Strikes.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1454, 4 November 1911, Page 5

Strikes.

The Sydney Trouble. fwv»* 3'EDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL ENFORCE THE LAW. .STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, (Press Afiaociation. —By Telegraph.— Copyright). Received II p.m. < Melbuurne, Last Night.

Iu the Federal House of Representatives, m reply to questions, the Premier, Mr Fisher, 'said the Government was (Ining, 'and would do, everything possible iu the wharf laborers strike. Ho matter what tlie other Governments did, the Federal Government could b3 relied on to enforce the law. The Attorney-General, Hon. Mr Hughes, declared that the State CrOVemment could take action if it desired, but the Commonwealth 'could do nothing until the affair became an inter-State dispute. An overwhelming majority of the men were opposed to the strike. APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD ordered. "A POLICEMAN'S LIFE IS NOT A HAPPY ONE." Received 12.20 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. In the Industrial Court, Judge ■ Scholes read a letter from Mr Oarmioha?l officially notifying the extent of the strike and asking for the appointment of a board to deal with the trouble. Judge Scholes directed the consti- • tntion of a board consisting of representatives of employers and water. . sidefworkers by Friday next. If by then the two sides had not • nominated representatives the Court: ■ -would make nomination. In eonsequene of the ftrike all police leave has been caucelled aud Sunday off stopped. MARKING TIME. VTHJS OLERKS' ATTITUDE. ' Strike affairs are at a standstill -pending wharf laborers meeting tomorrow regarding which a hopeful feeling exists. 'Some clerks decline to continue •work on the wharves. A meeting of the Clerks'' Union Will be held on Monday to disouss 'their attitude iu couneotion with the .strike. THE COASTAL SHIPPING .TROUBLE IIRHALLY MAKES A SUGGESTION. IBUT IT IS DECLINED. ;; '{Presi 'AttotifttiosTi Wellington, Last Night. 'Mr P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, wrote to the Merchant Service Guild and to the Ship Owners' Federation with the object of bringing to an end the present shipping ■trouble, and froggestad that the 'Auckland agreement should be taken as a basis on which to tame a settle* ment satisfactory to all parties.

A meeting of the Guild wai held to-day, when it was unanimously resolved to decline to ©ntßitain Mi Hall 7's proposal.

*' WANGANUI'S TROUBLES. COM • seamen and waterside ~ . 'WORKERS. Wangami, Last Night. which is in the throes of a'shipping officers' strike, is about to imdereo another, this time at the hands of the Government. About eighteen months ago Hon. J. A. Millar promised the waterside workers an increase of 2c! par ton in hanlling cargo. The Railway Department carries out the work on the wharf for the Board. The Wanwnoi Board, however, reinsert to pay the additional increase and negotiations have been going on sin«e the Board's ultimatum to the Department ia January last, that it would "take over the work. The last communication ti the Department wbs t'ronghtbe Board's solicitor over three months ago. The solicitors yrsterdav received a reply ; that the Department would cease to j work the wharf on November 11th, i short notice ofjone week, unless a| satisfactory airaogement was arrived a The Brard is taM"« a special meetiu? to-morrow. The officers' strike is assuming another phßSi here, bteamers are arming to-motrow officered by captains sul alleged to have baen loaded at Wellington by non-Unionists. A meeting of waterside workers tonight is understood to have decide that if the Wellington Union is in sympathy, the local men will probably go ont -

another mass meeting. LABOUR OOUISOIT' condemns LA ; THE STRIKESvdney, Yesterday. ««.„ Wharf Laborers' Union has fS'if fc st»k«'4«W join. ?Jtidmd Mr Jo and will protaßy matatam thcr

attitude towards work so long as not called on "to do strikers' duty. The Labor Council discussed the siiuntiou and condemned tilio strike. They supported Mr M'Goweu's action. I In reply to questions, Mr Hughes stated that the President of the Arbitration Count was of opinion that he'had no jurisdiction in tllio strike. DISPUTE OVER 3d. TAXI-OAB DRIVERS STRIKE. London, Yesterday. There a.re 6600 taxi-cats idle as a result of the dispaito over 3d for extras retained by one driver.