MINERS’ STRIKE

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 June 1925, Page 4

MINERS’ STRIKE

TROOPS TO'KEEP ORDER

'Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

HALIFAX (Nova. Scotia), June 12.>

A troop train from Halifax was pelted by rocks by youthful strika sympathisers when en route to the outskirts of Sydney, in Cap’e Breton district, whence the. troops will- pioceed to Waterford. The troops,-con-sisting of infantry and artillery, ■ are armed with all the equipment for ac-i tive service. The. Royal Canadian regiments at Toronto, ■ and London, Ontario, are awaiting word from Ottawa to entrain for the Cape Breton district also.

Yesterday word was received in'dicating that disorders are spreading in the Cape Breton district, where . the coal miners are striking. Rioting is reported to have broken out id New Aberdeen, Glace Bay District, Five hundred troops, fully equipped; are en route to New Watierford. Looting of stores of the British Empire Steel Corporation in. the vicinity of New XVaterford'is reported. POLICE POWERLESS. ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) t ’- ;■ - • OTTAWA, June 14. Thirteen thousand striking miners of the British Empire 'Steel Corporation are in complete control throughout the , colliery districts at Capo Breton. The strike, declared six weeks ago, increased .daily in bitterness. On Thursday, in order to prevent themselves being overpowered; the police fired on the mob, killing one and wounding several miners. Since then the police have been powerless? and looting and l incendiarism continue A strong military force is being concentrated in the disturbed area. .WORE STORES LOOTED. SYDNEY (Niiva 'S'cdtia.),' June 13. !* Three'corporation stores in the vicin-* ity of Glace Bay were looted and burned bv the miners oil Saturday'- night; and the Sydney mine’s store was denuded. The Glace Bay police are powerless to interfere. The military are remaining at Sydney.