■■ ; (Rec. February 5, 11.55 p.m.) ■ London, February 5. _ In order to end the industrial disorgank Ration, tho Cabinet has decided to take ■ immediate action, the nature of which is unknown.—Aus.-N.Z,. Cable Assn. ; NEW SOUTH WALES MINERS ■] DEMAND 25 PER CENT; INCREASE. \ Sydney, February 5. j The Miners' Federation has demanded j a 25 per cent, increase in wages. - The ; proprietors, after a conference with re- ,j presentatives of the federation, emphati- ,i cally refused the demand.—Pt'ess Assn. j