COTTON TRADE STRIKE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21281, 7 September 1932, Page 10

COTTON TRADE STRIKE

160,000 WORKERS OUT MINISTER'S PEACE MOVE 'BRINGING PARTIES TOGETHER ' INTERVENTION PROSPECTS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September C. G. 25 p.m.) British "Wireless RUGBY, Sept. 5 The Prime Minister, Mr. Mac Donald, returned to London from Scotland this evening. Among those whom he met on his arrival Sir Henry Bettcrton, Minister of Labour, who returned with him to Downing Street in order to inform him of the latest details in the development of the Lancashire cotton strike. This dispute now is said to involve 160,000 operatives. The possibility of the intervention lof the Minister of Labour has been further examined, and Sir Henry is addressing to both sides to the dispute letters suggesting means of bringing the t^-o/ parties together. On receipt of a favourable reply an officer of the Ministry will proceed to Manchester.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT ! | TRADES UNION CONGRESS ATTACK ON THE GOVERNMENT (Received September 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Sept. 5 Mr. J. Bromley, in his presidential address at the opening of the conference of the Trades Union Congress at Newcastle, said they could not stand aside from the Lancashire cotton strike. He hoped their? organised movement would be able to render their comrades valuable assistance. The conference agreed to contribute £IOOO to the unions engaged in the dispute. Mr. Bromley bitterly attacked the Government, which, he said, had prosecuted a policy of in every department of public life. Any success achieved at Ottawa would be only of a temporary character.^ The organised workers of Britain, said Mr. Bromley, would bitterly resent any discrimination against Russia, " a friendly Power with which we have so much sympathy." Still more abject was the failure to cope with unemployment, which problem could only be solved by bold, drastic action with a shorter working yeek and without a reduction in wages. The conference will sit all this week.