LABOUR

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15159, 1 October 1913, Page 7

LABOUR

syndicalism: A CONGRESS m LONDON. ' 'Times"—Sydney ' 'Sun' ■ Special Cablea Press Association —By Tel.—Copyright. LONDON, Sej/c, 29. The International; Syndicalist" Congress in London is considering the. use of the international language and the duty of trades unions in time of war.. The object of the Congress ia to federate the world's Syndicalists and thus berfrter publish the news of strikes and industrial movements.

, Forty-sis thousand men are idle in Britain as a result of the present industrial unrest.

The Socialist Congress at Stuttgart rejected a proposed Bebel monument.

-BUILDERS' COMPROMISE, '• Press Association —.By Tel.—Copyright. Received 10.20 p.m., Sept. 30th. LONDON, Sept. 30. The builders' labourers accepted the offer of the employers, who conceded the overtime demands. ■

INQUIRY OPENED INAUSPICI- : . OIJSLY. LONDON, Sept . 29. Sir G. Ask with presided at the Dublin inquiry, which opened with .a heated but resultless . discussion, the men desiring that the ..inquiry be held in private, and the masters in public! The' hearing.was adjourned till Wednesday. AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. The International Congraas has opened in London, Mr Tom Mann prosiding. A feature of the congress will be a discussion on , anti-mi'litaikm. J A Swedish resolution urges the workers of the world to prevent war by a refusal to manufacture or ■ transport munitions of war.

NEW MOVEMENT.

ON SYNDICALIST LINES

Received 12.5 a.m., Oct. Ist. LONDON, Sept. 30. ■ _ A number of influential traue ■anion-' ists are promoting a new polW intended to eliminate benefit friendly society work, and concentrate their energies on building up a huge fund to secure greater political and irdustrial advantages; to convert trado' unions in a-direct fighting machine; and to broaden the scope of the organisation so aa to cater for the production of primary necessities by the worker* themselves. An international commission is to direit the organisation.