WORK AND WAGES

Southland Times, Issue 18822, 15 May 1920, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES

THE FRENCH STRIKES. RIOTS AT HAVRE. LABOUR FEDERATION'S DECLARATION OF WAR. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PAR 18, May 13. Received May 14, P. 20 pan.' A great crowd of docker? assembled nr the gaol an Havre demanding the release of the imprbone.d leaders. Two squadrons of Chasseur.- drove the crowd from the streets. Dynamiters destroyed the track of the Paris-Bonleaux railway near Tours. The damage was discovered ju.-l in time. The General Confederation of Labour is appealing to the International Socialists to -..-(i-operale to prevent tie- suppression of the Confederation. due hitter hits ordered a general gas strike on Monday. FORTY-FOUR HOUR WEEK AGITATION, THE FINANCIAL RIDE. SYDNEY. May 14. A deputation of employers affected by the forty four hours week agitation waited on Mr (ham and protested against the agitation. They stated tin; cost of no Saturday work annually would be £8,000,000 or £10,000.000. A reduction of hours would mean the employment of an additional 12,500 workers to maintain (he output. An additional £15,000,000 would have to be spent to provide plant for these workers. A- neither the additional plant or the workers were available this would mean the employment of ordinary warkers at time and a-halt, which would cost the community another £30.000,000 annually. MELBOURNE BUILDING TRADE. MAJORITY AGAINST THE STRIKE. MELBOURNE, May 14. A ballot of building trade employees resulted in a majority in favour of the abolition of the 40-hour week strike, and a return to work on tHe old terms. MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. GENERAL MONASH AS AJUDICATOR. MELBOURNE, May 14. General Sir John Monash has been appointed president of a tribunal to determine certain mutters arising out of the recent marine engineers’ strike.