Labor Matters

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 190, 10 February 1914, Page 5

Labor Matters

THE SYDNEY WIIARFME.W CONFERENCE TO BE HELD. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, February 9. It is anticipated that the eempulsory conference to deal with the wharfmen's trouble will be summoned to-day. The ship-owners are credited with a desire to fight the Labor Federation on Iho lines of the late New Zealand strike. They declare that a chert: must be put on the men's exorbitant demands, even though it may mean a great loss of money. They are determined to grant no increases, excepting through the Arbitration Court.

; COMPULSORY CONFERENCE J CALLED. Received 9, i). 10 p.m. Melbourne, February 8. Justice Higgins has ordered a compulsory conference of the shipowners and waterside workers for Wednesday. TRADES JNCONiVEXIENCED. PASSENGER TRAFFIC XOT AFFECTED. Received 9, 11.5 p.m. Sydney, February 9. The wharfmen's decision not to work after five o'clock at night was enforced in various ports to-day. This limiting of the working hours will seriously inconvenience traders, though it is understood that shipowners will not allow it to interfere with passenger trail! \ They will so far as possible adhere to time-tables, which means that all cargo unshipped at the time of departure will be left on the wharves. SHIPPING DELAYED. Melbourne, February 8. Owing to the wharfmen's overtime strike, general loading is seriously delayed. All the berths are already crowded, with numbers of vessels unable to get berthing.

THE LABOR CONFERENCE. FURTHER) RESOLUTIONS. Sydney, February 9. The Labor Conference had a new experience when, in the absence of the president, Mrs. Dwyer presided over the: sitting.

Resolutions were carried in favor of the State sewing-machine factory, a Government subsidy in connection with s scheme for the higher education of workers, that the copyright of all books and manuscripts published in the Commonwealth be reserved to the author without registration, that the marriage oi cohabitation of the white with colored aliens be prohibited. It was decided to send a resolution in favor of prohibition of the manufacture, importation and Bale of cigarettes throughout the Commonwealth, also a resolution that at next slection a plebiscite be taken on the question of tho importation, manufacture and distribution of alceholic beverages, to the annual conference of the Australian Labor League. THE BUTCHERS' STRIKE. 400 MEN OUT.

DELIBERATE BREACH OF THE LAW Received 9, 10.10 p.m. Sydney, February 9. Altogether 400 butchers, including ©arters, are out. Some of. th« city shops have been closed. The secretary of the Master Butchers' Association claims that the strik- i ers have committed a deliberate breach of the Industrial! Act, and that all should be prosecuted. HOUSEHOLDERS INCONVENIENCED. THE MEN'S DEMANDS. Received 0, 9.10 p.m. Sydney, February 3.

Householders in the city and suburbs had a short supply of meat to-day. The employees of most butchers and small goods shops failed to turn to, demanding a 48-hotirs' week and an increass of 10s weekly. In some cases the demands were conceded. Other butchers are making shift with the assistance of members' of the family. It is an unvtsunusual sight to see girls and women carving joints.