TRADES AND LABOR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3626, 30 September 1890, Page 2

TRADES AND LABOR.

A PAN-AUSTBALIAN CONFERBNCE, A FIX, THE POSITION AT HOME. (Per Press Association,) Memoobne, September 27. Inquiries made as to whether any shearers are available from New Zealand has elicited a reply that any number of free labourers are offering. Sydney, September 28, At a meeting at Newcastle, attended by 12,000 of those ou strike, the action of the employers in not accepting the offer of the labor party for a conference was condemned. Bkisbake, September 28. The result of the telegraphic negos ciationsbetweonlheEraployers'Unionot the different colonies is that they hiivo agreed to hold a Pau<Australian Conference with the Labour Unions on a basis of freedom of contraot, retention of free labour; and nonaffiliation of the Marine Officers' Association with the labour party; London, September 27 The Secretary of the Sailors' and Firemen's Union hus issued a circular warning the branches to be extremely cautious in any action they might take, as the Shipowners' Union arc apparently trying Jo provoke a conflict with a view of completely crushing the Unions, The circular states that it is expected' that the largest labor battle ever known will take place within three months, and tho various secretaries are asked to take immediate steps'so as to bo prepared to meet it, It also admits the financial weakness of the Dockers' Union owing to the .recent strikes, <■'■':'■ :. The Southampton employers are organising • a Free laborers'; As l sopiatlon, , n i The tobacco ■ hands ■ at" Victoria Docks, who refused work because one of their number declined to contribute more }u per week in aid of, the Australian strikers, have returned' to work. _ Sydhey, September 29;; Some dismay, has been occasioned among l the Bhearets who ■ are; free selectors by the 'discovery that; tjieir holdings are liable to distrained upon, It is anticipated that the pastoralists will sue the shearers for damaged on the ground that their refusal to work is a breach of agreement. .; /,;::. Melboubne, September 29. Colonel Price explains that his order to the men to fire low, - if necessity arose, merely' meant that they were' to endeavour fi) t]is ibje and pot to kill, The commandant pjiuredilp^r;;.. \ - '" London, Sjrotember 2(j. The dock labourers are to boycott the incoming Australian vessels, and ibis unlikely thaf any attempt wjllbe inade,'