WORK AND WAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4878, 17 February 1894, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

[Sbeciaii io Pbbss Association.! LONDON, Feb. 16, Tl^e Unionist V reßa denounce Williams for his violent language at Tower HiU on the ground that he is an insignificant agitator. Williams, addressing a cro^d. at Tower Hill, said that when the Tories were in office Mr Asquith found money for the unemployed agitation in order to embarrass the Government, and now that he was Home Secretary himself he was afraid to arrest him (Williams).

SYDNEY, Feb. 16.

Two deputations waited on the Premier in connection with the unemployed. One suggested that a quarter of a million should be provided to carry out village settlements, while the other wished to get two million pounds to settle people on the land. Sir G. E. Dibbs replied that the Government would certainly not find the money asked for, and pointed out that most of the trouble was due to agitators, and that the Trades and Labour Councils had not done muoh good. They were much to blame in the matter of strikes, aB the Councils should have urged the men to accept lower wages if they could not get the standard wage, rather than that the men should leave their employment altogether. Referring to village settlements, he said the Government was promoting legislation to deal with the matter.

ADELAIDE, Feb. 17.

The unemployed marched in procession through the streets in defiance of the by-law which provided that the consent of the Mayor must be obtained to such a demonstration, though he specially refused to give permission. The procession proceeded to ttie Destitute Asylum and demanded shelter, but the police barred the entrance.

[Peb Pbbbb Association.! WELLINGTON, Feb. 17. The Minister of Justice has declined to interfere in tho case of Stewart, second engineer of the Waikato, who was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for neglect of orders.