THE LABOUR AGITATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4007, 8 January 1892, Page 2

THE LABOUR AGITATION.

. Tho Soman Printers' Strike. London, January 6; The London Trades 'Council is appealing to the Australian printers to render iramediato assistance to the German printers who are out on strike. = Berlin,' January 6. The strike of printers is notgeneral, and it is reported to h. collapsing everywhere. Printers on strike are being replaced by non-Unionist's. Sydney, January 6.

Twelve hundred men are idle at the Wallsend mine. All other mile's have resumed work, which is taken as a recognition of the new reduction. On the other, hand when the result of the ballot on the subjoot is known, it is anderstod there will be a largo majority in favour of resisting the reduction. The Board of Delegates meet, to-morrow to receive the. voting returns aud discuss the result.; Sydney, January 7. The Premier considers that the associated colliers • did not need to reduce the price of coal, and tbat their object was not so much to increase the export of the trade as to drive the non«associated mines out o! the, field, He thinks the men would ba justified in offering resistance if the reduction affeoted their wages! The Central Executive of the Labor Electoral League has called upon the labor members elected by the League to re-unite, and carry out the platform of the league, A conference between the Executive and the members will shortly bo held.