ENGINEERS' STRIKE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3089, 21 May 1917, Page 6

ENGINEERS' STRIKE

DEPUTATION TO MINISTER . m London, May IS. I lhero is little change in the engineers' Tho committee has interviewed the executive of the amalgamated engineers, with a view to sending a joint deputation to the Minister of Mu- . mtious.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COMMITTEEIiTARRESTED London, May IS. Two membors of the Sheffield' Strike Committee have been arrested and -.•■brought to London.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■■. ■ . SEVEN MORE ARRESTED .- ■ (Rec. May 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 19., Seven members of the Engineers' Striie Committee have been arrested, arid charged under the Defence of the Bealm Act with impeding the supply of muni..tions. They have been remanded. The .police also raided the meeting of shone' stewards at Walvorth, and seized papers. No arrests were made. , The stewards have lx-en most active throughout the country in organising strikes.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.- • .'•■■■• SENSIBLE ADVICE (Rec. May 20, 5.5 p.m.) •!':■■■ London, May 19. . ".The Council' of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers advised the dele- ■ gates t>f shops' stewards now attending the conference in London to return to their respective districts, and direct the engineers to return to work, and then to open negotiations through the trade union leaders.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A SPECIAL RESOLUTION ' CRetf. May 20, 5.5 p.m.) . London, May 19. ■~ The Sheffield Strike Committee passed ■ a. resolution to continue the strike until the leaders were released.—Aus.-N.Z. ■Cable Assn. HEADQUARTERS RAIDED ■; \ (Rec. May 19,' 5.5 p.m.) ; '.;' London, May 18. ThD police raided the headquarters of the etrikers' delegates in London.—Reuter. . ■ ,

SETTLEMENT REACHED AGREEMENT WITH EXECUTIVE - (Eec. May 20, 5.5 p.m.) i London, May 19. At a conference with the Engineers' Executive, Mr. Lloyd George presiding, the following proposals -were accepted:— Tiie Engineers' Executive and shop stewards to issue instructions to the men to resume forthwith; the Executive Council to negotiate with the Goverenment regarding the existing differences, and endeavour to continue this practice, w.th *. view of avoiding future stoppages; no further arrests are to be made. The arrested committee men have been released on their own recognisances pending the hearing of the case.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.