THE MINERS’ STRIKE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143764, 12 April 1912, Page 3

THE MINERS’ STRIKE.

MINERS RESUME WORK. - TROUBLE CAUSED IN LANCASHIRE. By -Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. LONDON, April 11. 'Half a million miners are now workdug. The chief hitch is in South- Wales, where the Miners’ Federation conferred with the onginomen and urged ■them to resume work. The enginemen refused, and the Federation then issued a manifesto to the members that while not directing colliers to fill engineers’ places they would place no difficulties in the way of colliery managers securing efficient men from the miners’ ranks.

■ The revolt against the Federation is spreading. In South Lancashire, crowds, chiefly youths and unmarried men, are visiting the pits and compelling tho workers to cease work. Several serious collisions with the police have occurred, and baton charges wore frequent. Twenty thousand miners’ at Wigan are anxious to resume work, but were forced to stop, fearing .the hooligans would box the miners within tho pits. The owners at Heighten and Tyldesley have re-closed their pits, believing it is unsafe to work tho mines in tho present destructive mood of the strikers. Mr. L. G. Chiozza Money tabled a motion demanding public control of coal mines and the establishment of a power commission. The House was counted out. SOUTHLAND’S CONTRIBUTION. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, April 11. The Southland Times’ fund in aid of the starving strike children has reached £2OO. INTIMIDATION IN LANCASHIRE. (Received April 12, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, April 11. Owing to intimidation in Lancashire, 630 Fusiliers have arrived at Leigh and 500 of tho Suffolk Regiment, and 300 of the 16tb Lancers at Wigan. Tho executive of the Cardiff, Penarth and Barry coal trimmers, denounced Mr. Hartshorn’s extravagant language as detrimental to the best interests of the community.