THE LABOUR DIFFICULTY

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 55, 25 October 1890, Page 2

THE LABOUR DIFFICULTY

f PER UXITBD FREBB ASSOCIATION. \ London, October 23. Murphy cables to- Mann — ** Strenuous efforts to crush us ; don't yield ; certain ultimate success."' The dockers in consequence are making increased, efforts to afford assistance. The St. Catherine Dock Company have given notice of their intention to employ free labourers after November 4th, when the existing- agreement with the dockers i lapses. The Unionists, however, will not be debarred from emplyment. The Sunderland branch of the Shipping; Federation has under consideration a proposal to lay up all vessels under control of that branch. Mr Burns has gone to Plymouth to* meet Mr J. D. Fitzgerald, the-. Labour delegate from Sydney, who visits England to explain the position of affairs in Australia. His explanation, will be made at a specially convened meeting of representatives from the London Trades. &TDNET, October 24; The strikers tore up a private railwayline leading to the BuiUmbi collier/,, doing damage to the extent of £*I2oov The telegraph line wa» also cut. and » portion of the Government .Railway damaged. / . The owner of the colliery has now ; nraied a force of free labourers. ; In addition to the damage done to the? i line of railway leading to the Bullambi colliery, a large number of tracks were set free on the steep tramway incline,, and owing to the points being wedged,, the trucks were thrown over the embank' ment and completely demolished. Cardinal Moran has written to the leaders asking them to suspend the strike* in order to afford an opportunity of legislation in the matter. . This, Day. Another unsuccessful attempt was made to-day »o wreck the trucks at Bulli coal--mine. Chbtstchwbch, Oct. 24. Parleying has been going on to cUy with regard to a settlement of the "strikeTbe particulars are noi made public, but : the conference will be resumed early next week. There is erery prospect of an amicable settlement. - ' ■ v ~