INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 68, 15 March 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

THE ENGLISH COAL STRIKE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. London, March 1-1. The strike conference continued the general discussion on the best means of arriving at a settlement, and adjourned to enable certain suggestions made by the Premier to be considered. A publican named Morley, a secondhand dealer named Mayfield, and a clothier named King, were committed for trial at Ilkeston, for publishing the Socialist paper “The Dawn,” inciting people to shoot soldiers and policemen interfering in labour disputes. Ten thousand Warwickshire strikers refused to accept a week’s strike pay, demanding a fortnight’s. There were exciting scenes at Bedworth. The miners’ officials took the money back to the offices, being escorted hy the police and followed by a huge crowd. A thousand strikers -at Haydon for two days intimidated the men loading coal waggons. The police drove the strikers towards Earlstown, and the crowd stoned the police, seriously injuring three. The Archbishop of Canterbury and York propose to make Sunday a day of humble intercession in connection with the industrial strike and its resultant distress. The Council of the Free Church suggest that their members should observe Sunday similarly. v The Ilkeston malcontents have organised a ballot as to whether the ■strike. should be discontinued. The ballot was abandoned, owing to the local lenders announcing that if the ballot was attempted there would be 'bloodshed. Mr McKenna, Home Secretary, in the House of Commons, said that the Government had no power to prohibit the exportation of coal, and he had come to the conclusion that no substantial relief in the present situation would result from such legislation. NEW SOUTH WALES MINERS. Sydney, March 14. At Newcastle the Conciliation Board has fixed the conference on the afternoon shift question for Tuesday, to consist only of representatives of the proprietors and men of the collieries actually working two shifts. The afternoon ■ shift will bo the only question considered. i 'Vi SUGGESTION FOR SETTLEMENT. ; Ut. . , ) ,-1 (Received 15, 8.5 a.m.) -——----•London,-.March 14. The opinion in the lobby and the newspapers is pessimistic, fearing that an immediate strike settlement is remote.

The Premier lias asked the Fcdcra T tion to agree to postpone the question of wages for day men and piece workers other than coal-getters, which will be settled after work is resumed. cThe Federation refused to adhere th the decision—the settlement must coyer all grades and districts. - V

The “Morning-Post” describes the Federation’s offer to negotiate as misleading, since it still declines to budge from its schedule in any district. It is reported that the Premier’s new suggestion is that as' local settlements are secured, the men in these districts will resume.

There is evidence that the English minors are tending to leave the irreconciliables. It is possible that Wales and Scotland' will be left to finish the struggle alone ndth the support of a heavy levy from the English mines. The dislocation of other trades is increasing. A hundred and twenty thousand railway men will bo unemployed hy the end of the week. The “Daily News” says that the •miners’ -blunder was that they struck at the unity of organised labour. Scarcely a trade union would emerge with funds uncrippled. The miners’ victory would he secured by the allegation that it postponed if not wrecked the hopes of oilier trades. DESTITUTION INCREASING. (Deceived 15, 9.50 a.m.) London, March 14. Destitutions is increasing in the industrial areas. Charitable institutions are .unable to cope with the situation. THE BRISBANE STRIKE. (Received 15, 9.-10 a.m.) Sydney, March 15. The Employers’ Federation has decided to assist the Queensland employers in connection with expenses incurred over the strike. BRICK CARTERS RESUME. (Received 15, 9.10 a.m.) Sydney, March 15. The brick carters’ strike has ended, the men’s demands being conceded. INSTIGATING A STRIKE. Wellington, March 14.

The case in which the Wellington Tramways’ Union is charged with inciting or instigating the recent tram strike has been set down for hearing at the Magistrate’s Court on March 28.