NEARING A CRISIS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 24, 29 January 1912, Page 7

NEARING A CRISIS.

BRISBANE TRAM TROUBLE GENERAL CESSATION OF WORtTON TUESDAY. IF NO SETTLEMENTS MEANTIME. By Telegraph.— Pr«s» Ai«oel*tlon.-^Copyrl«h». (Received January 29, 8.45 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. After a procession in th© streets a big demonstration was made in the park, union leaders delivering fighting speeches in favour of strikes. * A conference representing forty-three unions on Saturday night resolved that tho action of the tramway company in prohibiting the men wearing union badges constituted an attack on unionism, which was recognised under statute law. Unless a satisfactory settlement is reached in the meantime a general cessation of work will take place on Tuesday, evening. ' The result of the meeting was greeted with enthusiasm. To a great crowd which had gathered outside the haU, Mr. Bowman, leader of the Labour Party, in a speech said the fight was not alone for the tramway men but fpr the whole union movement. Tho Employers' Federation, he said, had played a strong part in. the trouble, auo. the unionists were going to teach them that if they were going to etand behind the tramway company the unionists as a body would also take a hand. Tne manager of the company declared, that if ri tlie men had appealed to the law the company would have decided to let the law eettle tho dispute. OBTAINING NEW HANDS. POWERHOUSE MEN CEASE WORK. (Received January 29, 9,.45 a.m.) . BRISBANE, This Day. The tramway company altogether ha« secured 85 new hands. The engineers in the powerhouse ceased work on Sunday night. The manager has stated that this will cause a little inconvenience, but it will bo overcome.