Labor Difficulties Abroad

Mataura Ensign, Volume 14, Issue 1009, 29 August 1890, Page 3

Labor Difficulties Abroad

— v - London, August 26. Acting on a cablegram received by Mr G. Shipton, secretary of ihe Trades C uncil, the Dockers' Union have resolved to extend moral and pecuniary assistance to the Australian strikers so 'soon as they hear the nature of the assistance that. is required. The 'Daily News' warns Australians ; against puling the dispute too far and ot opening the road to admission of coolies, iv which case the colonies would be quickly over-run with cheap labor.. ; The children attendng the large "convent schools in Dublin have been with- ■ drawn because the nuns bought nonunion coal. New Yobk, Augu3t 25. The Supreme Council has refused to order a general strike. Sydney, August 27. An ominous fact as to the length of time the strike may be expected to last /is that the recently established labor bartackß have been taken for three months, and cost L3OO to fit up. Nine hundred meals are supplied daily. At some wharves. the scene is so busy it is hard to realise that a strike is on. One; result of the conference at Albury has been to bring about a better understanding' between the intercolonial companies in regard to carrying on the present ruinous' competition. It is expected,, in consequence, a considerable amount of tonnage will be laid up,, the effec; of which wili be to throw a large number of men out of employment. The seamen, firemen and trimmers . of the Un<on Company's vessels,, Tarawera and Taieri, refused duly, notwithstanding that Dunedin is their port of discharge. Both steamers still have a large quantity of caVgo on board. The Steamship Conference has decided to request the press to cease using the offensive term of "blackleg." They pro'-. , pose that such labor should be referred to as "free labor." Numerous outrages are reported from Newcastle. Steamers have been repeatedly out adrift from the wharves. The Labor Defence Committee bave passed a resolution that, in tbe event of any real necessity arising, "active steps should be taken on the part of the Government to prevent any section of the community from being deprived of the necessaries os life. .The various organisations undertake to place all the labor required at the disposal of the State. The Shearers' Union has forwarded the first instalment of LIO,OOO to assist the strikers.