LABOUR WORLD.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17103, 26 March 1921, Page 10

LABOUR WORLD.

BRITISH. MINERS* WAGES.

SHIPiOINEBS , STROKE.

(Br o*M»—Pwm Amocj»«oji—OopyaafW.) (Australian and K.Z. Cable Aamoiatiom) LONDON, March 23. The .Miners' Councils of. South Wales, -North Wales, Scotland, Bristol, md. Nottingham decided to oppoße the lisWict wages basis. Yorkshire ap>r6v«d of thiß basis. At a crowded meeting the. Mansfield uiners, -'despite the District-Council's lecision, passed a resolution favouring icceptance of the district wages basis. • (Received March 26th, 11.5 p.m.) . LONDON, March 24. The Miners' Conference considered the district reports on the wages question. As the replies showed a very large majority against the district settle,inent- proposals the Conference' decided to communicate she fact to the Govern-; . ment and the coal owners. ■ . ■ • 'v. (Received March 26th, 6.6 p.m.) . v , LONDON, March 24. ~ t Ib consequence of the shipjoiners' ■ several, Canadian Pacific liners ' have gone to Antwerp to bo overhauled. VA Scottish, shipowner who purchased |our ox-German liners, is not reconditioning, tho vessels, and is retaining •their German emblems and fittings in order to advertise the strikers' folly.

f. f WAOBS AMD COST OF LIVING.' t (Beceivei.March 26th 5.6; p.m.) \ W™ * M arc h 25. 1 The Hon. J/ Dooley Acting Premier, 'Jaidv he, knew that e£Eorts were being Sade>>i reduce wages. The Government would fight tooth and nail against this Unless and until the cost of living had fesn considerably reduced. ■