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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13699, 14 September 1908, Page 5

LABOUR

THE NOTTINGHAM CONGRESS.

THE UNEMPLOYED QUESTION

P*re*B Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, Sept. 11.

At the Trades Union Congret* at Nottingham, Messrs Wilson ami Harvey oppos<.>d Mr Ben Tillett's oonciTation motion. Trades Unions, ihey said, should never arbitrate unl«w they had a living wage standard.

The Congress demanded drastic legislation ou the question of the unemployed, and discussed the- discharße of old workmen and the rvswh of tho Workmen's Compensation Acts. Tho Congress passed a resolution demanding larger granto for public works, and for a«w'siiit{f tit* unemployed. Several speakers warned* the ('iurernjneiit of the danger of violence during ilw coming winter.

It was re-olved to promote legishtion establishing compulsory State insurance.

Mr Shackleton, h iir.4nb<-r of the of Commons, unrmum-ed that Mr tJUnlstone in th«- autumn to iitipiiiv into ihi» sub)** t..

FKF.K KIHVATIOW '

R«ve'ved 4.50 p.m.. Sep*. 13th. LONDON. Sept. U

Desp,:e Catholic protest a the Congress by 1.433.0C0 v»'*s against 131,000 recom; uiemtod national fre* secular education, with iKtpular control, from the primary sdMtol to the university; »h«> sewmdary and techutesd education for all children, and geienimeally orgah*»-*l open air re-i-overy sehooiH.

A "rwwdmion *a« <;un<»d dematuFng pensions aC the aye <»f oG years.

STBIKK OF CAMEL -OWNERS.

PKKTH.

A Mrike i»f win.-! »«ft»rs las i»ce»m*l. ami hiiii :uufun»*d serious proportion*. On tb« IVrt Hfeulbnd Marbk Bar rtnita 40 sirnu-d Afghans haw taken possesion of th« ma*!, uuii will not *dh>w t**m* with foodstuff* ami <>tl*r .materia]* it. piwwd inland. Ail the available p*>Ji«* hav* been s»'Ht U» the locality.

BAKKK.S PAY FINK.

J*«-r Pi«'*.i A*»oci.-iti«>n

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