INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 65, 6 March 1908, Page 3

INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

SEW SOtTU WALES Ml-NEKS j

KESLME.

Sydney, March :>.

Work has been resumed at Ike H«J- j ton ami Oretna uiines, when- the men J •truck owing to the dismissal of -"me of Uk employees. SUIPBUILPrW stimki:. laradoii, At rtli 4. The -trike of shipwright- in the ».n.l----ol toe northwest voist of England r"iitraues. Tut !<►«, of wages up to Hie present amounts to t.w,lXHl. flu- 10-d ; of wage* .-iiffcted liy the engineer- '« these yards who air on -trike amounts to Jt2s,'Wll per week. i SEWCA.STLE M'H'ULUII KT l)i:.\I) !

UINKKS' ATTITUDE DEPIiIXATEI:. Received sth, 11.12 p.m. Sydney. M.irrii j. The Newcastle Mining Court president made his promised statement. Reviewin- the position, be reiterated that file miners had taken an absolutely nnjn-ti-tlable position over the camera evidence. If the Miners' Federation withdrew, causing a break up of the Court, he would sav the miner* had broken their agreement without any ju-titication. whatever, merely hemnse they hid failed to dictate to the Court. The only th ng lor them to do wa* to withdraw from their attitude, ami leave tin- procedure of the Court in the hands of the Court. Counsel for the miners declared that the wa- unable to say what, the miners would d". lie must take in •trnetion- from the Federation, and i asked for an adjournment for further; consideration. The Court adjourned till Monday. THE BLACKBALL STRIKE. UNION TO BE PROSECUTED. r'er i'icm AssuciaUuii. lirej-nwuth, Thursday. There were bo negotiations at Back- ' Ull yesterday or to-day. Ihe Union has decided t" >"si-l on j half hour's crib time being allowed. > Wellington, Last Night. ; The 1W" says:—"We are inform si; that an officer sent to Blackball to intestigite the indn-trial conflict there , ha* now reported that the strike which baa Ukea place was in eon-e«|uence if a resolution of the Miners' I'niou and dulv minuted. The Union ha- thu-. it is "alleged, assumed respon-ilnlily for the strike, and under section 15 •! the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, 1905, it is made liable in audi ca>e to a tine not eireeoimj oik- ! Jiumhjed pounds. For the payment ot ; this tne, the property of the Union (and j fhiting thp each member of the Union up to a contribution of £10) u made! liable. Proceedings under sect on 15 aaoa therefore been toslay instituted against the Union ou a charge of t-re.it-! ing a strike, and an application for a , tfaecial sitting of the Court at (ir.-y- j mouth has been made, as provided by j the Act, under sub section 5 of thi- »t-- | tioo. After the Court has fixed a date j of hearing the proceedings against the { Union, it may, in its discretion, summon j any person it thinks has been guilty of | proposing, aiding, or abetting the strike, i Ihi» applies to those really responsible , for the strike as ringleaders, if any, and these men. If the ease is proved, may k' j found guilty as individual offenders un- j der lectioa 15." ; Wellington, Last Night, j 'M a meeting of the Wellington I [trades and Labor Council this evening,, every delegate expressed sympathy with the Blackball strikers. The following resolution was carried unanimously : ••That having heard the employer, and workers' views a» to the origin of the strike, this Council endorses the action j of the Blackball Miners' Union. The j secretary of the Council was instructed j to telegraph to the secretary of the j Misers' Union asking it the Union need- { ed financial assistance. A resolution j ■ma ako passed expressing the view that { unless the Government takes proceedings j against the Blackball Company il) for] discrimination, and (2) for the lock-out, the unions and tiade councils oi New i Zealand should seriously consider «»■ and means of bringing about a ju-t administration of the Arbitration Court. Greymouth, Last Night Mr. Lonias, of the Labor Department, has received instructions from the <■" .vernment to proceed agaist the Blackball Miners' Union for a breach under section 15 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act. 1005. The Arbitration Court will sit at Orcymouth as soon as possible, probably Monday. Dunedin, Last Night. ' The following rewlutfou was passed at to-night's meeting of the Trades and Labor rrwncil:—"That this Council ex tends its sympathy with the BlaekKill Miners Union in -landing by the -evii member- who were di-chargct from the Waekl.aH mine without rea-on. and trust liny will !«• -uccesMul in their efforts to prevent unionists from l~ing victimised for (rising expression to their political opinions.

A STKIKE AVERTED. , Per Pre« Association. Wnllinpton, I-a-t There vra> .i brief trouble resembling ! a utrikc at the <!«ir Company's works : at Petone a few day* agn. TV men j in the felliie.nsery department. 1» I'/, an hour, demanded an increa-e of 3ii an hour. They were offered an in era"- of l';'! »nd I" 11 " till '■' oYlm-t in the afternoon to deride. The men accepted this offer »nd resumed work.