LABOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13489, 10 January 1908, Page 5

LABOUR.

1 .YU'OIiTAXT DKCISIOX. L'ress Aissociation-Ey Telegraph-Copyright NEW YORK, January 8. The United States Supreme Court, by live to four declared the Employers Liability Act unconstitutional. It ■explains I hat. Congress exceeded its ptiwvis when ii imposed a liability upon common carriers for injury to 'employe. 'Die 1-a-ljour party has involved lo agitata for ptoper protect ion to workers.

ALTAI lIS AT XIAYCASTLf

KYPXKY. .latiuary 9. A iii.iss m'.tiug of th-- IVralba miners was held ki-.t iiiglit. -Mr MeWilliauis, aeting-pre.-ideiit of the "Federation. plainly told the men that the Federation -iiniply w;is not, in a position lo light just now. 'lliry Wi-R not in the position t ley were in a co-iple of month" ago. If tiny w<-re lli» whole coal trade of New South Walio might Mion be dislocated. Tin: result, of the meeting would indicate' Ilia I the C'Hirt will now continue its career unchecked.

All the collieries are working to-day. A. iiia>.-- ni-e;ting of wharf labourcns decided. mi sympathy with the Newcastle wharf labourers, not to haudlc the cargo of ve-ssek belonging to Ik 1 X(ir111 Coast Company. the Newcastle Cempany, or the Ilhnvarra Company. The di-pule if ovir rates and the (|uestion of the. reinstatement of certain men on the wharv.is. Received 1 a.m.. January 9th.

Xo unionist wharf labourei,; ottVred themselves at Newcastle or on Use- 1 lawars a Con:pany V; wharves to-day, the work of loading and discharging being done by the cicws of tke ve-.-ck and hee labomvivs. The Xortli Coast Company is piactically unalfected. as it has employed non-unionist.i for some time. J lie position at the Xcweastle wharves is un - altered. '