INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

West Coast Times, 26 June 1912, Page 3

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

OUR CABLED ITEMS

INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL OPENS

.LONDON, June 21. The Industrial Council has opened a public inquiry into the labour unrest. DOCKERS STRIKE AGAIN. LONDON, June 21. Two thousand unionists, who resumed at London docks last week, have again struck. GOSLING’S TALL TALK. LONDON, June 24. Mr. Gosling, the strike leader, speaking at a meeting in Hyde Park sa.l, if they did not win now they would have to strike again so they might as well as remain out. POLICE PROTECTION DEMANDED. LONDON, June 25. The employers have appealed to Mr. McKenna for an adequate farce of jiolice or troops to protect the workers from terrorism at the Tilbury Docks. Over one hundred \ictinis have been treated at the London hospitals. EVIDENCE BEFORE COUNCIL. Mr. Orhell gave evidence before the Industrial Council. He advocated money guarantees and legislation was required to punish employers outside the Employers’ Ass< ciation. They must have a standard wage agreement, and breakers on either side enght to be punished and even imprisoned. A man working for loss than tho standard wages should ho punished. GENERAL STRIKE IN PORTUGAL LISBON, June 24. A genera! strike has been declared at Covilha. There has been numerous conflicts with the military and shots were freely exchanged. THE REEFTON DIFFICULTY. MASS MEETING TO BE HELD. REEFTON, June 2-5. A deputation from the Citizens’ Committee waited on Mr. Winter Evans to-day, but no information as to the result has been published. Tho president of the Union has returned and a mass mooting of the Union will lie held to-morrow night. Tbe president of the Federation of Labour will give an address. It is expected that- if the fine weather continues, tho Comity Council work will soon lie finished, when seme seventy men will come into town.

A number of married men have gone to Blackball to get work. The dullness in town is not so marked as might be expected, but business is very quiet. It is a peculiar fact that in spito of the men leaving, the school attendance is just the same as last year.