COAL LUMPERS ON STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 April 1907, Page 3

COAL LUMPERS ON STRIKE.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

UNITED PITESS -ASSOCIATION —UY ELECTRIC TJSLEGKAPH.—COI'VBIGHT

EIGHT HUND'tRD -MEN OUT. Received lOlli, 10.SS p.m. Sydney, April Hi. J lie trouble in connection wiih the coaling of mail steaviers, and the mi!;it ijwent action of the ejlli, rv owners an 1 le stevedores in establishing a bmean, cu! It initiated in iiie members ot tiie ( , it Lumpers' Iraon taking cenccrled action, p- and 8(111 men engaged »n variuu, vesselii io \yoi)c. IS A nr.isri nuH'iitin' (if 111«.» men allV< ( d >f Mas held during the daw and resolved d iliat" during (he jiiest*lit, loek-oi t. n> tf aiuiuht'i- i:i t)i« Ciai Lumper*' I'iiim 0 fdiall eu«£ii;»c* iu from si>i% "M.-mher of llu> SydL'jy'ronl o ( ui'Ms' A< >• :is tlioir '.•auditi.'rtis jirv rou limy io {iio re,nit ;nidtr.uiuii av.'i'n; ni<o ilr.it no uk'niU.-r sh ill work un an/ '.'Vi'dni-c \vhu eni{ !.);.> hnrau labor, ll liiiii-'.'i' i.sidved if ill iiie hU>v-.>. dm-es mid colliery .iwiiw olUsire tlntoal Oivuers Associafion gi\'e a wrif- . ten guarantee tha'. they will not aid V the association tin lock-cm. iit.-: [ members of <l,e Unupeis Union \m;i 1 v.-orl: in conjunct!. >,i with Ihcin. 1 'I lie -.niiials oi the i.'.llapers' L niea i 1 state there is every desire on the p:i,i if the igca to «0,.- ia acc.U'danu! wit , (he Arbitration U'.io't award, but tl.cy could not be expe-'.ed to work untie' anbearable eondilioas, vvhicii are not eijual io those ot other organisations. It was also claimed that the present action was an attempt to break up the union. THE E.UI'LOYICRS' CONDITION'S. ROTH SIDES DETERMINED. ' Received 19th, 11.42 p.m. Sydney, April 19. 1 The Steam Colliery Owners and Steve- ' [lores' Association opened a bureau during the day, and posted a notice for coal ' lumpers under an individual agreement, ' wages Is (id per hour,full pay for smoke- i oil's, also notifying that all the coudi- ' tions of the award of the Arbitration i Court would be carried out, the employ- '• ers having 110 desire to reduce wages or 1 in any way reduce the status of"thosc t employed iu coal lumping. Large mini- j: bers of strikers congregated round the 1 buioau, but beyond occasional jeering s and arguments with the men seeking n employment, there was no s tiou. The employers claim that the men p applying will freely work under the new i, condition, and fhey are sanguine of being able to conduct the bunker trade of the s port without great loss of time. Both v sides appear determined. SYDNEY STEAMERS AFFECTED. " Received 20th 1.10 a.m. Sydney, April 19. 01 The strike practically all'ecls all steamers coaling in Sydney, and will probably drive many vessels to other p] ports to coal unless there is a speedy Sl settlement. The New Zealand and other steamers, which coal at. Newcastle, are a not ali'ected. The Yorck finished coaling (■[ with her own crew, and the Japanese j ( mail steamer is also using her own crew, y EMPLOYERS SECURE 200 MEN. Received 20th, 1.18 a.m. 'V Sydney, April 19. The employees state they luive sectir- I, e.l 200 men through the new bureau. ''' It is estimated the strikers will lose C2OOO weekly iu wages.