THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 262, 11 December 1909, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKE

"DEMOCRACY'S ONLY HOPE." IiOWLING'S WILITAND UNPRACNCAL SCHEMES. By Cable.—Press AawciatioiL-Cof yrigto Sydney, December IU. Mr. Hughes, replying to Mr. Bowling's Wallsend speech, caid Mr. Bowling had plainly declared war against -lie strike congress, and had threatened to sweep aside all efforts at settlement. He was aiming at revolution by an np peal to force. Mr, Hughes irrevocably opposed that policy; not endorsed it. Maybe unionists in New South Wales preferred Mr. Bowling's methods. 11 so they wore free to follow him. The democracy's only hope was in unity. He hoped Mr. Bowling would see lite wisdom of leaving the settlement of the dispute in the hands of the congress. Unless his wild and unpractical schemes were laid aside unionism would be beaten. Mr. Hughes threatens to withdraw from'the struggle unless-Mr. Bowling obeys the congress. Mr. Hughes and other strike lend-r----strongly condemn the proposed aeti >n of the Government to ignore the safety regulations under the Mining Act, in allowing non-unionists to be employed in pits. They declare it would be criminal to permit inexperienced men to en- ' ter the mines.

With imported coal the railways hope to cope with the holiday traffic Mild Keep live-stock and food trains running. A movement is afoot among the 'Hldate of inter-Stnte steamship companies to try their hands at mediation. The Aberdare Miners' Lodge rcsolrcd to ask all unionists in the military forces to resign.

THE QUESTION OF LEADERSHIP, j THE CONGRESS TO RULE. Received 11, 1,20 a.m. Sydney, December 11, The strike congress, by four votes, carried a resolution approving of the sort of leadership condemned by Pice* Bowling, and called upon all unions to take directions from the congress. The wharf laborers declined to load the Palermo, owing to the vessel having discharged foreign coal with her own crew.

BENGAL OOAL SHIPMENTS. London, December i. The Daily Mail's Calcutta mi-respond, ent says if the Australian -trike -ontinuos there will lie pnwpeels of nnm-'r-ous orders for Bengul conl. Alre-tlv 50,000 tons hove r oeen tanked nt "ilcnttn. and if tlieir unloading is snfe'y effeeted. many other enrproes will lie despatched. tWEMPLOYMEX'i: INCREASING. Melbourne, December 10. Unemployment, as a result of the strike, in rapidly increasing. In fVe bulk of eases services have not been dir.penned with, but the employees have been given extended Bolidays.