LABOUR TROUBLES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10516, 28 November 1912, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES.

STRIKE AT CARNEGIE’S,

United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph. -CopyrightReceived November 28, 9 a.m. New York, November 37. Ten thousand workers struck at the Carnegie Steel Works in Pittsburg owing to the discharge of four employees. The Oopmany were willing to concede other demands and will not reinstate them. THE FEDERATION’S WAIL. Per Press Association. • Wellington, November 37. The Federation of Labour has issued a manifesto asking that the situation be viewed calmly and dispassionately. It claims that the cause of the exodus of strikers from Waihi was collusion between the police and so-called Arbitrationists to break the strike, and a hundred witnesses are prepared to swear in Court that the police aided and abetted the lawless acts. Commissioner Cullen’s administration is attacked and Government’s policy is accused of being responsible for the riot and outrage. Government and not the Federation should be on trial. Inquiry is demanded by the Federation which objects to the Minister waiving the demand aside on the ground that it is not worth while. The Federation will stake itsfall on the result. The removal of the Coroner is demanded on the ground that he is an anti-Federation-ist and a foe of the Miners’ Union. Am appeal is made for subscriptions in aid of Evans’ widow and children towards which the Federation- has voted £IOO. The levy on the Federation’s Unions is to be reduced to 5 per cent, of the weekly earnings. To . solidify the Union’s forces a conference is to be convened next January.