BRITISH STRIKES.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 April 1923, Page 3

BRITISH STRIKES.

J AIIM WOBKKK.T Fll.lllT. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. C'Altl.K ASSOCIATION-. f.ON DON, April 3. The prospects of the Noi l oil; farm strikes are still gloomy. Iho larm owners arc not prepared to negotiate on their present offer. Thus a deadlock lias been reached. An organised gang of strikers, armed with cudgels, raided farms in Swafbit in district. They ordered the school pupils engaged to ectse work. Id i rce boys working in one field with a farmer were attacked and badly beaten with sticks, and ordered to unloose the liels.es. which "ere sent galloping away. Violence also occurred at Rmlhum labourers being bodily carried elf Irom tlie fields. Others were so terrified that they declined to continue work. Many prominent land owners are working in their own fields. Labour agitators are entering the area, including Mi-- Sylvia 1 ’anckluirst who addie-sed a "strike school, consisting ».l infant-. She elu i .teiicl three babies, saying: "I dedicate you to the ettuse H Inborn- !"

The miners on strike in the Rhondda Valley have been lined. H dotiht--Inl if the -trike ? are nmuerous enough to bring the pit- to n standstill.

A mass meeting representing 20.000 workers in Tredegar \ alley passed a resolution against a. strike. though their executive is favourable. The resolution concluded : • “Me heliote that continued omplotineni necc--iMy <u order to consolidate the member-hip < i the trades union.

The. Aberdeen iisheniieii are sinking against German trawlers landing fl-k. They pelted tlie crews with fish and lumps of ice. compelling them to seek shelter. The cargo of on " trawler was dumped into the harbour. Four trawlers were set ailiilt. Later they relierthod in a remote part ,1 the harbinir. The strikers also attacked the |'is!i porters. The police drew their ha tons ami charged an angry crowd In an castling conflict the police inspector was struck in the lace. One -tiiker was felled with a baton.