THE STRIKE BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 234, 1 April 1912, Page 5

THE STRIKE BILL.

. ; THE ROYAL ASSENT. sr» ? RESUMPTION OF WORK. Jy Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London. March 29. The Minimum Wage Bill has received he Royal assent. 'Mr. J. Pointer, the Labor Party's unior whip, said that the Premier was xceedingly weak and erratic in negotiaion and constantly blundered, but all is blunders were inimical to the miners' uterests. He feared the combination of Conservatives and rich Liberals against im, and thus Labor was left in the Did.

Mr. T. Richards, Labor member for fonmouthshire, has converted a large •ajority of the South Wales miners to oting for the resumption of work by tte unions. The treasurer of the South Wales federation regretted that the National ederation did not give some lead or icommendation regarding the ballot at lis most critical stage. The miners at Bynkinallt passed a isolation to abandon their foolish loyalr to men much better off than them:lve«. Two thousand miners in Warwicklire have resumed work, and numbers Lanarkshire have also resumed, stiputhey should be paid to-mor-trtcause they are starving. " STRIKE FUNDS FAILING. T HEAVY RELIEF FUNDS. London, March 29. Ten thousand strikers are being fed rom the Mayors fund at Middlestrough, while 7700 children at Cardiff e being fed by charity. Many families, eluding numerous sick, are without od. The Lord Mayor of Manchester has ened a fund. There is great destitu>n at Stcckport, Lancaster, Swinton, id Tyldesley. The municipality of Glasgow voted 2000 for local relief. Doxford and Sons, shipbuilders at inderland, are closing their ftvorks ring to lack of coal, thus rendering 00 workmen idle. The Miners' Union has disbursed £l,3,250 in strike pay, and still holds, surities nominally worth £950,900, tstly belonging to Durham, Yorkshire, rbyslu're and Nottingham. The funds the North Wales, Warwickshire, Cumland, Somerset and Bristol unions are iausted.

Hr. Asliton, secretary of the Miners' deration, recommends the resumption work. Phe National Free Church Council is 'anising a relief committee in every trict and collections have been orderfor Good Friday and at Easter. [Tie unemployed returns disclose that i strike has not yet caused abnormal tress in London.

RESUMPTION OF WORK. PRACTICAL ADVICE. London ,March 29. lr. Ashton, secretary of the Miners' leration, has issued a personal manito advising the miners to vote for a umption of work. He explains his ion at this time on the ground that le of the leaders of the Federation advising the men not to resume rk.

It. Hartshorn, the leader of the lsh miners, speaking at Maesteg, said t if tie men returned they would not render, but only test what they had l. About ten thousand men have re»ed work in various districts, 'he ballot has been completed at rk, and resulted in a majority of over i to one in favor of resumption. THE AUSTRALIAN DONATION. London, March 29. [r. Coghlan is arranging to distribute New South Wales charity in the potes district, where many are on the je of starvation. Importers are supag produce at cost price. THE BALLOT PROCEEDING. HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT. ' Received 31, 5.5 p.m. London, March 30. hree groups of collieries in Lanlire and one in Staffordshire are votagainst a resumption of work penda settlement of the wages question, limilar feeling is evidenced in Canc Chase, where the result of the ot has not yet been announced, eports from other districts are hopethat the ballot will result in an imof work, particularly are advising the men lis direction. he National Federation of colliery acemen in a manifesto states that e must be no resumption of work 1 the surfacemen's grievances are led.

A NATIONAL COMMISSION. [ TOM MANN BAILED. Received 1, la.m. London, March 31. Je Observer states that the Governt will probably appoint a commission l wide basis to investigate the labor ;st. om Mann, who was committed for I, has been bailed.