TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12385, 21 June 1902, Page 7

TRADES AND LABOUR.

STRIKE RIOTS IX AMERICA. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, June 19. (Received June 20, nt 9.10 a.m.) After n .strike meeting a mob at Paterson (Xpiv- Jersey, U.S.) wrecked several mills ami ejected the worker;. A fierce struggle ensued with t.ie police, and nine persons ifere shot, several fatally. The- Anarchist ringleaders threatened to kill n policeman for every rioter ivlio was wounded.

(Per Un'itkd Press Association - .) AUCKLAND, June 20. The Trades and Labour Council lmvo adopted tho Dunedin resolution making a strong appeal against the further sale of Crown lands lie inimicnble to tho best interests of the people. The disputo filed for reference to the Conciliation Hoard hy tho Waikato Coalminers' Union has bceti referred direct to the Arbitration Court. The amending act allowing disputes to be referred direct to tho Arbitration Court has bad the effect of depreciating tho value of seats on (lie Conciliation Board, for whereas mcmhnro of t!io Auckland Board received about £200 each last year they have lint averted balf-a-oi'own per week for the fiwt huli' at the present year, WELLINGTON* June 20. A meeting of delegates representative, of Labour to-night discussed the appointment of a Government. inspector to sec that award* of the Arbitration Court were enforced. A deputation was appointed to wait on the Government to ask that legislation lift passed in the coming session to give eit'ect to their desire,

(From Our Own Correspondents.) WELLINGTON', Juki! 20. There was, a rather sultry meeting of the Trade.-! Coimeil last night, when objection was taken to Mr Seildou's statements in London übonl the prosperity of th' l colony and there being 110 poverty here, Tho closure was applied, anil the meeting broke up without coining to a decision on the point. Misgiving? were expressed by Mr Andrew Collins lest the company Mr Reddon h keeping at Home may (wrapt " our t'remior." Said Mr Collins: "Take it from r.lO, llichard John Seddou has been a good Labour Minister to us in the past, but I'm afraid ho will come back from Homo a bloated Conservative."

Tlio Post states that six of the Austrian horse tenders who landed from the transport Angle-Canadian were fonnd iri town on Tuesday in a bordering on starvation, and have since been cared for by the missions to seamen. Efforts to iind Ihom employment in up-c.our.try flax mills have failed, and the Charitable Aid authorities' have declined to take any responsibility for (hem. As the men cannot talk Knj;lisli, the mission management is iira difficulty, and it. appeals to (lie Austrian and Italian resident.! i'n the eiiy to come to its aid and see what can he done tor the unfortunate strainers.

CHIUSTCnURC'II, June 20. The Arbitration Court- will open its sittings in this city on July 1 with the disputes between the woollen employees, the furniture employees, the freezers, and the timber and eoal yard employees, and the employers in the respective trades. Two applications under the Workers' Compensation lor Accident Act will alao be taken.

The statement that a largo number of men are out of employment here is not concurred in by the Labour Department. During the past month tho department states that it assisted 18 men bv obtaining employment for them, the hum total of applications for work being 20 married men and nine single men. It also bad' to be noted, the officer in charge of the offieo states, that men were frequently offered employment, but because it was not to their particular liking they would not accept it. These were tlio sort of men who fussed round jm'inbers of Parliament and made an outcry. As shown in tho last issue of the Labour •lourn:\l, (ho number o! unemployed lias been decreasing. There was plenty of work if tho men bestirred themselves and were not iifrnid to loavo tho towns. As an instance of how applicants for work were inclined to pick and choose, the local Labour Bureau bad offered a tlax-cutting job to at least.' .1 dozen men. One man—a, married man—had at kit accepted it at a price which he reckoned a fair one. Tho other men would not take tho work, simply been use it would not suit them, and they therefore remained unemployed. A good many men appeared to want to get on the railway work", and-nothing: else would suit them. Mr (!. Simiih, M.H.R., has received a telegram in reply to one he sent to tho Minister of Public Work.", placing the slate of affairs before him to tho effect that the Minister intends on his return to Wellington to look into the matter of getting employment. for men who are out of work.