LABOR DISPUTES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2104, 27 September 1890, Page 2

LABOR DISPUTES.

London, Sept. 24.

Mr John Boros says the sooner the struggle with (he combined masters begins the batter. The men must win.

The London Trades' Council have issued a manifesto declaring (hat the failure nf the strike in Anstralia will be the herald of disaster at Home. The Yorkshire miners vote £2OO for Australia,

Firemen are being imported from Hamburg to replace the men who went out at Southampton!.

Sept; 25. Three hundred tobacco bauds at Victoria dock have refused to work unless a comrade, who refused to pay more than Is a week to the Australian funds, is discharged. The combined Trades Unions of the Bristol Channel ports have issued a manifesto, refusing t® work with foreigners or non-unionists. Melbourne, Sept. 24.

Official returns show that there are 241,000 workmen in the colony, but there is no reliable information as to the number of union strikers.

S°pt. 25.

The Legislative Council have passed a resolution expressing the opinion that there is urgent necessity for a speed; settlement of the lobor dispute. Sydney, Sept. 24.

Rapid progress is being made with the cirting of wool down to the ships, and there has been no further disturbance.

Sept, 25.

On a motion for the adjournment of the House the labor dispute was again considered. Several discreditable scenes occurred and the debate resolved itself into a senes of personalities, Sir Henry Parkes denied the statement of the London Star that be was a Chartist trade unionist.

The Labor Conference have Written to the Employers’ Association, making one more effort to obtain a conference, and intimating that if it is not granted within a day or tfo the conference will disperse.

The Employers* Union have replied to the Labor Conference asking whetbu* the latter are aware that the United* Trades Council are negotiating at Melbourne for a conference, and if eo, whether they still desire an answer to their request for a conference with th* Sydney employers.

NEW ZEALAND.

Aucilan®, Sept. 24,

The miners at Ralph’s Taupiri colliery have gone out again, notwithstanding the pledge that none of the coal was to be supplied to the I'nion Company. They stated their object is to block all work at Taupiri collieries. Ralph’s will probably be shut down all summer. A number of non-union men were sent up the line to-day to increase the staff at the Taupiri Extended mine.

Sept. 26.

The Typographical Association having ordered the Observer proprietors to dismiss female compositors or pay them £2 tOa weekly, Kelly and Baulf have refused, and this week print a defiance of female labor.

Wellington, Sept. 24.

Representatives of the labor party waited on a number of publicans, soliciting aid for the strikers, and we fa fairly sue* ceasful. The Grocers’ Association have handed the following document to the Wellington merchants for signature: “We, the undersigned, merchants of Wellington hereby agree to refrain from supplying any retailer in the city or suburbs who adopts the practice of quoting prices contrary to the resolution of the Wellington Grocers* Association, unless a considerable number of retailers adopt the practice, when we shall no longer be bound by this agreement,” The Government are already receiving answers to the labor convention circular. Mr Millar, secretary of the 'Maritime Council, is of opinion that some definite question ought to be formulated for discussion by the conference, inasmuch as the employers now assert that their employes have ho grievance

Sept. 25.

The Government have received a num her ef replies from labor parties intimatisg their intention of being represented at the labor conference. So far the Onion Steamship Company is the only one on the employers’side which has consented to be present. The Maritime Council have wired to the Government that it will bo useless for anyone to attend the conference unless all the shipping and coal mining companies are represented. Westport, Sept. 25. More free labor is offering than is required. It is understood that next week 5000 tons of slack will be commenced to be sent down from Denniston by free labor. GiiBYMOUTir, Sept. 24.

A mass meeting (six hundred prisons) was held at Victoria Park this afternoon. They inarched in precession to the ground from the railway station with three bands. Over three hundred were from the Brunner. Very vigorous speaking took place, and the burden of che speeches was that the capitalists were organised for the purpose of crushing labor ; that the Government were assisting tie Onion Company and monopoly against the in| terests of the colony ; that the sending of an armed force on account of apprehension of violence was a mere phantom of the imagination of a few silly nervous persons. The meeting was very orderly and lasted till nearly o’clock. The Brunner men went back by the evening train. Ail is quiet.

Christshuech, Sept. 24

Frederick Green, William Buckley, Luke Buckley, Peter Morrison, union sympathisers, were charged this morning at the R.M. Court with assaulting Angus Drom, a free laborer, and received one month each.

Sept. So< The 6x23lltite of the Railway Servants 1 Society have issued a circular, replying to tjjat of the Commissioners of Sept. 18th, They pt/ipt out that the Commissioners propounded tlia society's rules good and

proper ; that the Commissioners knew that the society intended to affiliate with the Maritime Council and made no protest ; that they made concessions under a threat of calling the men out, and did not then declare the executive’s proceedings injudicious and mischievous; that they promised to deal with the executive in all matters relating to the society in future; that the executive did all in their power to prevent the society being drawn into the general strike; that the Commissioners would easily have avoided the present trouble by employing non-union labor on the wharves ; that although the Commissioners call boycotting brutal and degrading, they exercised the boycoH by dismissing four of the executive for refusing to sacrifice their principles as men and unionists, and by refusing to deal with the executive in future; that to carry out the wishes of the Commissioners regarding the constitution of the society would ; piaclicahy break it up and throw over the Midland, Manawatu, and oth f r railway men; that the work of the general secretary to the society is such that it is not practicable for him to be in the service and act as secretary. The exeeutive urges emphatic disapproval of the recons'ructiou by every branch, and advises disbanding rather linn the accepting of so negative a position. Though a vote was taken on the question of a general strike, (he executive refrained from respiting to such an extreme measure. Iktekcasgitl, Sept. 25. THe.effect of tire labor troubles on the railway service has been peculiar i« this district, for while the train services have been reduced, haulage work has virtually increased through the purchase of local coal by; the Union Steam Ship Company for shipment., at the Bluff, specials being run to the Nighlc*pa for the mineral.