BRITISH LABOUR TROUBLES

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143594, 7 September 1911, Page 3

BRITISH LABOUR TROUBLES

ERA OF STRIKES PREDICTED. SUGGESTED REFORMS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 6. Professor S. J. Chapman fore T shadowed an era of strikes in England and serious industrial disturbances for three or four years, and suggested industrial disturbances for three or four years, and suggested strengthening the Board of Trade’s powers, making intervention usual and rendering strikes and lock-outs impossible until the officials had heard the evidence of both sides and endeavoured to effect a settlement.

The Trade Union Congress instructed a Parliamentary committee to urge Parliament to nationalise the railways.

Mr. Shaw, representative of the Northern Weavers’ Union, was cheered on reminding the Congress of its previous resolution in favour of the Ministry, Labour adding its presence for the first time at the Home Office. The dock strike at Bristol has been settled by non-unionists joining the union, Mr. Raeburn, vice-chairman of the Clyde Shipping Trust, in a speech at Glasgow, said if the power to strike ivere admitted the power to abstain from striking must be- regarded as sacred. Employees had their remedy. Sympathetic strikes could close all the works and bring the ships to their moorings. THE COST OF STRIKES. (Received Sept. 7, 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 6. It is estimated that the Rhondda Valley strike has depleted the New South Wales Federation funds by £IOO,OOO, while the donations from the English and Scottish societies total £75,000, wore also dissipated. The printers’ strike in London cost the society £40,000 in six months. The general labour unrest in Europe is attributed to the universal increase in food prices consequent on the drought. UNIONISTS AND THE ARMY, (Received Sept. 7, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 6. The Trades Union Congress by 9300 votes-to 1,500,000 rejected a resolution in favour of a citizen army entirely free from military law during peace, and to be used for defensive purposes only. Mr. Will Thorne, M.P., supported the proposal. Mr. John Ward, M.P., ridiculed Mr. Thorne's scheme, which, ho said, was identical with Lord Roberts', and stated that the army in Switzerland killed 18 workers during a trade dispute.