Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 67, 19 July 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

SOUTH WALES’ STRIKE.

EXECUTIVE RETURNS TO WORK. DSI LOG ATI ON OF TRADE FEARED SLIGHT RIOTING IN LLANELLY. United Press Association. ■ deceived S. 11 a.m.) London, June IS. , The South Wales miners’ executive is returning to work, despite the promise to meet Mr Knnciinan. .The coal-owners hitherto have left tin* affair in the hands of the Government. hut the coal-owners have, now arranged to meet Mr Knnciinan on Motula v.

The miners’ leaders came to no decision regarding strike pay. the granting of which will he a serious matter to the Union in view of the Munitions Act.

Wholesale dislocation of trade in tlie west is feared. Several large works have already closed down, aVid if tlm .strike continues till Wednesday the coal stocks will he depleted a millioii tonSi

Unimportant rioting occurred at Llanelly and seven arrests were made.

(Llanelly is a busy seaport of Carmarthen, with a pmiulation of 000.) , -v" HIGH TREASON AGAINST ALLIES. (Received 9.15 a.m.) v . Paris. July 18. : Gustav Herve, in the Guerre Soeiale, denounces the South Wales strike as high treason against England. France and all the Allies. . "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!" ENEMY INFLUENCE AT WORK. London. July 17. 51 r Mahon strongly urges the South Wales miners to follow their leaders’ advice, and not to forget the "Your country needs -you,” which applies to colliers as much a-s to soldiers and sailors. ,/V. The Evening News German influences are at w6rjt7’|?j|»; South Wales. #For a long tim^. ; .|l™» of the agitators have been suspecipd to be of German origin, and' tl|*sre are more agitators in the rank l-flpd file of the Welsh coalfields thidifsj;'* l any, other .British field. whom are not of British nationality. This feature is noteworthy, an \\ sflcs is the main . source of the nirtvjj’s coal. . .