LABOUR AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13489, 21 May 1917, Page 5

LABOUR AFFAIRS

BASIS OF SETTLEMENT REACHED. THE MEN TO RETURN. (Australian and N.Z. and Reuter.) R"vived May 20, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 19. The Shellield Strike Committee passed a resolution to continue the strike until the leaders are rcleas; I. At a conference with the en.ain rs' executive, Mr Lloyd George i'..sdmg, the following proposals were, accepted by the engineers' executive: The shop stewards to issue instructions I-i the men to resume forthwith, the executive council to negotia' will.' :1 : < .;v----ernment regarding the • ences and endeavour to continue, iiiis practice with a view lo avoiding future stoppages, no further arrests to be made, and the men arresied lo be released on their own recognisances pending the hearing of the case. STRSKERS' HEADQUARTERS RAIDED (Reuter's Telegrams.) Received May 20, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 19. The j ,i!raided the headquarters of the ■ 1 <"S' doh'irnlex in London. THE ARRESTED LEADERS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received Mav 20, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 19. Seven members of the Engineers' Strike Committee, who were arrested, > e charged under the Defence of the Ralm Act with impeding the supply of munitions. They were remanded. The police also raided a meeting of the shops' stewards in Walwoith, and seized papers, but no arrests were made. The stewards have been most active throughout the country organising strikes. The Council of the Amalgamated Engineers lun. advised the delegates of the shops' stewards now attending a conference in London to return to their I respective districts, and direct the engi- [ ueers to return to work, and then open I negotiations through the trade union