LABOUR CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 16, 14 October 1907, Page 7

LABOUR CRISIS.

RAILWAYS TROUBLE. BOARD OF TRADE WATCHFUL. BY TELEGRAPn —PRESS ASSOCIATION-rrCOrYMGHT. London, October 11. Tho Bight Hon. D. LloydrGcorge, President of thp Board of Trade, speaking at Cardiff, an id he was in constant communication with Sir H. CampbplJ-Bannorman on overy aspect; qf tho railway crjs.is. The Board of Tr'ado would, ho said, exhaust pll its powers fe> pVP.yp.Ht the catastroplip of a grpat strike CQMPANIEIS DgQLINE A CONFERENCE. London, October 12. Thp Railway Qpiiipanies' Association rc r jeoted tlie suggestion of lvlr. Richard 801 l (Secretary of. tlio Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants) that thrco incmjjers of the Association should meet three delegates of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, to discuss the meaning of the empjpj'gfs, - dejnfinii. fpr recognition of their society and its officials,. . ; ' ' ■■ MCfERS.' ifEfIEtyATION,, ' ' : London, Optobor 11. The Miners' ]?ed,er3,|ipii .'(which recently, passed a resolution ifi favpur of the natipnr . alisatipn of mines) has 'resolved .to take' a ballot oii the question of joining the LabourIteprosentativo. Committee. /.; (Rec: Oct.. 13, 4.25 p.m.) . : ■;..:■. Lqndon, .October 12. The Minora.'- federation unanimously passeii a respJutipu in fjvyqUi) of old ago pensions, and condemned the procrastination, of the Government over the matter.: : ' •'" ' The prqposa.l for a conference "to consider, in th'e,'.first place, .what was.meant and inr ■tended by the claim ; for -recognition' of the -.union"" ivaa ''mada : Vy Mri Bell , 25. His idea was. .that.other questions ■ could be, left aside whilo the conference considered this' '.point. 'In the same specch'Mr. Bell- said':== "The railway, directors, , .no' less'-thnn' the men '.themselves, are. to. consider- tho interests of regard to''its'faibyay'system. 'rbjp'men' appreciate as 'no one ' else, pan do the ■.'great gala^iiV'to .• the ■ nation which ' a general raiiftay, strike involve,. , '. „',■?•' . ;..'.;' ; . Tjie'vßoa'r'd of Trade lias power, under thq : Cpnciliatipn"'A'6t;- n to'"'take' aotipn' by methods :\jith : "the dbject of ; or' terr minfttint a., dispute; 'The P.flme llinister, Sjr Henry gampbellJ3apn'e'rmani questioned fa-. penitly on th£ advisabijitj qf■ passing' a'qumpnlTiyljitratiqn l?w,, fift.i'd:if'' I have no".reason to lielievo tliaVthe apppjntinejit of a pennaiient '■3'pattt-pf A'ruitrat;io^."W9'i!cl ! Vie of 'greatervice 'than the 'Conc,ilii\tipn Act. .'. am iiifbrnied that the'pEJst two years tho Board of Trade 'have tiiken ' aptibn .m t orty'soyen 1 disputes, in , most of whioh their inter-vention-'has been.iSuceessful.- , ;' . ; : '.,.'i, .' ':