INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 32, 20 January 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

THE TROUBLE AT NEWNES. ■By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) (Received 20, 8.55 a.m.) Sydney, January 20. The police were sent to Newnes on account of the men employed by the Commonwealth Oil Corporation threatening to join the minors on strike.

BRITISH COAL TROUBLE.

London, January 19

At the Birmingham Conference representatives of six hundred thousand miners were present. Mr Enoch Edwards presided. In a pacific speech, tic hoped a settlement would be arrived at without a miserable strike.

The meeting adjourned to enable the ixecutive to complete their report. The general opinion of the delegates seems to favour the exempting of the aged and infirm from the operation of the minimum wages condition, and delegates are willing to discuss whether a joint committee of masters and men could exclude habitual malingerers.

Prior to the conference the Council af the Minors’ Federation considered die question of minimum wages and ■ lie demands of various districts, pardcularly of South Wales, where a bit--er controversy on the matter is wagmg.

Mr W. Harvey, M.P., stated that he demands of the Wales and Norliumberlaud miners exceeded reasonible limits, doubtless owing to the vild statements of the local leaders, vhose panacea for all ills was the doctrine of “Down with the tools!”, Mr Survey added that 75 per cent, of he miners had already received the ninimum wage, and another 15 per •ent. could get it without a strike, hrough good management of mines >nd affording fair facilities to all mini’s. Mr Barnes, M.P., said that in view if the result of the ballot and the nasters’ attitude a strike seemed in•vitablo. If the meeting of masters md men in South Wales indicated he employees’ spirit, he did not think nuch of the prospect of an early settlement.

(Received 20, 9.10 a.in.) London, January 19

The Miners’ Conference resolved to ormally tender notices in every district of termination of work at the md of February. It was agreed to nform the masters that the men are ireparod to continue peace negotiates in districts and also nationally. The conference then adjourned to February Ist.

SYDNEY WIATERSIDERS

Sydney, January 19. The wharf labourers refused to touch a cargo of dairy produce on one if the North Coast Company’s boats, vhich was loaded by non-unionists vhile there was a strike of wharf lalourers on the Richmond river, which, towever, has since been settled. A ■onference was held without result, t is feared the • trouble will extend o other boats.

UNION BADGES BARRED

Brisbane, January 19.

The tramway authorities have revised to allow men wearing badges to )oard the cars. The union called out ■he power-house firemen. Twenty!our out of twenty-eight responded. )nly a few cars are running. The ion-unionists driving are hooted hy he crowds.