SOUTH AFRICAN LABOR.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1922, Page 8

SOUTH AFRICAN LABOR.

JOHANNESBURG TRAMLESS. FURTHER GRIEVANCES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.-—Copyright. Capetown, Jan. 21. Johannesburg is now without trams, the power being reserved for light, which the citizens are exhorted to use sparingly. The newspapers and prominent men on public bodies urge that the town must have light and water and not drift into suffering disease and mob violence. Pi blie opinion must support the authorities against any minority of extremists. Meanwhile the conference has achieved no result.

The coal question has been submitted to the colliers of the various coalfields and the conference has proceeded to discuss the Victoria Falls power dispute. The latest position is that the men have tabled further grievances. The much advertised strike procession at Johannesburg was disappointing, while only 200 assembled at the mass meeting at the . Union ground. The speeches were moderate, Dr. Visher appealing for law* and order and telling the audience that the Minister had a martial law proclamation in his drawer at Pretoria. Some 95 per cent, of thefce in the procession were Dutch and most of the speeches were in Dutch.—Reuter Service. NATIONALISTS TAKE A HAND. Capetown, Jan. 22. The week-end passed quietjy in .Johannesburg. A feature was v speeches bf Nationalist leaders urging the miners to persist in the strike and do everything in their 'power to support the Nationalists in sweeping the Smuts Government from power. These declarations give a political aspect to the industrial position. POSITION AT JOHANNESBURG. Capetown, Jan. 22. After negotiations lasting all day the Town Council of Johannesburg secured the consent of the Labor Federation to use 750 tons of coal. This will ensure lighting and water supplies for another week. Everything is quiet, the men s leaders exhorting their followers to observe law and ord.r. —Reuter.