COAL STRIKE IMMINENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11122, 9 November 1907, Page 5

COAL STRIKE IMMINENT.

MINERS RESENT CLOSING DOWN OF MINES.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyrigb*)I SYDNEY, Nov. 8. Tlie position of the Newcastle district miners uias reached an acute stage. At a meeting of the Northern Miners' Committee bTMknagempnt to-day, it was resolved: "That in view of the attitude of the proprietors in locking out members* of the Hebburn; ißuxWood, Lambton B, and Northumberland. lodges, alsp their attitude with regard to other grievances, we as a coinmittee recemmend that until such- disputes aro settled, wo refuse to assist/them to crush our fellow-riieri. We therefore refuse to continue working any longer; under the circumstances." It was further resolved: "That if tlie proprietors before Tuesday reinstate the lockedout miners, and also agree for sax umpire to be appointed. along with a committee of thre-efromeach side to settle the grievances, yw© will recommend, a continuance of woric."-- -.'.-v .y yy. .'■ Adivic^' from Newcastle show" that following, on 'the refusal of their recent demand ,/jfpr^increases, 'the closing of tho ?BuiVp^ : and Lambton pits has aroused /the x^S€btine^;of/the ininers, and if tlie {iroprietors are determined to starve the v\, opkedrout men irito- submission, - • they were /not going to assist the proprietors v by> providing, strike fluids. The proprietors , express 1 ; equal determination not to give way. A suggestion ywas made that ; the Premier or a Minister ehouldi intervene./; -. '['■ ■ - ; .;.j (Received November 9, 11.25 ami.) SYDNEY > November 9. JThe Seapit and Glebe miners Lodges rejected the -Miners' .-, Committee's ultima, turn , to strike. , The Minnia.'and Wallsend agreed. V Other lodges hieet to-morrow , and on Monday x to give their decisions. ; ; Tt is believed a majpnt<y of all the; lodges will ag^ree^to the ultiihatum. ■'•;. j