RAILWAY CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 92, 13 January 1920, Page 5

RAILWAY CRISIS

c CONFERENCE REJECTS WAGES OFFER PROPOSALS RETURNED TC GOVERNMENT Australian-New Zealand. Cable Association London, January 9. The Railway Conference rejected thi wages oli'er and referred it back to tin executive for further negotiations wit! the Government. Raiiwavmen have resolved to demand r standard v. ago for each grade equal t( the hiehest nre-war rates in each grade nlus 335. war-wane. They have there fore returned the recent proposals to tin Government. The conference will re main in session until the Government'! rcnlv is received —Aus.-N.Z. Gallic Assn conferencFwith minister POSTPONED MEN'S HOSTILITY DUE TO .MISAPPREHENSION. (Rec. January 12, 9 p.m.) London, January 11. In response to a summons irom Mr Lloyd George respecting the railwnj situation, Mr. Eric GtrUlcs (Minister o Transport) and Sir li. S. Home (Minis tor of Labour) have gone to Paris. Coil Gcquently tlia conference between till raihvaymen and Sir Eric Geddes is post polled till January 13. Cabinet is ti meet on the same day, and at the meet ing it is expected that a decision wij iie reached regarding- the raihvaymen' reject'on of the Government offer. 1 is pointed \ out in Goveni.uunt circle that, if the. men's full demands were con ceded the nation would have fought tin lac.t strike in vain. It is regarded a probable that the Government will b unable to recede from t.ho position ahead; taken up, wliilo' it is believed that tli hostility of the branches of the Railway men's Society to tile terms cirrangei with the leaders is largely due to mis apprehension.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MARINE ENGINEERS' STRIKE QUARTER MILLION TONS OP SHIPPING IDLE. Sydney, January 12. As a result of the uiarino engineers strike over 250,000 tons of shipping ar idle in the Commonwealth—Press Assr