AN ABORTIVE-CONFERENCE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 8445, 12 August 1911, Page 5

AN ABORTIVE-CONFERENCE.

THE STRIKE EXTENDING.

A GRAVE SITUATION

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BRISBANE, August 11

■ A conference of 'th© S^ate Treasurer, Mr Barnes, representing the State Kuo-ar mills, representatives of the Su^ar producers' Association, and representatives of inter-State labour unions, was opened this-afternoon. Mr Barnes was voted to the chair, and explained the position in regard to the strike Ho announced that the representative® of the various unions had been empowered to negotiate for a settlement. • ■. ' , Mr Coyne, chairman of the InterState Trades Union Confereftce, objected to the presence of the ; Press, but said that he liad no: objection to a ; di-; gest of the proceedings bern& published later,: \ , , r „ ',v : A-*motion was carried excluding, the. 'PrCiSS; ' ■ ,: ■■ .•■■-■■;.■■• : : ■•', '■■•'■■: "■:■■■■ ■ '"':•-.. v". -.7 Reived August 12, 10.5 a.m. v . • SIDNEY, August ■ 12;'. It is reported that the Brisbane conference,of transport workers has proved abortive. j •■ j £ ' Telegrams have been received from Sydney instructing the union* involved to refuse to handle any cargo from vessels carrying non-union sugar, mis affects :the: wharf labourers storanen,, and trolley draymen. In the event of an attempt beirfg made to work nonunion cargoes, the engineers and seamen will also be drawn into the dispute. The Coal Lumpers .and Clerks Unions are attempting to influence the clerks not to handle * cargo. The position has become grave, me . Newcastle men are also affected: