THE MINERS' RIOT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 9 July 1913, Page 5

THE MINERS' RIOT.

GABLE NEWS

(United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.

APPEAL BY ANGLICAN J3ISHOP.

A WOMAN AGITATOR ARRESTED

(Received Last Night, 10 o'clock.) JOHANNESBURG, July 8. Twelve thousand Trade Unionists attended the funeral of the strike victims. / ! A vast crowd thronged the route and the cortege, being finable to proceed, made a detour to roach, the cemetery. Dr Furse, the Anglican Bishop, exhorted the assemblage at the graveside to return to Ijheir homes peacefully. No one, he said, wanted to see further disorder and bloodshed. : A spokesman of the Trades, Federation made a' similar appeal, adding: "Let no man have the chance to say that we are a disorganised rabble." •The Socialist Party's wreaths were inscribed :*"ln memory of our martyrs, foully murdered in cold blood by the capitalistic class." The Socialists, outside the cemetery, sang "The Red Flag." .'' Mrs Fitzgerald, a prominent' agitator, was arrested for making an inflammatory speech in the centre of the city. i The Transvaal Miners' Association haS instructed the miners to obey the Federation and return to work.

SHE LATEST AD\aCE,

THE FORGES ENGAGED.

CORNER HOUSE STRONGLY GUARDED. ,■:&,' UNION JACK HAI^-M^TED, (Received Last Night, 11,30 o'clock.) JOHANNESBURG, July 8. Two forces were employed in quelling the disorder. They consisted of 730 Hussars, Dragoons and 2400 Scotts Fusiliers, Bedferds, and South Staffords, together *with three thousand police. • The "Corner House" is, still strongly guarded owing to renewed threats to blow it up. ■ ■ ■Attempts to bio*" up .the Railway rti'cr-night .between' Jdhahnesbijrg and Germiston failed. v ' "■ Practically every gunsmith's" and jeweller's shop 'in* the central area was looted. -"•Despite the surface calm, the authorities are adopting greater precautions. ...„A strong contingent of troopers :>. standing at arms within striking distance of, danger spots;. * Two hundred and fifty railwoymer assembled at the Government Buildings at Pretoria, awaiting the rppnli of,the deputation. They noticed th" "Union Jack" flying and demanded •.hatjt b: half-masted. Two workmfr -one carrying a revolver—ascended ihe roof, and, saw that, the demand was carried out! At a conference of the ]ead|er.s with Generals ZrfU ln& Smuts, the w declined an amnesty ' tr l *aen jyu:-lty of blowing up buildings and of incendiarism. The Government refused to recognise the.'m,;litants,. and will probably not receive :their deputation. THE TERMS OF SETTLEMENT.

STRIKE LEADERS DISSATISFIED. "SO NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED. (Received Last Night, 11.30 o'clock.) JOHANNESBURG, July B.•'■/*■ strike leader® state that the Jfifll.terms of the settlement embrace more than the document signed on Saturday; They resent the conditions that the. miners shall only be re-eniployed as ; they are wanted, and they insist that provision shall be made.for men who are unable to return forthwith, which is more important than providing for strike-break-ers. '• : The theory is advanced by the leaders that, in .order to strengthen their position and to weaken the militants, they are endeavouring to make out that the;y concluded a better bargain than they actually did. -

No newspapers were published today.... '; ■."'-.......'.,. The failwaymen's executive haye resolved - that, if the miners decide to continue the strike,, a general strike of railwaymen will; be declared.

MINES RESUME WORK.

PROVISION FOR STRIKEBREAKERS. (Received July 8, 9.10 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG, July 7. Several mines have resumed work, though numbers of the men attended the funerals of those-killed during the riot. A deputation of strike leaders discussed with General Botha the question' of "thji protection of strikewhich a number of the strikers object. • The strike leaders state that the Government has asked the Union's representatives to formulate the men's grievances. [ln the terms of settlement the Government - undertook; suitably tocompensate the strike-breakers, and stated that they must in nowise be victimised.]

PROVISION FOR DEPENDENTS OF THE KILLED. MILITANT STRIKERS. (Received July 8, 11 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG, July 7. The striker leaders met General

Botha and General Smuts, whfr promised to inquire regarding provision for the dependents of those killed during the rioting and for the wounded, and authorised the announcement that the Government alone was responsible for the clause in the 'set'r element relating to strike-breakers-.-Meanwhile ; three thousand militant and Ultra-Socialistic strikers have passed a resolution repudiating the leaders and the settlenienti- and de* that the strike still.continues. They marched; to Braamfontein" to bring out.the raUwaymeri.the chief speaker, ..announced the*formatiori>of a new union of South African workers, representing the revolutionary party. CABLE MESSAGE TO KEIR HARDIE. (Received July 8, 9.10 a.m,V -' LONDON, July 7. MirlCeir Hardie, Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, has received a cable message, signed by citizens of Bloemfont;in, demanding Lord Gladstone's withdrawal for using Imperial troops against the strikers. TWENTY KILLED, 100 WOUNDED, (Received July 8, 8.50 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG, July 7. Twenty persons were killed and 150 wounded during the rioting on Saturday. ; '..•-•■'-■•".'.'

QUESTION IN BRTTTSH HOUSE

OF COMMONS

(Received July 8. 11 ami.) - LONDON, July 7. In the. House of Commons, Mr Lewis Harcourt (Secretary of State for the Colonies), in reply to questions, said that Lord Gladstone, in accordance with the law, and in response to the Union Ministers' re?uest, had sanctioned military help or the preservation of order on the Rand, especially in view of the presence of a quarter of a million natives. He # concluded hy reading a telearam just received from Lord Gladstone, stating that everything was quiet and that there was every reason to believe the men would accept the terms of the settlement. The Speaker declined to accept a motion by Mr Outhwaite. (Liberal) calling, attention to the fact that Imperial troops had shot miners. The Speakef said ihat the motion implied a vote of censure on the Government of South Africa.' which the House was unable to consider.