LABOUR, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2623, 20 February 1894, Page 1

LABOUR, ETC.

Madrid, Feb. 15. The Queen of Spain gave an audience to the delegates representing 20,000 workmen, and promised to assist the unions against the Socialists.

Sydnby, Feb. 15. The Stockton miners have accepted the directors' terms. Details of the settlement are unknown, but it is believed the men will resume at the district rates. Two deputations waited on the Premier in connection with the unemployed. One suggested that £250,000 should be provided to carry out village settlements; while others wished to get £2,000,000 to settle people on the land. Sir G. E. Dibbs replied that the Government would certainly not find the money asked for, and pointed out that most of the trouble was due to agitators, and that though the 'lrades and Labor Councils had done much good they were much to blame in the matter of strikes, at the councils should have urged the men to accept lower wages if they could not get the staudard wage rather tftau that the men should leave employment altogether. Bef erring to village settlements he said that the Government were promoting legislation to deal with the matter. Feb. 18. The new constitution for Trades Unions which was adopted at the Ballarat Conference in 1891, providiog for district councils, has been adopted by Queensland, and has made considerable progress here It will become a serious menace to the existenoe of the trades and labor council, as certain unions havo already withdrawn, causing a dimunition of the trades council funds. Tho latter body waited on the shearers' conference, and asked whether it could be formed into a district council for Sydney. The shearers replied that if they formed a district council in the northern colliery district, these in conjunction with the shearers'district council could form Sydney into a provincial council. Adelaide, Feb. 17. The unemployed marched in procession through tho streets, in defiance of the by-law which provides that the consent of tho Mayor must be obtained to such demonstrations. Though he specially refused permission, the procession proceeded to tho Destitute Asylum and demanded shelter, but the police barred the entrance.