LABOUR TROUBLES.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 309, 12 January 1912, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES.

Press Assii—By telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 11.

The Northumb2rland coal miners in a manifesto declare that a fixed minimum wage irrespective of work performed is impracticable, and they artunable to concede it, in payment proportionately Tioii. work to work is reasonable.

Mr Enoch Edwards, M.P., is hopeful of a solution of the dispute, and denies the existence of an agreement for a simultaneous strike in Germany. Miss Bury, a non-unionist weaver, was hounded out of Great Harwood, and her effigy burned.

The strike at Great Harwood was owing to her employment.

The wool combers decided to resume at the masters* terms.

MINERS FAVOR NATIONAL STRIKE.

(Received January 12, 9 a.m.) LONDON, January 11

All the ballots of the Miners' Federation show overwhelming majorities in favor of a national strike. (Received January 12, 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day.

Wharf laborers on two of the Adelaide Company's boats struck, because a constant hand was sent below to work cargo. BERLIN, January 11. Westphalia denies the statement that German miners are arranging a sympathetic strike. STRIKE PAY. (Received January 12, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, January 11. The general Federation of Trade Unions has doubled the levies of the Affiliated Unions, in order to support the cotton operatives. The accumulated funds amount to £66,730, as compared with £162,000 in 1909. The payment of half-a-crown to the weavers is absorbing £17,500 weekly.