MINING DISPUTES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 43, 15 November 1920, Page 5

MINING DISPUTES

•NATIONAL COAL STRIKE IN FRANCE ■ .\ ARRANGED TO BEGIN TO-DAY .BrTolamph-Prsij AnooUtlon-OopjrrliM (Bee. November 14, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, November 13. leaders of the miners are arranging for a national coal strike to begin on Monday, owing to tho refusal of the coal oiwiera to discuss the latest demand for an increase in wages on all coal fields. The coal-owners point out that conditions on tho various fields differ, and are willing to negotiate through the existing district committees, on which tho miners aro represented.—Ausl-N.Z. Cable Assn. STRIKE SUSPENDED < PENDING NEGOTIATIONS WITH COAL OWNERS (Reo. November 14, 11.5 p.m. Paris, -November 13. The miners' strike has been suspended, pending negotiations with the coal owners through the district committees.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. , THE VICTORIAnI)PHEAVAL DUE TO IGNORING OF AWARD. Melbourne, November 13. In the House of Representatives, Mr. W. M. Hughes, replying to Mr. Char! ton, who indicated that the coal up- . heaval was the result of the Victorian Government ignoring the Coal Tribunal's award, said he could not dictate to the Victorian Ministry, but ho would speak his mind to Mr. Lawson (Premier of Victoria). 'Mr. HugTfes stirfed that Mr. Baddeley, the minors' president,. had informed him that unless the award was honoured they would cause eveiy mine to be idle.- Mr. Baddeley was not entirely without blame.—Press Assn.