THE INDUSTRIAL WAR

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 5

THE INDUSTRIAL WAR

PEACE PROSPECTS. HOPE OF RESUMPTION OF WORK. By Teirierapb—PreßS Association—OoDyric'ht. (Bdc: February 11, 11.40 p.m.)

Sydney, February 11. ■ The Industrial Court has granted an application made on. behalf of ten miners' leaders who were'recently, fined .£IOO-each , in connection with the strike; The ground of the application was . that they were officials of the Miners' Federation, and that tbeii- services '. were • required in bringing about a settlement which is imminent.- •' :. [The above cablegram is printed' as. it was received. Probably the application is : for. temporary, release of . men. detained ,in gaol in default oi payment of fine.) The strike outlook generally is brightening. .Advices from the ! Southern districts are very' hopeful of to-morrow's ballot favouring the resumption of work on Monday. . 4,- '. Newcastle ' reports state that there is a growing expectation of an early resumption of work. : TO ACCEPT-WAGES 30ARD. NEWCASTLE ALMOST CERTAIN TO V BALLOT; ; (Bee. February 12, 1.5 a.m.), ■.Sydney, February 11. . Judge Scholes,'. President, of the : Newcastle Wages Board, has returned to Sydney.-. He interviewed Sir. Wade, State .Premier, during the day. Both of them' declined to say anything regarding Judge ■Scholes's conference with the Miners' Advisory Board. ■'. : V . r • . ; The' Newcastle Lodges are taking a, vote a_s; to whether: they shall hold a ballot on the question' ?f acceptance! of-,.the' Wages Board. So far. ten-lodges have voted for taking a'ballot, and four, against it! " , . Apparently , the Delegate Board regards the .result as assured, as already'they are issuing ballot, papers, before all the lodges havo expressed their views. .;: . 1' THE STRIKE SENTENCES. . /PRESS VIEWS ' JUSTIFIED BY A' PLOT AGAINST :> TUP, COMMUNITY. Sydney, February 11. Commenting ' -the,, strike , conspiracy . cases, and* on-; ; Mr. Justice ; Pong's: 'sentence; of eighteeh .m'ohths' ; imprisonment : (cumulative in the case' of; Bowling on his previous- twelve''. 'months); the Sydney, , "Daily Telegraph" says: "In his summing up, the judge ; vindicated ■ : the -; industrial law by an exposition:-which. ought to :beof salutary''benefit-'.to' those';people whoi seem : to .think it differs from other law.". The' "Sydney Morning Herald"sayeV'fUnder'the circumstances It will not be '< felt that-Bowling has been-dealt with too. harshly. Any .reasonable'review of the 1 strike 1 must impress ; tho public with-the • gtuvity df' the ; oC[eiice : just punished.- It , was a. deliberate conspiracy) to hold up the industries of the States'.' Bowling aind, ; his fellow' conspirators. set. out to de- ' liherately upset institutions, defy; the law, and starvo the public."

:■■ LABOUR■: PARLIAMENTARIANS'v . - , VIEWS. (Eec. February 11, 10.20 p.m.) Sydney, February 11. ! .The labour members of ,the State Assembly, consider that, the sentences' on; Bowling and... others are ; unnecessarily severe." ',Mr.- .• -M'Gowen,;' State Labour Leader, declares that: the 'law .wis .'passed to 'deal : with, criraiiiais.'Tnot to turn -hour est ..ihen v ii<»Votimiuite;;:t]iati;'iras what' wasj,being done' in.'the": present :caso.: A ; nominal' sentence would have ;met:.the! justice',"of thocase., ":■ v'vJv V' f - , ; -y . "BIASED LW." ■ ... (Bee. February 12,1.5 a.m.) / . :!■ . Brisbane, February 11. . :.. The- Provincial -'Council . of: the Australian, Labour ' Federation, has i adopted a resolution-• expressing "deep at- "the. detestable' class :of 1 biased '■ la\y under which ,of ■ the New South Wales workers'. have been. sen : tenced : , for, - tho' prime' ofendeavouring; to better -. the - conditions ' of' their mates." - :, The\council also resolved that:the Pais liamentary Labour party ought t<> strenuously: . oppose the enactment of . laws; introduced with 'the object':: of crippling; unions. < ■ •