MARKING TINE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 241, 17 November 1909, Page 3

MARKING TINE.

A BASIS OF RELIEF.

THE RESUMPTION OP WORK.

GOVERNMENT FIXING A DATE FOR CONFERENCE.

.Br Otile.—Press Associatioo.-Copyrig*ii ■Received November 10 9.10 p.m. Sydney, November 10In the Assembly, Mr. McGowen (Leader oi He Opposition) asked the Premier «{•». . jj h e would use his influence and th it ft {j,jg Government with the colliery owners to grant an open conference, and! (tiling such conference, would he tlien try »nd obtain temporary possession ot tome of the mines and work them to meet public requirements. Mr. McGowen added that if legislation were required he could guarantee the support of the Opposition. Mr. Wade (the Premier) replied that the position was that the employers,said the mines were open for the men to resume work. Resumption of work involved no sacrifice of principle. He hoped and expected the owners' promise of a conference would be given effect to. So long, however, as the men would not return to the mines they deprived the - Government of an opportunity of helping them. Work, should be resumed as a basis of relief. Then the legal tribunal would be available to redress their grievances.

He had taken steps to ask the parties to empower him to fix a date whereon work could be resumed concurrently with the opening of the promised conference. The question of nationalisation of the coal supply was outside the present controversy. It required more careful thought than had been given it. If such question were apened up during a crisis like the present, God help the prospect of a peaceful settlement. The strike conference sat again today, but the delegates are only marking r |kne till the Government's attitude is (announced.

PROPOSED CO-OPERATIVE SCHEME. Received November 17, 1.20 a.m. Sydney, November 18. The strike conference discussed Mr. Peter Bowling's proposal to take over and work certain mines. It appointed a committee to interview the owners of the proposed mines and report to the conference. The waterside workers take a strike ballot to-morrow.

FAR-REACHING EFFECTS. ' Received November 17, 1.20 a.m. Sydney, November 16. The wool sales 'have been postponed till the labor troubles (have ended. The Lithgow ironworks are closed as « result of the coal strike. Three hundred men are idle. Several more steamers are laid up at Sydney, and the Kurow, which arrived at Newcastle from New Zealand to-day, I is laid up there. I Received November 17, 1.20 a.m. Melbourne, November 16. The (Xtis engineering works have closed owing to shortness of coal. NATIONALISATION OF COLLIERIES. Received November 17, 12.50 a.m. Sydney, November l(t. Mr. McGowen (Leader of the Opposition) moved the adjournment of the Assembly to discus's the question of the nationalisation of sufficient collieries to Supply public requirements. ' PROPOSED HELP FROM NEW ZEALAND. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night i A meeting of Dunedin Operative Bootmalcers' Union to-night resolved to request the Trades and Labor Council to ask the various traces" councils in the dominion to consider the advisability of Striking a levy on 40,000 affiliated unionists', so as to provide a sum of £I,OOO per week to be devoted to the Newcastle coalminers' strike fund.