INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 28, 30 May 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

THE WAIT]I STRIKE. ; Per Press Associ tt.imi > Waihi, May 29. Local mine managers interviewed state that they have no authority to confer with the Federation delegates. Jn any case the delegates have not yet approached the mine managers. Mr Semple will address a mass meeting of miners and their wives this afternoon. 1 THE KITE ETON TROUBLE. Reefton, May 29. The chairman of toe County Council to-day wired to the Minister for Labour to allow Mr Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, to intervene in the dispute, but a reply states that the Government could not intervene, as no application had been made. Mr Fagan returned this morning.

The sports to-day v.ere fairly well attended. A number of hands were discharged from the Globe and Wealth of -Nations’ batteries. The town is very dull. There are no further developments.

A. DEADLOCK

Wellington, May 29. it is stated that the conference between the New Zealand Federated Clothing Manufacturers and representatives- of the employers, which sat all day considering the question of wages and labour conditions, came to a deadlock. The workers’ representatives will meet to-morrow to consider the situation. FEDERATION OF LABOUR. Wellington, May 29. The Federation of Labour to-day passed the following resolutions:— That the conference consider the advisability of abolishing the dog-watch ; that the conference keep in view the principle of a six-hours’ day; that the Federation use all power at its command to abolish compulsory military training; that the Compensation Act be amended so that in the event of

any worker meeting with a fatal accident, his next of kin will get compensation ; that a flag ho designed to represent the Federation, and that some mark of distinction he inaugurated in the shape of a badge or button, which all members will he requested to wear.

CONFERENCE AT MATH]

Waihi, May 29. Tlio Federation delegates, including Mr Semple anti Mr Parry, left for. Wellington to-night. They will arrange with the secretary of the Gold Mine-owners’ Association the date of the proposed conference, which is likely to he held in Waihi in a week or ten days. Mr Semple states that the Federation will accept ti conditions on which the Association has consented to the conference. A meeting of women this afternoon was addressed hy Messrs Semple, Parry, and Armstrong. V'Alßlous resolutions. Wellington, May 29. At the afternoon sitting of the Federation of Labour conference the following resolutions were passed:— That strong representations be made to the Government to refrain from granting further coal leases, and that the Government open more State coal mines; that the conference instructs the federation executive to communicate with all representative labour organisations throughout the world, for the purpose of pointing out the attempt on the part of the alleged Labour advocate, Walter ’Thomas Mills, lo spread dissension and disunity in the ranks of organised labour at a time when they were confronted wiih a united enemy in the Employers’ Federation; that the Government he asked to allow the Telegraph Denar fcinent to telephone all telegraphic shipping notices of the arrival and departure of vessels to waterside workers’ waiting rooms.