INDUSTRIAL WAR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 763, 11 March 1910, Page 7

INDUSTRIAL WAR.

MEN ON TRAMCAR SHOOT INTO THE CROWD. ANOTHER STRIKE LIKELY. liy Toleeraoh—Preßa Association—CoDvriehL New York, March 9. In connection with the tramway strike in Philadelphia, stoning of cars has been resumed. A strike-breaker was wounded, whereupon other strike-breakers, riding a car, fired into the crowd, who. then wrecked the car. Eighty-eight per cent, of the engineers and firemen employed on fifty railroads" in tho' west, north-west,; and south-tfest of the United States,:voted in favour of a strike for higher wages. '. WOOLCOMBERS OUT. INDUSTRIAL DISORGANISATION. (R«c. March 10, 10.30 p.m.) .. London, March 10. ; The strike of the Bradford woblcombefs is over the question of non-recognition of their trades unions. ' • . Nine thousand aro now out. , Their conduct is generally but some of them entered some promises and stopped tho machinery. , A conference of masters and men hare to submit settlement proposals to their, principals, and,, in the event of a continued disagreement, to refer the dispute for arbitration to the Lord Mayor of, "',,: '. Tho,"Daily, Telegraph" states that unless ' the strike terminates speedily, the whole of the worsted industry will be disorganised. ;•■■■■' , Stocks \of tops . are scarce ■ and many firms' deliveries are behindhand. SOUTH WALES MINERS.

BRITISH CONFERENCE: HOPEFUL OUTLOOK. '■-.-■: '///: (Red. .March 10, 9.35 p.m.) ■ , London; March 10. A . conference of 125' delegates, . repre-' 52,500 members of the Miners' Federation met in London.and considered the South Wales miners' trouble. 'After a long and secret discussion the conference ordered its. officials to consult the executive-of. the South Wales miners' wi(;h a .view to a settlement. The outlook is now '■ considered more hopeful.' ; f ;