WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 34, 8 February 1913, Page 6

WORK AND WAGES.

THE BURWOOD MINE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) ■ ■■ ■» Sydney, February 7. The Burwood miners have promised to resume on Monday. A CANADIAN ENQUIRY. London, February 7. Sir E. Askwith, after enquiry into industrial disputes in Canada, recommends' an English Act similar to the Lemieux Act, even if the compulsory elements are omitted, believing that the delay in publicity will facilitate settlements. X . MINERS’ WAGES. London, February 7. The Council of the Miners’ Federation has drafted a scheme to establish one board to regulate the wages on all local fields in Great Britain, and the formation of a national wages agreement based on the earning capacity of the collieries, involving inquiry by the workmen as to the profits of the companies, the cost of production, the selling price, the volume of trade. The cost of living to workmen, with a sufficient minimum wage to meet the necessities of a workman’s family, is to be a first charge upon the industry. TAKING VIOLENT MEASURES. (Received 8.0 a.rn.) New York, February 7. The garment workers threw bombs and wrecked several buildings. Three persons were injured. The police were incapable of dealing with the rioters. Assaults on the proprietors were frequent. Peace terms were proposed, and the workers arranged to take a vote on them. SHORT-WEIGHT. (Received 0.45 a.rn.) Sydney, February 7. The Boxburn miners claimed that the weighing machines were out of order and asked for an allowance for the shortage. This was refused a’nd the pit is now idle.