INDUSTRIAL WEST.

West Coast Times, 13 June 1912, Page 3

INDUSTRIAL WEST.

OUR CABLED ITEMSi

THE TRANSPORT STRIKE.

NOT KEEN OjT STRIKING

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION COPVRIONI

LONDON, Juno 11

Dockers’ officials state that the response to the strike order has not boon extensive.

Tho attitude of the Port of London authority is unchanged. There are 8123 men working and one hundred vessels unloading. Some London ships arc loading at Grimsby..

GREAT PRIVATION

LONDON, June 11. Great privation prevails amongst the strikers’ families in London.

SPECIAL POLICE PRECAUTIONS

LONDON, June 11. Extra police have been provided in the dock districts where a number of intimidations wore frustrated.

Two thousand transporters have struck at Plymouth and another two thousand at South Hampton. Ships arc- held up at Bristol, Manchester and Sunderland. The Seamen’s and Firemen’s Union aro hallotting whether they will join the transporters. The result will be declared on Mondav.

BIG NUMBER STRIKING.

LONDON, Juno 11

'iho provincial dockers numbering 13)030 have struck and Londoners on strike number 120,000. Owing to the conditions attacked to the Rt. Hon McKenna's offer of one hundred police to protect Honlder Bros, at Purfloot in Essex, the authorities declined to accept the offer and obtained two hundred Birmingham policemen instead. DECIDED AGAINST STRIKE. LONDON, June 10. The Executive of the Dockers’ Union, embracing Liverpool, Scotland and Ireland, has decided not to strike. FREE FIGHTS AND WILD TALK. - LONDON, June 11. A ficc light took place at Poplar. Strike breakers, who were in a majoritv, resented the pickets action and attacked them. Ben Ti licit, speaking at Tower Hill, said.-—“ Employers want the Government to turn out the soldiery to shoot you. The Tories are demanding your children’s blood. If our men are going to ho murdered, I am going to shoot Lord Devonport, who is responsible for the strike.”

NO ENTHUSIASM FOR STRIKE

LONDON, Juno 11. Provincial reports state there is no enthusiasm for the strike.

eight hours

FOR WORKMEN’OF BRITAIN,

CON CENTR A TED MOVEM ENT.

LONDON, Juno 7

Organised labour in Groat Britain is concentrating its efforts to-secure an eight-hour day for all, trades. The Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress is directing the movement, which is supported by a general federation of the unions in tin- Labour Party, representing more than tv.o million workers.

The Parliamentary Labour Party i■ pushing on with ilie preparation of an Eight Hours Bill, which will be introduced shortly. Eltort- will be made 1c con pel the Government' to take up tl. ■ measure during the present session. Powerful unions connected with the transport, snipbudding, engineering, baking and building trades are pressing the employers for an eighthour dav.

A series of demonstrations has h?en arranged to take place next month at Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Bristol and Glasgow, as well as a monster mass meeting at Hyde Park, in which delegate; from every labour organisation wdl participate. Tile leaders of the movement confidently predict its success. The main object is to reduce the high rate of unemployment.

VIOLENT SCENES AT BANQUEfT.

NEW YORK, June 11.—A mob of striking waiters tried to break up a banquet to visiting German officers at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. The police charged the mob and violent disorders resulted. The police arrested scores.

THE POLICEMAN’S SABBATH

AUCKLAND, Juno 12.—At lie Presbytery meeting to-day, the Co. i in it toe on religious morals recommended that the Minister of Justice he asked to secure, in as large a measure as possible, Sunday rest for polioomen, who, under present conditions, i ;,vc no opportunity to attend church. It aas slated that the* police have liroi called upon to perform duty on s'un da\M in succession. The Presbytery deferred consideration till next ing.