THE MINING TROUBLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 609, 16 December 1909, Page 3

THE MINING TROUBLE.

Sydney, December 14,

The Dean of has wired the Northern proprietors and the miners that, in view of the approach of Christmas, they should make a “ truce of God ” for a specific time. He, proposed that the men should return to work, with certain concessions in the meantime. The whole matter is being considered by the Board of Arbitration. Three oversea vessels have mad e preparations for loading by free labour to-morrow. The Premier has announced that the Government is considering the most practicable and effectual means of assisting towards the supremacy of the law with regard to the coal strike. The doings of the Strike Congress had been watched, and, while it must be admitted that it had prevented the strike spreading, the Congress was nevertheless controlling the operations of the men. It is believed that the Government will pass a short Act making the penal clauses of the Industrial Disputes Act more drastic. There are no immediate prospects of the Southern miners returning to work. The horses have again been removed from the mines. The Railway Department has resumed the carriage of wool to the sea-board from the interior. Up to date, the sum of has been contributed to the strike fund from various parts of the Commonwealth. The money is being distributed as fast as it comes in.