LABOR TROUBLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1360, 21 January 1905, Page 3

LABOR TROUBLES.

NUMEROUS STRIKES.

By Telegraph—Pre=s Association— Copyrigh New York, Jan 19.

Mutual concessions terminated a protracted strike of {IO,OOO cotton operatives at Massachusetts. Tho direct losses woro a million pounds sterling.

Paris, Jan 19. Tho Dookors at Brest have struck iwing to tho employment of non-unionists. St. Petersburg, Jan 19.

Ton thousand additional men hive "joined the strikers at St. Petersburg, including 7000 ropemakcrs. Special precautions are being taken around the palaces. The Putiloff works, whero the principal strike occurred, chiefly mako guns and railway carriages. A strike has ocoured at Obokhoff tnotal works, also Government property. The railway employees at Warsaw aro joining tho steel workers’ strike.

Sydnoy, Jau. 20. The opinion is expressed that unless tho men are prepared to resume work on the coal-owners’ 6e?,ias tho conference will bo unavailing. ~'««7

STRIKE TROUBLES INTENSIFYING MEN BECOMING LAWLESS. By Telegraph—Press Association Copyright St. Petersburg, Jan 20. Tbe employers rejected the demands of the strikers for eight hours, the participating of workmen in tho management of the works, and payment of wages during the currency of the strike. Many fear that 400,000 will bo involved in a few days. Paris, Jan. 20. 0 The Brest strikers sacked one docki r-jU attacked aud pillaged some steamers.' one being British. BerliprJ an 20. The Kaiser is encrgetics-'iy tryiDg to ’ settle tho strike in 'Westr’aiia. By Talegraph-7-Pre Association—Copyright 12.10 a.tn., Jan 21.

! Sydney, Jan. 20. meeting of the Associated Colliery proprietors discussed the miners’ request for an open conference, and the wheelers' offer to accept five per cent reduction. They declined to grant request on the grounds that the proptietors had alreadytaken the steps sanctioned by the Arbitration Court, and under the circumstances they could not vary the conditions thoy had notified to the wheelers. This moans that the proprietors will not grant any concession in wages rates. Saundors, one of the wheelers- who struck at the Newcastle Company’s pit, was charged at the Newcastle Court with a broach of tho strike clauses of the Arbitration Act. Ho was committed for trial. Light bail was allowed. No other cases wore taken, ponding developments. The bulk was held over till Monday. The wheelers ore greatly disappointed at the owners’ decision. Thoy declare they will now fight to the bitter end. Wheelers at Back Creek oolliery works d out a fortnight’s notice. New wheelers replaced them, but the miners deelioed to work with them, and tho pit was thrown die.