TRADES AND LABOR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3612, 12 September 1890, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOR.

SYMPATHY WITH AUSimilV TB>POSITiON IN AUSTRIA ; aiJp 9.

Messrs Burns, Mann, t and Tillett representatives of the Orient, P. and. Or and Britiah India Companies, to induce! them to promoted compromise m&m :'■ ■*^v'!

menLthe dockers admit the potency of the Shipowners' Association; and aro afraid to uselessly.. Jast. iffi* %wsrsty iy) v t»kiog"'up the cause p'fjthe Australians. the'original estimai'ofthnunds to be raised for the help cLffie Australian striken have offered of a weakly |4yteaisdp|efep{e not working, suggesting that the strikers are rash, and had better l ttle ' l l!?^fe!>te s^ £ Alif &$ amounted to £3O for the whole Kipgdottv Hl P\ ;: The dbtitora | : reaojfe ; 6ehd^.,^. ; ;^|! ! „|, , said the Btrike,did not show ; up iniVa l favorable lighk <!Even.i: if' the b trikera. would 'inpt •* be fieriouslf in]ured, ; but it' W : 'tliiiif. r <lutf'•' s inp'potttheni. ;: Tbey'cwtfblooKona' struggle with .the ..shipowners'! jcouk binatiou meant fighting. tho; whole capitalof'theworld. 'Heßtate'd' r tha6 : he had;cabJed'to Mr "Murphyi "Secfetai'y of 'the /Sydney' 'Officers' /'Asjooiation,for'riews, V i ; <' ~',;'•'', ' A force of miljtary has .hem rdei* patched tOiSouthampton to ■ preserve order. '■■■■..-a l--,\ '< The strike'atv'Soutbampton stoned the military,, who dispersed the crowd |at the poibtortheipayonet/; S6yera\ persons were wounded. ,r■.•,-> ..,...BipHßy,SeptemberH, 'The officers''and'crew of a collier who refused duty owing to non-Union-ists being allowed to work on the vessel were arreted, but subsequently they agreed to return to work, and were released. : ""'

Twenty-one firemen and three seamen belonging to the British India steamer Dorunda have been arrested for refusing duty.

Cardinal Moran informed the deputation from the Labour Committee who waited on him yesterday that, while acknowledging the justice of the men's demands, it was inadvisable for him to take any steps at the present juncture. ; • . So far there has been no ro3ulfc to the Mayor'sVttemptat mediation, and it is considered unlikely'there will be any,,unless the. r men,are p,repared„to Miderablyiiviwayl ,Hsl ,l4 " hsr " Mr H, H, Champion, the English labour'advocate, in a communication to the Age, states that although he ihpnld be glad', to seo i the workers at | rlome willing and able toliupport'the workers here in any just cause, he cannot ; forget j that'' the'levies they are paying are as sorely needed for the defence of English; men and iWpmen' who are chronically within measureable distance of starvation, So far as'tho dockers are concerned, it is absolutely true that they could .not subscribe were "it not for the manner in which Australians of all classes came to their aid in tho hour of need. 1 ■:•.,.'.■■;.:';. *, Bbisbase, September 11, • Now that* the shipowners "are able to definitely fix the,time t of departure of vessels, trade is looking "brlgnter. ■■■•'<: ?,: ■'':SraNEy;September 11, TkoTarawera expects to be able to to 'get away to-day. : ■ '*•"'' ''•'-' '■■'■■■-'■ : '-- ]J .... The,OhM-is waiting at Newcastle to coal, and if she iB not successful in getting a, cargo,she will proceed to. Brisbane-to load? v : - ' ;> ■'■'-■ ~ will probably leave in a'daybr two.". The Union Company' will give passagea'to New Zealand to all men who left their vessels, •.■in,.,-terms : of' their articles. 'The. Home steamer which'-Hhe'. Unionists refused to load with non. union wool has completed loading, and taken her departure.