INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1, 27 April 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

THE RUSSIAN STRIKE. (By Electric Telegraph.--Copyright.) (United Press Association.) St. Petersburg, April 26. In the Duma the Minister of the Interior endorsed the action of the authorities at Lena, whore 110 soldiers laced a mob of 7000, and were compelled to lire four volleys, owing to the strikers having planned to seize the soldiers’ weapons and plunder the mines. THE OLYMPIC STRIKE. London, April 25. The steamer Olympic is still held up. The trouble lias increased through the seamen demanding tne dismissal of the non-striking firemen. THE PAKEHA STRIKE. Sydney, Ajoril 26. The Pakeha strike has been settled, and the vessel sailed for Now Zealand this morning. tv A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME. Sydney, April 26. The agenda paper of the Labour Congress, to be field in June, includes motions in favour of Ministerial control of the railways, repeal of compulsory military training, a federation of tbo labour councils of Australia and New Zealand, a working week of five days or 45 hours, and preservation of the right to strike. VERY SERIOUS OUTLOOK. (Received 20, 8.5 a.m.) London, April 26. The officials of the Seamen’s Union witnessed trials of the Olympic’s boats and agreed that they were seaworthy, except one collapsible. The White Star Co. immediately offered to replace it. They are now recruiting firemen in the provinces. Fifty of the Olympic’s sailors have been arrested for deserting and refusing to sail. The non-union firemen on the Olympic abandoned the voyage. The remnant of the firemen hithertoloyal also declined to sail. The deserters jumped into the tug which brought non-union firemen, whereupon the Olympic signalled to the cruiser Cochrane. Captain Goodonough proceeded in a pinnace and remonstrated with, the deserters in the tug, declaring that their action was tantamount to mutiny The deserters remained obdurate. Meanwhile a passenger steamer was sent to take off saloon passengers. The White Star Co. appealed to the Port. Master to support their efforts to secure the punishment of :ho guilty, as unless firemen was shown the company would be unable to restore discipline and maintain sailings.