INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 61, 7 March 1912, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

| ENGLISH COAL STRIKE. v* *<,. BBy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright# United Press Association. I - London, March 6. S The coal-owners- reassembled to-daj a for a confer,enco with; the Premier, jj! The Miners’ Federation has informed B the transport workers that it is migj necessary to declare a .sympatheth B. strike. , S ' Mr. A. V. Dickey, hi a letter to tin H Times, urges a repeal of the Trade-: )* Disputes Act, as neither masters noi H men should possess the privilege of committing wrongs. He recommend; P adequate protection for the miners £ where there right to work is menaced. U Mr- W. T. Stead, in tlie Times, sug *?' gests that the nation should guaran ... teorthb mine owners against any lost during a three months’, trial of tin minimum wage, and thus obtain dat; with which to arrange a permanen : settlement. Twenty steamers have been charter ed to convey American and Westphalian coal to the Mediterranean am ..-. South American depots, which have 1.1 heretofore been supplied from Wales. j|| Officials are looking after the Whit i!. burn pit ponies. The crown at Ryhop; I j overpowered the watchman and lootet iij the coal waggons, j j Tho Daily Chronicle predicts tha: ! the Government will introduce a Bit j to-morrow, establishing the principl. i of the minimum wage", j , The Telegraph says that as the re • ! suit of enquiries among the minors ant [{their leaders, Cabinet anticipated : !! satisfactory settlement within a week || It also adds that the men are likely it !! slightly modify the wage schedule, HI thus enabling the owners to reconsitT |||er the main points whereon their op j position thereto is based. HAPPY STRIKERS.

j j (Received 7, 10.20 a.m.) (I London, March G. jjj Many Staffordshire and Derbyshitn ijj miners attended the Uttoxeter races j j Blackpool is full of visitors well sup j 1 plied, with money. Three hundret jipit,,,'boys at Simderland raided pad j j docks, seizfed a pit pony apiece anc • executed a wild midnight ga'lft] {through : th© villages. Many of th< j .Yorkshire miners are following tin {hounds on foot. GTammophone shop: [in Wales are’ crowded and picture {theatres at Ponty-Pridd are open con tinuoMstyi rhousos,; ap ■re i dSpply tradesmen ' ill miifi-n| shops are closing. AN EFFECTUAL THREAT. Ottawa, March 6. Carpenters at Toronto, under tin ea-, to strike, were granted a considerabk increase in wages. N ' v S * ‘CI . ,k'..4 ...iXA BOHEMIAN MINERS. Hit J.v<;cii Ciß eyu.l n ■.:(!» Maj.;ojir ; 6 ( ‘: liners; attßoheraia have obtained't 25 per cent, increase in -wage's. ;>f>r ‘ .BRISBANE STRIKE ENDS. •Brisbane, March 6. The Strike Committee ihds declaret tho strike off.

Mr, Coyne, in officially announcing the decision, said that all the trade; still out, including tile wharf laborer; mid coal , miners, null resume to-mor row. -The■ committee was, enabled t take the step because it had receive* the assurance of the Employers’ Federation that-there would be no victimis ation, also the assurance cl the south ern transport Unions that they wouk stand by the Brisbane Union for si> months, if necessary. The announce mont was made to a large gathering of strikers.

Mr Coyne-, in’ a later speech, el a i met that they had fought probably tin best industrial fight in the world'f history. They had been opposed t< brutal force, a lying press, and every force of capital. It was not the Strike Committee’s fault that the port of Brisbane, had been closed. The committee moved to alter the state of affairs, but the employers declined t< meet .them. The assurance from th< Employers’, Federation covered mo si of the callings, except the tramway; and railways. The tramwaymen ant raihvay.men who were out would no suffer, as they would be provided fo; for some time to come. In order tr ensure the safety of the workers the Strike Committee would not disband because the transport workers al : along the coast would come out wbor instructed to do so by the committee

■ WHARF LABORERS RESUME. . Sydney, March 6. The settlement of title strike at Brisbane ends the trouble in Sydney. A meeting of wharf laborers to-night decided to work all the boats and al! cargoes to-morrow. Large quantifier of goods for Brisbane are awaiting shipment.

COYNE STILL ANTAGONISTIC. Brisbane, March 6. Mr. Coyne asked the tramwaymen and railwaymen to remain solid and not to apply for work at present, as they might take a job from another unionist. They had nothing to fear, as assistance was coining from all parts of the Commonwealth and New Zealand. The strikers resume at 10 to-mor-row, or as early as possible. There is a, general beljef that the strike lias ended. The secretary of the Employers’ Federation , has expressed gratification' that the Strike is off, and hoped business would soon resume normal conditions.

PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. Sydney, March 6. The Council has deleted from the Industrial Arbitration Bill thb preference to unionists clause as one of the matters upon which the Board might make an award. AUCKLAND LABOURERS. (Auckland, March 6. The General Labourers’ Union meeting to-night was attended by about -100 or 500 members only. Mr P. Fraser (president) occupied the chair, and the federation officials wore present. The meeting, which was not open to the press, occupied about three hours, but it is understood that tlhle matters were referred to tho 'Federation of Labour again, and that the general tone of the meeting was against an immediate strike, as the time was inopportune, as the employers were ready and the men were . not. The Auckland Suburban Local Bodies’ Association decided to-night to recommend the local bodies which its members represent to adopt the schedule of wages which the City Council has decided to pay.

BOARDING HOUSE BOTHER. Rotorua, March, 6. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday two servants sought to recover from the proprietress of one of tho boardinghouses, train fare from Auckland,' alleged to be due on- leaving their employment. The trouble arose over the hours worked by one of them, she ..refusing' to' work after seven ’or half-past. Judgment in the one case was for the plaintiff and in the other for, defendant. Last evening the staff of the boardinghouse gave 48 hours’ notice, and this evening the Hotel and Boardinghouse Employees’ Union discussc-dehe matter, and decided thfat whilst applauding the staff for its loyalty to their fellows, there was no call for the union to take action. It is distinctly stated that the judgment of .the Magistrate is not questioned, the trouble being simply between the employer and the employees. WELLINGTON MEAT' STRIKERS. • Wellington, March 6.' The • Labour Department has commenced proceedings against members of the' Wellington.iTramv/ays Uniion as a body for. breach of the Arbitration i£A^:inißpingUduti<«i : . strike recently. IMtoDE'OF■ THE A.S.R.S. Wellington, March 6. The attitude of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants towards the Labour movement in general was the question dealt with at the conference of the railwaymen’s organisaW It jras ultimately decide*! to. grve conra'tloiial support to'the “unity” scheme put forward by Professor; Mills and the Trades and Labour Councils. To-day a long discussion* ■ topk.-,tpl-ace* and the delegates were unanimous in th'e 1 opinion that Professor Mills’ unity scheme was one that would, with some slight alteration, merit the support of all working class organisations, and that, as they were one of the largest of these organisations, it was their duty to give practical assistance in bringing the proposals of that scheme into effective operation. In doing this .they were but assisting others to assist themselves.

The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to:—(1) That the unity scheme be commended to the members of the A.S.R.S.; (2) that a vote beitaken of the whole society on the question of joining the scheme; (3) that the delegates be appointed provisionally to attend the Easter conference; (4) that such delegates be instructed that in the event of any proposal heilng carried that would in-volv-e the disintegration of the ■'A.S.R.S. as at present constituted jthey are to withdraw forthwith and not commit their members to the .scheme or any part of it. The Government is to he asked to grant the right to the A.S.R.S. to give effect to these proposals. WESTLAND MIXERS. Westport, March 6. The conference was resumed to-day between the mine owners’ reprasnntatives and the deputies, and it is understood that fair progress was made with the new agreement. The mine owners also met the miners in conference, which will resume to-morrow. The parties concerned are hopeful of an amicable settlement.

METHODIST CHTIDCH. (Received 7, 10.25 a.m.) Adelaide, March 7. The Methodist Conference decided to send greetings to employers and employees, praying that conditions making for conflict may he removed ; that the Methodist Church stands impartially for conciliation in industrial disputes and for the abolition of child labour under fourteen. A proposal for the Council of Churches to exchange representatives with the Employers’ Federation and the Trades and Labour Council" in order to produce better feeling was strongly opposed, and was , withdrawn.