INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 74, 23 March 1912, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

ENG-uidß. COaL STRIKE. juouuon., uxiiicii 2-. Mr. iloroei L a «mcnu*..vJA *w.b noV. itilOUt “ Xno x-i'cm-cr ana u.spuseCt 10 tiUUK ZS and us reasonaole, considering tne unique tuincuitics 01 mining, xio boUewa cue uisii'ict LiOuiuS »\u'ulU uUopt tjifin, ijaO u ivus muse unaesii'u-.w --i iu,jci l particular ngures. rumiuiwui „ lW uquippcO, mm iiiforiuaiion on uu.mil lu luim a juugmoiil. axorcoVOl', ii H uuiu uu tica ton as a pi tecuem. jk. miuun rvaivaius bii.ii tiro rejection ui luf aiucjnuiunit w i/mu vioso mo uuui to iiuiacUiULti se moment. liil’. .uuiial jjaa ba.U ail t-uiIUUG'JIeU b iiuuiti i/o giau ii ub \\ oi o pmn o .oiy lllUlOl , Urn. 11 IV nb llllj/oboil/iu,. 1U lliv tniCii i. boaio. 1 utl'O Intml ue cXaiiiiiniiiuii 'l/ SoO Whoniei mo uaac eoi.iu ululUl 1110 UUlllo.il. /i. nCUiOU UiAiiUl lOilOiVcd. uovoiill jLiaUiCaib ililil X/U bourn ob uigou me uovoi uiiieiii to accept. oir iiiUvViU U u rey asiiou tne. ua/jourites wiieiiioi’ it was' u ne tiiat mo i'tuei'atioii was prt'pareu 'to waive tnc sciiocitile. It so, iic ciiougnt 2s ana us cuiiia not bo inemdoa in mo jtili. Mustoib and men nugiit come to an agreement on the point. Mr. Keir liardie and others promised that tiie Federation would meet forthwith. Mr. Herbert’s amendment may be re-discusscd on the report stage. A conference of the Government, coal owners, and the miners’ executive meets to-night to discuss whether 5s and 2s shall bo paid if the Federation shall abandon the demand for the schedule, and the miners return immediately. Bowman was sentenced to nine months’ hard labour, and Bucks to six months, for inciting soldiers to mutiny if ordered to tire on strikers. A conference- of railway managers decided to keep food stuffs from the country going if every passenger train is stopped. If one company is short of coal oiiiors will assist. PROTEST AGAINST MINIMUM. . (Received 23, 1.15 p.m.) London, March 22. The Federation of Lancashire CoL ton Spinners’ Manufacturers, employing four hundred thousand, and p.vying twenty' millions in wages, have protested against legislation on the minimum wage.