WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 57, 12 July 1913, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

THE TRANSVAAL STRIKE.

SU BSTAXTIAL COM PEN S ATI ON

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] Johannesburg, July 11.

Six police and three Dragoons arc in the hospital suffering from riot injuries. Sixteen civilians, twenty-live police and twenty-three of the military were treated for minor injuries. The Kleiniontein strike-breakers will receive a year's wages as compensation for their removal. When the final terms of settlement were discussed tho Federated Trade Unions endeavored to secure a recognition of tho Union's eight-hours' day, minimum \vago, and the repeal of the Industrial Disputes Act. The latter has been practically a dead letter throughout the recent crisis.

1 lie mine-owners claim that had the Act been enforced the strike would aever have extended beyond the Aleinfontein trouble. A meeting of a thousand trade unionists at Pretoria passed a resolution asking for the recall of Lord uladstone. Tho ruilwaymen's secretary announced that a demand hao oeen formulated for the men to strike in six days unless the Government concedes.

JOHANNESBURG STIUKE

{EPORTS OF FURTHER UNREST

(Received 10.15 a.m.) Johannesburg, July 11

At the last moment the strikers will refuse to descend the new Kleiul'on tein mine unless certain members 61 the mine staff are dismissed.

I'lie arrangement compensating the strike breakers has been temporarily suspended. The strike breakers ait still working in the mine. Smuts, a strike leader, is endeavouring tr. effect a settlement.