INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 29, 17 January 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

COTTON CON FER E N CE . By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. (Received 17, 8.5 a.m.) London, Janu irv 16. Sir G. Askwitn’s cotton conference sat throughout the clay and .uliJuried. BRITISH COAL TROUBLE. (Received 17, 8.5 a.m.) London, January 16. The South Wales Conciliation Board had an abortive meeting, the owners refusing to discuss the schedule proposing a minimum of' eight shillings for coal getters and live shillings for other labourers. The “Standard” declares that 283,900 miners voted for a strike, and 37,000 against. LAURENCE BAYONET CHARGE. New York, January 16. Fifteen thousand are idle in connection witii the mill strike at Laurence (Massachusetts). The city is placed under martial law. A bayonet charge resulted in fatal injuries to a boy. Scores were treated for minor wounds. The strikes originated as a protest against the reduction of pay by the special courts. SCOTTISH COAL MINERS. (Received 17, 9.59 a.m.) London, January 16. The Scottish Miners’ Federation has requested tiie summoning cf the Conciliation Board to receive the miners’ six months’ notice of termination cf the existing wages agreement. SYDNEY WATER-SEDERS. Sydney, January IG. A deputation asked Mr Bee by, Act-ing-Premier, to see that the wharf labourers obeyed the award. Ho stated tnat, owing to inability to got vessels loaded during the hours in which labourers chose to work in Sydney, they wore losing the trade winch hail taken a long time to build up. Mi; Booby regretted the labourers’ action, but both sides were to blame. The companies fought against granting an increased rate, yet granted an in-crease-to Melbourne. If the owners were more candid the results would bo different. He hoped .soon to see an unending Act passed enabling them to leal"' with similar difficulties. Past .-{Torts had been spoiled by opponents ihdoavouring to make political capital jut of them. Following Mr Becky's remarks the shipowners met and decided to raise die wharf labourers pay to Is 5d per hour, the same as the Melbourne rates. The union meets to consider the offer to-morrow. . COAL LUMPERS RESUME. Brisbane, January 16. The coal lumpers have resumed work >n the employers stating their willingness to hold pi, conference. A STRIKE IN PROTEST. mi Adelaide, January 17. A hundred .and sixty employees .engaged in the aerated. water making ‘industry have struck in protest at the lismissal of a member of the union for being late. A TELEGRAPHISTS’ UNION. Perth, January 16. The telegraphists are registering as ’ii industrial organisation and arranging for a citation before the Arbitration Court. , RABBITERS’ STRIKE SETTLED. (Received 17, 9.25 a.m.), Sydney, January 17. The rabbiters’ strike at Blayncy has been settled, the men accepting the ■■ freezing company’s offer. WELLINGTON WATERSIDERS. Wellington, January 16. After a conference lasting five days xitween the representatives of the waterside workers and the employers diroughout New Zealand, a working igreement was reached this evening. Practically all the shipping companies md about 400 men are concerned. Full details have not yet been fixed, nit these present no difficulties. The basis of ike agreement is that die wages are increased twopence per lour all round on the existing rates for ordinary work, and overtime work In specified cases, such as the handling if frozen meat, the increase agreed to is threepence an hour. The agreement applies to practically all ports in the Dominion, opon and tidal.