LABOUR.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 11 March 1912, Page 5

LABOUR.

THE W3RLD S UNREST.

GERMAN TAILORS LOCKED OUT. (Press Association.—Copyright.) BERLIN, March 10. A lock-out has begun of 45,000 tailors in 158 towns, including 4000 workers in Berlin alone. PROFIT-SHARING ADVOCATED. (Rec. March 11, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON. March 10. Lord Robert Cecil, at Seiby, advocated giving workmen a share ill the profit and management o! industries. THE TROUBLE AT NEWCASTLE. A TRUCE DECLARED. (Received 9.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Both sides in the Newcastle crisis hav& declared a truce. The temporary postponement of hostilities is the immediate result of a proposal by th e chairman of the Conciliation Committee that delegates from each side meet and mutually confer on the position, and then report to the chairman. Th e proprietors agreed and the men eventually agreed conditionally on arrangements they were, making to hold special urgent meetings of all lodges throughout tho district.

IM PORT ANT D E VELOPM ENT S. THE SECOND SHIFT. MINERS WON'T WORK IT. (Rec. 2.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. There are important developments in the Newcastle mining position. The Abcrdare. Aberdare Extended. Neath, and East Greta miners have decided not to work a. second shift. AMALGAMATED RAILWAY MEN. OAMARU. This Day.

The Oamaru branch of the AyS.R.S. passed a. resolution strongly objecting to the Executive Council taking steps to join any outside organisation -which can in anyway possible, even as a last resortas provided in Professor Mills' scheme of organisation, drag railway employees into a strike, and resolving to adhere to their own book of rules and to recommend members to vote against the proposed affiliation with, outside unions.