LABOUR, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2560, 26 September 1893, Page 1

LABOUR, ETC.

London, Sept. 21,

The Home Secretary has promised to hold an enquiry into the circumstances connected with the firing by troops on miners at Featherstone on the Bth September when several "were shot dead?***'"'''

Mr Tom Manri predicts serious trouble in the winter on account of the number of men who are out of work. He says that the unemployed will always be a thorn in the side of every Government who refuse to improve their condition. Sept 22.

The mine-owners are willing to discuss the amount of reduction with the miners, but discourage the men entertaining any false hopes.

Paris, Sept 19. The French miners have agreed to submit matters in dispute to arbitration. Sydney, Sept. 23.

The Back Creek colliery at Minmi will close down to-day, and 380 men and boys will be added to the list of unemployed.

Christchorch, Sept. 22

[ A meeting of unemployed was held in the square yesterday and was addresssed by Whiting and Powell. Whiting read a paper which he said had been placed in his hand and was as follows :—"To His Worship the Mayor,—We, the unemployed, finding that our so-called legislators* do not legislate so as to enable us to live, and finding that they are pilfering, robbing, and burglarising us, we ask you to step between us and the robbers. We intend to have the means of living through political and social rights, and if we are not successful through your Worship, we are prepared for the future in ways which will be explained by and by ," Powell moved—" That a telegram be sent to the Government Labor Bureau, saying that we are prepared to be here to-morrow morning, and that we demand work and will have it." Whiting seconded the resolution, and said that it was useless to expect assistance from the Mayor because the Ministers had thrown a wet blanket over him. The motion was carried. A deputation waited on Mr Lomas at the Labor Bureau, and read a letter to the Minister for Labor in which the number of unemployed were poiin.t<&cl out and a request made that work be provided. No mention wa.s made of the resolution passed in the square. The 20 men sent to Cheviot were selected by Mr Lomas on Saturday. Their employment was not the result of yesterday's meeting.