PUBLIC SUPPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 142, 17 June 1936, Page 7

PUBLIC SUPPORT.

BELGIAN STRIKERS. Sympathy Particularly With The Miners. CLAIMS BASED ON" FRENCH. United Pre&s Association.—Copyright. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 10. "The Times" Brussels correspondent says the public generally sympathise with the strikers, especially the miners, who suffered severely in the depression, and by the increased cost of living following the devaluation of the franc. Their aims are similar with those of French strikers, namely, 10 per cent increase in wages, a 40hour week and paid annual holidays. The incident precipitating the strike was an employer fining a miner onefifth of a (layAs wages for a trivial offence. Twenty-one strikers were arrested at Liege. The strike has become general in the coal mining and steel industries. Strikers attempted to prevent trams running in Liege, and repeatedly clashed with the police, who twice charged with drawn sabres. Three police were wounded by pistol shots. The affray occurred at Kocour, a suburb of Liege. Three were seriously injured at St. Wall) urge resisting an attack by 200 miners. The municipality withdrew the trams following the strikers' threat to set fire to them. Troops are working the electric supply services and will be drafted to other public utilities. Shoemakers numbering 3500 struck at Mons, demanding a pension of £o0 a year at the age of (iO. Ghent dockers are joining the strikers.

Belgian strikers have induced the Ardennes workers to quit the oil refinery, which is at a standstill, and is causing anxiety for national defence supplies, since the necessary daily quota of 11,000 tons has been reduced to 4000. BARCELONA TROUBLE. FURTHER STRIKES DEVELOP. ' (Received 12.30 p.m.) BARCELONA, June IG. The printing trades, exclusive of newspapers, have struck. The authorities are endeavouring to avert a strike of shop assistants. MOROCCO UNREST. BUILDING AND METAL TRADES..j (Received 1.30 p.m.) CASABLANCA, June IC< The strike movement is growing in Morocco. Building trade workers, in Casablanca have occupied 70 yards. TPhe metallurgical industry is also uffisrtcd.