INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, 9 January 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

WOOL COMBERS GO OUT

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, January 8. Two thousand wool combers struck at Bradford against the employment of non-unionists. A lock-out involving twelve thousand is threatened. The outlook in the cotton dispute is more hopeful. M ELBOURNE WATERS! DERS. Melbourne, January 8. A conference of shipowners _and wharf labourers sat in camera to discuss the men’s demands. The meeting was adjourned till to-morrow. FEDERAL LABOUR CONFERENCE Hobart, January 8. The Federal Labour Conference ims opened. South Australian delegates are unable to attend, owing to the ponding elections. Mr. Earle, leader of the Tasmania Labourites, lias been elected chairman. Mr. Fisher, Prime Minister, desires a free hand in discussing the agenda, which includes a number of speculative and daring proposals. Mr. Fisher, in a speech of public welcome to the delegates, said the intelligent youth of Australia was looking to the Labour movement for political and economic emancipation. ALLEGED INSTIGATION OF A STRIKE. Wellington, January 8. Captain Watson, secretary of the Merchant Service Guild, has been served with a writ claiming a penalty of £2OO. Plaintiff is Mr. LeCren, Inspector of Awards. Tiie writ sets out that during September and October, 1911, Captain Watson instigated certain officers, employed by certain persons, firms, and companies set oufi in the award of the CouVt of Arbitration ro officers on small coastal steamers, to become parties to an unlawful strike, thereby committing an offence under Scction'6 (1) of the Arbitration Act. The case is sot down for January 30 RAILWAY STRIKE STOPPED. (Received 9, 10.5 a.m.) London, January 8. Mr Jas. Thomas, M.P. for Cardiff, said he fully accepted responsibility for preventing the railway “strike at Christmas., Ho was not going to be hounded out of office by a lot of hooligans who know nothing of the sacrifice made in building up an organisation.