INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 69, 16 March 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

THE ENGLISH COAL STRIKE

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)

London, March li. I'm; Confer} ice sit ’«•• f.mr tum ?

There was a bald official announcement that further discussion would take place to-morrow. The Miners’ Federation have resolved that the minimum wage demands must be left in the hands of the executive, but are willing that there should bo local negotiations in regard to the wages of day-men and piece-workers other than coal-getters if the miners’ minimum wage is first agreed to. The Federation also accepted the proposal that a nominee of the Government should attend the local negotiations.

The Daily News state that Mi Smillie, vice-president of the Miners’ Federation, lias laid down an ultimatum against discussing the schedule, but the English assert that he exceeded his instructions. The English miners are willing to discuss the schedules if the Scottish and Welsh owners accept the minimum.

Mr Arthur Chamberlain, interviewed. said that the miners’ demands uere just and must be granted immediately. The State might refund any loss the owners incur, ,or- grant imm release from existing contracts, w hic*h they could renew at a-’-higher figure. The ultimate result is national ownership. Non-unionist miners resumed- work at two Lancashire pits, and there is a growing discontent among non-union-ist miners in Scotland.

A meeting of miners at Sunderland protested against the continuance of the strike, and agreed that the Durham Lodges should urge the members to return if the Federation failed to effect a truce at the week end. LABOURITE COMMONERS. x (Received 1(3, 9.0 a.m.) London, March 15. Mr Roberts, Labour Whip, defending the party against an allegation of inactivity, said that they were unable to rely on Parliament as at present constituted to deal justly with the position. \ Ha added that the. clamour for a legislative settlement was fraught with danger. 53“ ■■■'■ Mr Ramsay MacDonald, again attacked Mr Asquith in the “Labour Loader” for bungling and muddling, and says that otherwise, the strike would have been’ended. If a Bill is introduced hampering trade unions, helping to establish, compulsory, arbitration or giving an imperfect schedule of prices the Labourites would oppose it tooth and, .ijiail. ~ , .... f SUBMITTED TO TClis ‘ PEOPLE.

(Received 16, 8.5 a.m.) •- Brisbane, March 16. Parliament lias been dissolved. The elections will be held on April 27th. Mr Denham, in aj twenty mem bets of Parliament'' were implicated in'the lawless and foolish proceedings connected with the late strike, which paralysed industry ’arid brought unmerited suffering on thousands. The Government had decided not to hold another session,, but to bring those unworthy members before a higher tribunal than Parliament. The people would be asked to pronounce judgment. He was confident that Queensland would stand to the men who stood to her in her hour of danger.

.DAIRY' EMPLOYEES’ UNION. (Auckland, March 15. The Auckland labour dispute remains unchanged. The Dairy Employees’ Union passed a resolution condemning the action of the Mayor and Council in refusing to receive the representative;, of the Labourers’ Union. The Auckland waterside have decal ! in favour of obeying the mandate of the Federation of Labour in the present deadlock. The Waterside Workers Union’s cancellation of registration comes into effect next week.

THE LABOUR CONFERENCE

Christchurch, March 35

The Christchurch South branch ol the New Zealand Labour Party decided to forward the following remits to rim annual conference of the party to he held at Wellington during Easter • - *1) Urging the four .Labour members in the House of Repr'-sontatives to retro the individuality of • lie party by refraining to join any administration other than that of an accredited Labour Government and ' -■ far as por ■Slide to solidify the , a.dy vote on ail in portant questions by caucus agree ment; (2) urging the Government to amend the Local Elections Act by providing for adult suffrage for all elections to local bodies; (3) that the advisahlcness of a -“white New Zealand” ho discussed, and that the Labour members he urged to bring down legislation prohibitiing the landing ni any more Chinese in :ho Dominion ; (4) that the Government be urged to abolish grand jnn .-5. Mr G. R. WhlUng was appointed the delegate from the branch to the conference.