Second Edition INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 48, 21 February 1912, Page 6

Second Edition INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

PROGRESS OF THE ENGLISH COAL TROUBLE.' 1 "-

THE GOVERNMENT’S ATTITUDE

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, February 20. Sir George Ask with conferred with tiie Industrial Council on the coal crisis, and submitted representations to the Government. It is expected the Premier will announce the action he proposes to take in the House of Commons to-day. Negotiations with the Conciliation Board are being continued. It is rumoured a vivendi will be reached in regard to the minimum wage. The authorities at Glasgow have assured shipowners that sufficient police protection is available. Throe hundred unionists have begun to remove the cargo of the vessels in the docks.

The cotton trade at Manchester will be gravely affected if coal supplies stop. They cannot survive a week’s stoppage of the mines.

Latest rumours from Wales indicate there is a possibility of an adjustment of the trouble. The Chief Constable of Glamorgan states that the miners are without funds, and if the strike cannot be, Avon peacefully, the authorities must prepare for wholesale looting and rioting, as besides the' strikers there .vill bo a reckless and starving population. He demands 3500 infantry and 500 cavalry. INDIGNANT LEADERS. (Rccei\ 7 ed 21, 8.5 a.m.) London, February 20. The miners’ leaders are indignant at the Chief Constable of Glamorgan’s letter. GLASS WORKERS UNDER NOTICE. (Received 21, 9.55 a.m. London, February 20. Hundreds of large employers have given provisional notices affecting fifteen thousand glassmakers in Lancashire and many iromvorkers and engineers. BRISBANE TRAMS RESUME. Melbourne, February 20. •In the arbitration case Mr Badger submitted a telegram l ’showing that the Brisbane tram service, avas in fulj "String and That 360 men' are available.' Seventy more are under instruction. Further-evidence Avas submitted that the tram men not AA-earing badges -Were, submitted-to abuse. l t !; h j , I ■ i WtIARF LABOURERS’ STRIKE, Sydney, February 20. The Avharf labourers engaged in unloading the steamer AraAvata ceased work, on the ground that a .'quantity of the cargo Avas shipped from Queensland i>orts by non-unionists. *s. ■ GOVERNMENT PRINTERS'. ’Brisbane, February SO,/ - . has .has elided so far as tho Government Printing Office is concerned. The Government has agreed to take back the men required under stipulated- conditions. The Butchers’ Union has blocked the deli Aery of meat. AN UNOFFICIAL STRIKE. (Received 21, 10.0 a.m.) Sydney, February 21. | A. gang of road-makers struck at Kosciusko. Mr Griffith instructed; that they be paid off. He stated that the Government Avould recognise aj strike only when ordered by a union.! STRIKE TO CONTINUE. | (ReceiAed 21, 10.15 a.m.) Brisbane, February 21. Mr Coyne, adrdessing fifteen hund-j red men, declared that' the strike; Avotild continue until the employers reached a better frame of mind. He declared that the struggle must re-j suit in victory. A meeting of Roscavoocl colliers de-j cided to return to Avork. A meeting at Bundamba decided tc approach the Government Avith a aucaa to getting a local Arbitration Court to deal Avith the re-employment of Brisbane strikers. 1 FLAXMILL WORKERS. Palmerston, February 20. In connection with the threatened strike of flnxmill hands, due to thej deadlock as to Avorking conditions of SAvamp hands, matters are assuming a more favourable aspect. Tho Avorkers at several mills have expressed themselves forcibly against resorting to a strike, and a meeting has been called of tho Avorkers at the mills in question, at which a delegate Avill ho (Appointed to atend Thursday’s mass meeting, and to vote against any proposal to strike. Further, the men at these mills have decided not to knock off Avork to attend the meeting on Thursday. WELLING TON MEAT WORKERS. Wellington, February 20. A conference of representatives of both parties has been sitting all the evening discussing the terms for settlement of tho strike at Pctone and Ngahauranga freezing Avorks. The conference has not concluded, hut has adjourned till tho morning. No particulars have boon divulged, hut it is reported that such satisfactory progress towards settlement Avas made that there is every prospect of Avork being resumed within tho next foAv clays.