RAILWAY STRIKE

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1925, Page 3

RAILWAY STRIKE

[Australia A- N.Z. Cable Association] INTH’STBY A!■'KKCTKI). lilt ISBAXK, August HI. The feeling in union and political circles is that it any settlement of the railway strike is reached, it will tie at .Monday’s caucus. It is probable the unions will ignore the proposed compulsory conference convened by the (lovermnent for .Monday. At Alt. .Moreau sixteen hundred men are idle and if the strike lasts another week practically the whole id the sugar industry will lie suspended. ;»liV<-tin«4 ;«t least twenty ilioussiml men. Should the strike continue, thir-ty-live thousand Australian workers union members will be idled. So far practically all the meat works in the State are closed. expresses I mm. Sydney lover the week-end were cancelled. Ii.HISBAXK, August HI. The I’remier announced after a Cabinet meeting, that it had been decided to request the President of the Arbitration Court to call a compulsory conference on -Monday of all Cniuns who are a party to the basic wage claim. It is stated the strike council has agreed to a compulsory conference. A mass meeting of rnilwaymon carlied a motion that a protest be sent to Air Bruce against the tactics being pursued to deport AAalsh and others. It was also resolved that railway-men stand solid lor the restoration of the five per cent, reduction, the right to bold stop-work meetings and restoration of the HO] hour week to clerks. Country centres are beginning to feel the pinch. Storekeepers supplies of butter, sugar, flour, and potatoes re going out. Bakers have about a. week’s supply of flour.