African Affairs.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1922, Page 3

African Affairs.

tUBUIttI AND N.Z.OABDD ASSOCIATION. GOLD MINE TROUBLE. (Received This Day at 5.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, January Kq far there is no sign, of a se , e ment of the strike at the gold A conference of men’s representatives arg ued that mine officials should retrenched correspondingly miners. They declined to accept the figures of ratios presented on beha of the Chamber of mines and declar ed the preaftt crisis was iild ’tiiat the Chamber was WJuttg advantage thereof to force the postrand get rid of the white miners An official summary states the men cause is more a matter of charges against mine owners than argument on the existing situation.

AFRICAN LABOR CRISIS. MEN AND OWNERS FAIL TO AGREE. jibdtek’s telegrams. 'Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, January 26. The colliery section of the Chamber of Mines has'withdrawn ite °® er t s e coal miners, on the grounds that sufficient time has elapsed for them to give power. .Subsequently notices were posted at the collieries discharging ail strikers. The Federation submitted to tne Chamber of Mines proposals for a b|usis of settlement with regard to the coal section and asked the withdrawal of the ilotices. of submission of the dispute to arbitration • As regards the gold section, 'the withdrawal of all notices and no interference whatever with the status quo agreement. The federation and unions -separately are prepared to disoussi with the employers all other questions in dispute, in a conference. In accordance with past procedure no settlemnt of the generaj strike will be made until the various overstanding disputes are settled. When, the strike conference resumed the workers continued their attacks upon the Chambers’ proposals and declared the Government and Chamber of Mines were in collusion. That the mine owners were limiting production in order to increase their profits. Ono delegate said the men would not bo defeated’ without bloodshed. The Conference has virtually ended. The men’s delegates declared no good purpose could he served by continuing the discussions. The representatives of the Chamber of Mines emphatically protested against the termination before they were given an opportunity to reply to the men’s charges. ■No afternoon session was held but (the conference will meet to-morrow [to hear the result of the proposals which the federation submitted to the Chamber.