THE MINERS’ STKE

Evening Star, Issue 14214, 13 November 1909, Page 5

THE MINERS’ STKE

MR BOWLING’S CHARGI

ATTEMPT TO CORNER CC

THREATS OF VIOLENT

Pres- Association—By Telegraph—(jyright.

SYDNEY. Novemh 12. Air Bowling (the miners’ salary), speaking at Newcastle, declared it had the strike not been entered on at e present. time' it woutd have been a discr for the miners, while some of the mailer colliery-owners would have beenuined. Beiore the strike was ordered the [ companies and an emissary from Eng'd had entered into a compact that wot have placed the Miners’ Federation urr the heel of tiie colliery-owners, and hat given the whole power in (he coal tradiJ the country into the hands of a few me This one great swindle of the clique hoferred rim™ ' ■ !uVC ffiven 1 hem a pit of £IOO,COO in one grab; but the cite had wen beaten.

Lelening to the question of 1M supplies. Mr Bowling said that the medf the district would not let the women d children starve. He need not tell th how that could bo done, nor could he (better than repeat the woids of Cardinal inning to the London dockers: "If von e huntUy. take it." H e hoped that tin would see that they got- lood for their ues and elii.then. It the law stood in thevav of hunger and starvation, then the w was unjust. Ihe miners were figlrg the battle of the public, because they ad en. teied on the strike so that there -gilt be kept away iron; Australia what w one of Americas greatest curses—an octos that had its grip on America to-day,He vejtned to what was technically kn n as a deal. THE COAL-OWNERS' ULTLMi'UM. SIDNEY, Xovemi 12, flu northern coal-owners decid to reply to the miners’ request agreeg to a ccnterence if the men resume wo within a v.o;k. Should the conference pro aborfi'e. they are agreeable to refer i i-riov-ances to the Industrial Court. SHIPPING LAID UP. SYDNEY, Noveml 12. Ihe Star of Scotland h:us -tiflicie hunker coal to carry her to New Zealan the Union Company have deck;! to lav up several .steamer# and to emtaili; ■ Tasmanian /service. EFFECT OX HOME AIAHKI'S,

| LONDON, Xovomlr 12. j 'R.M-eived November 12, at 8.3(p.m.) ! A conference of the leading bier and rabbit importers' agents exprc.-sseoinxirty <iver the outcome of ihc strike nd the IHiSsibilify of lessened supplies, foiwed Lv the marketing of accumulated stuck,. ; J hough most of the c.i.f. contractcvctahi a sitriko clause, the results of delay" shipments would he disastrous. PROSPECTS OF THE CONFEENTE. ALL .MIXES CLOSED. A OEXERAL STRIKE FEAED. HINTS OF .MOB LAW. SIDNEY, Novemlf 1". (Received Xovember 13. at- 10.5 a.m.'. There will be a congress of telegafes trom the three mining districts ,-day tv consider the northern proprietors’lock-don. Ihe prospects of the congress .Ring in witli the suggestion to resume ork pr<paratcry to the conference are insidered very tit.likely. I ho Mount Keita minors put dwn tln ii tools last- night. All the souther miners tire now out, and an aggregate meting of the western miners decided to die work immediately. It is expected f hat-all pit.--will bo idle to-day. I he coke workers at. Bull! and Bellambi have been paid off and the worksSoscd. Ihc outlook is considered anyting hut nopetul, and tears of a general trike are increasing. The strike leaders stale (hat fe object cd a general strike is to rouse pulic opinion and coerce the mine-owners. Addressing the Hetlon Ixxlge. no of the delegates announced that- the" mirrs were not going 1,., allow anyone to tryfo work tile mines. Mr Rowling has expressed flu opinion that the waterside and other unicis would come out it called. The spirit- o.unitreation among 11 1»- unions was never o strong as it was to-day. Nothing would be done to hint the, public that could bervoided. but this was a light for supremacy,rnd the unions must nave all the power thy could

Mr Bowling mentioned that he hal offers of assistance from all parts of AustrJia, and Xfw Zealand, which, amongst, othr inatwould be considered at to-dafs eonTHE MIXERS’ FLAX. XEWC.ASTf.I-; 1\ A BAD WiV OTHER STATES FEEL THE lIXCIT. ' rMPORITXtI COAL. SADXEY, November Id. I Received November 13. at- 1060 a.m.) Regarding Air Bowling’s .scheme of wotking a, colliery or collieries by the Miners’ I* ederation. the pits mentioned are the Young WaiLsend and Ehbwvalc mines. Xegoliations arc in progress, and it is understood that- steps toward competing the agreement are well advanced.

Hu. l effects of tlio .slnko are severely frit in Newcastle. The exj>ort of ooal for the week just ended was 1,800 tons, compared with 10,000 Cor the [uevious week and 80,000 Cor the corresponding week of last year. The genera! trade of the town is at a standstill.

Advices received in Sydney state that a shipment of coal has already left Hongkong for Australia, and ([notations have been received from Natal and Japtn for cargoes deliverable within a month. _ Reports from the other States irdicate that the effects of the strike are becoming *criou^.

E) Melbourne there is an incieasing tendency to reduce tin; number of bancs employed in (he large manufacturing and commercial establishments. Where tie existing coal-supply contracts terminated yesterday, contractors are taking advantage of the strike clauses in their agreements. The Australian paper-mills proprietary have closed their works at Melbourne and Geelong for lack of coat.

Asked in the House whether be had not power under the law of Eminent. Domain to work the mines, as Mr Roosevelt intended to do at. one time in America, Air Deakin stated that the law did not exist (,o the tame extent in Australia, as in America. The Commonwealth Government had no control over the lands, as the American Government had.

( [Eminent Domain is the right which everv Government retain over the estates of individuals .to resume such lands when they arc required for public use.]