THE LABOR TROUBLES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5962, 15 October 1890, Page 3

THE LABOR TROUBLES.

Quito a bombshell has fallen in the Christchurch unionist camp in tho shapo of a letter from Mr John Holmes, who was leader of the Radicals there, and represented Christchurch South in tho last Parliament. His letter in the Lyttelton Times occupies two columns of most vigorous denunciation of unionism and of tho Mantime Counoil. The latter he calls " a secret and irresponsible junto, more tyrannical than the Council of Ten and more intolerant than the notorious Council of the Inquisition." He asks tho unionists if the sensible men among them think that employers will be dictated to by their employ, as to how -they shall conduct their business. Ihe unionists aro simply forwarding tho dosigns of tbe Socialists. If strife takes place "between the unionists and non-unionists the former will bo sufEerers, as theyare hopelessly in a minority. Ho asks *' Will the unionists on strike continue to sacrifice them-elves and their families merely to ■enable their mislcadors to indu'go in a vain and studied display of authority and control over their subservient followers t Ho urges on tho Railway Commissioners to tako steps to have tho railways manned by men who will not bo under the influonco of the Maritime Council. Tbe Lyttelton Times says that Mr Holmes's letter is calculated to provoke unnecessary alarm, and iit publisher it with regret. JjPKB PBKSS ASBOOTATION.—COPY_QHT."| London, Ootober I*s. O* ins to the rouowed troubles with tho corn-poi-tern, the (look.fr, committee arc engaging hundreds of permanent hnuU to take tho corn-porters' places at 21s per Week - October 14. Tho Engineers have agreed to a weekly levy of sixpence par man in aid of the Australian strikers. i Commenting on a letter descriptive of the Strikes in Australia, Tho Times states that it is amazed at the magnitude of the struggle and at the power and pretentions of the leaders, and also at the extreme developments of the conflict between capital and labor.

Sydnky, October If. Mr Brenan, president of the Trades' Council', is a candidate for the seat in the House of Assembly v icated by the d-;iith of Mr Alfred Lamb. _ , Strike matters aro quiet in tho Southern coal districts. The Uoalcliff and Mount Kern-la mines aro working by means of free labor.