STRIKES.

Waikato Times, Issue 12186, 22 September 1911, Page 5

STRIKES.

THE IRISH TROUBLE. TOTAL INTERRUPTION. EFFORTS AT SETTLEMENT. INLAND TOWNS ISOLATED. FOOD SUPPLIES SHORT. (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received Sept. 21, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21. The London officials of the Board of Trade are visiting Dublin seeking to promote a settlement of the strike. The men's executive has deferred action, -although it h&s warned the men to be ready for the signal failing a settlement. It is estimated that Dublin has a two days' food supply. There is great scarcity in other centres. There has been no communication with many inland towns since Monday. The absence cf organised disorder is noticeable though there .are some isolated cases of intimidation. Signal wires were cut at Tralee and the points at Wexford jammed with stones. Heaps of produce and live fowls are perishing , on the platforms. Mails are interrupted. Live cattle and produce industries are paralysed. An injunction is beingi sought against the South Eastern Railway to restrain the Company, as common carriers, refusing, to accept goods. Various companies have decided to ignore the railway executive's resolution.

TRAM STRIKE IN DETROIT. NEW YORK, Sept. 20. Seventeen hundred men employed on Detroit street railways are on strike for increased wages and the town is without a Car service. PRINTERS' STRIKE. ROME, Sept. 20. A strike of printers at Milan for higher wages has prevented the publication of newspapers. (SOCIALIST EXPERIMENT. FOODSTUFFS ROTTING. PRESS OPINIONS. (Received Sept. 22, 9.40 a.m.! LONDON, Sept. 21. Several Nationalist newspapers denounce the strike and protest that Ireland is 'being made a vile 'body for an experiment by English Socialists. The Irish Times denounces the absence of Mr Birrell a nd Lord Aberdeen during) such a crisis. It states that foodstuffs are rotting because the Government has not sufficient pluck to send a protective convoy. TROUBLE IN WALES. (Received Sept. 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21. The blast furnaces at Dowlads, Wales, are damped down and 2000 employees are idle. DISORDER AT LEEDS. POLICE CHARGE WITH BATONS. (Received Sept. 21, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21. There is much disorder <at Leeds as the outcome of the strike of 800 colliers. A coal train was held up and the manager's house stoned.

The police made baton -charges and dispersed the rioters. A number of the police were injured. CONCILIATION COMMISSION. FURTHER EVIDENCE. (Received Sept. 22, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21. Mr Dent, manager of the South Eastern railway, 'before the Conciliation Commission, testified that conciliation would be accepted on the understanding that both sides (agreed thereto, in lieu of the recognition of Unions. No legislation could prevent striking and no legislation should be introduced placing railwaymen at a disadvantage with other workers. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. UKASE BY THE COMMONWEALTH STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. (Received Sept. 22, 10.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Sept. 22. The Department of Home Affairs -has issued circulars to the heads of departments stating that absolute preference must be given to Unionists when discharging hand-. Non-Union-ists are discharged first. They are also to supply a list cf non-Union-ists employed.

In the (House Mr Fisher, replying; to & question, declared that he was surprised that any anxiety should* he felt regarding preference tci Unionists. It was a straight-forward expression of poMcy and takes the place of the old system of M-inisteiial favors.

COLLAPSED. SPANISH TROOPS STONED. A RIOTER KILLED. MADRID, Sept. 21. The general strike has collapsed in Madrid. The mob at Cafava stoned the Chusseurs, who fired, killing one and wounding several. .WHFELERS TO RESUME. SYDNEY, Sept. 22. The Wallse-nd wheelers 'resume on Monday.