LABOR UNREST.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 March 1919, Page 4

LABOR UNREST.

THE MINERS' TROUBLE. STATEMENT BY MR. BONAE LAW. London, March 26, At the ballot of Nottingham miner*. 21,000 favored the continuing of the strike and 15,250 were against it. Hence to-morrow'a negotiations between the employers and the employed threaten a complete breakdown, there being indications of a political crisis. London, March 26.

At the conference between the executive of the Miners* Federation and the Government Mr Bocar Law, in the course of a long conciliatory statement dealing with the modifications proposed by the miners in Sir John Sankey's report, said that the Government wu unable to go beyond Sir John Sankey's chief recommendations.

Mr ltonar Law emphasised the great benefits which would accrue to the miners if the report was accepted and a strike averted and from the anticipated fall in the cost of living before the end of tho year. Moreover the commission would continue to sit and issue interim reports as regards the betterment of mining conditions.

Mr Smillle, replying, undertook fully to submit the position to the Miners' Conference. He expressed tho opinion that the continuation of the commission had probably opened a new era which possibly would do more to "bring peace and prosperity to the mining industry than anything hitherto.—Aus. and N.ZCable Assoc.

HOSTILE TO BOLSHEVISM. London, March 28. _ The Socialist Party in Britain has decided on a campaign in the industrial districts with the object of oountwact* ing Bolshevism.—Aus.-NJS. Cable Asm. A COMMITTEES CAPITAL AND LABOR REPORT. London, March 20. The Press Bureau states that thd unanimous report of the provisional joint committee appointed on February 27 to consider the causes of the present unrest and the questions of hoars, wages, unemployment, and the promotion of co-operation between capital and labor, recommends, inter alia, tile establishment of the principle of a 43 J hours' week, the discouragement of systematic overtime, minimum time rates j of wages, organised short time in periods of depression, acceleration of Governent homing schemes, State development of new industries, more adequate provision for unemployment, sickness, infirmity, and old age, and the establishment of a permanent National In. dustria.l Council to advise the Govern, ment, consisting of 400 members elected equally from trade unions and employ* era. In the event of the conference to be held on April 4 adopting the report the committee urges the Government to give effect thereto forthwith.—Aui. and N.Z. Cable Assn. and Renter. MINERS RESUME WORK. . Received March 30, 5.5 p.m. London, March 28: The majority of the miners hare resumed.—Aub. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.