LABOUR UNREST

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15821, 21 July 1913, Page 5

LABOUR UNREST

POSITION ON THE RAND. GOVERNMENT PREPARED FOR A STRIKE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. JOHANNESBURG, July 19. It is understood the Government is not prepared to concede all the railwaymen's demands. The Government lias completed its plane for dealing with the strike, including the segregation of a quarter of. a million natives.

MINERS' RUINOUS DEMANDS,

A CRITICAL SITUATION.

JOHANNESBURG, July 19. (Received July 20, at 5.5 p.m.) The majority are hopeful of a compromise in connection with the Federation Trades Unions' demands, hut the employers regard the miners' demands as wholly impracticable and ruinous. It is believed that if tho Government is able to satisfy the railway and miners they will hesitate to strike, provided their demands aro considered by the latelyannounced Commision of Inquiry. If, however, the railwaymen and the miners reject this method and demand the immediate satisfaction of their claims, and the Government must face a calamitous general strike and other troubles. DOCKERS' DISPUTES. RIOTING AT LEITH. CONCESSIONS AT HULL. LONDON, July 10." (Received July 20, at 5.5 p.m.) Owing to rioting six gunboats and 252 Bluejackete, besides troops, have arrived at Leith to protect tho dock property if necessary. A section numbering 3000 of the dockers at Hull have obtained their full demands. The remainder have been advised to resume work on the basis of shorter hours pending final negotiations.