N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2682, 11 December 1909, Page 5

N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

EMPLOYMENT OF, NON-UNIONISTS Mnitku I’u«Bh Aflsoriation—CopymaiiT. yT, - SYDNEY, Dec. 10 Mr H-ughes and other leaders strongly condemn the proposed action of the Government to ignore the safety regulations of the Mining Act, in allowing non-unionists to be employed in pits. They declare that it will be criminal to permit inexperienced men to enter the mines. ) ——r * MR HUGHES ON MR BOWLING. ' Mr Hughes, replying to Mr Bowling’s Wallsend speech, states: “Mr Bowling has plainly declared war against the Strike Congress, and threatens to sweep aside all its efforts at a settlement. He is aiming at a revolution —an ijppeal to force.” Mr Hug Ties said he had irrevocably opposed that policy, and would not endorse it. “May be,” he said,'“the unionists of New South Wales prefer Bowling’s methods., If so, they are free to follow him. The democracy’s only hope is in unity.” He hoped, he said, that Mr Bowling would see the wisdom of leaving the settlement of the dispute in the bands of the congress. Unless the wild and impracticable schemes were laid aside unionism would be beaten. Mr Hughes . threatens to withdraw from the struggle unless Mr Bowling obeys the congress. , Witli imported coal the railways hope to cope with the holiday traffic and keep the - live stock . and food, trains running. v A movement is afoot for the officials of the inter-State steamship owners to try their hapds at. mediation.. The Aberdare Miners’ Lodge resolved to ask all unionists in the military forces to resign. ( .. UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASING. MELBOURNE, Dec. 10. . The unemployment as the result of the strike is rapidly* increasing. In the bulk of the cases the services of those concerned have not been dispensed with, but they have been given extended holidays. INDIAN COAL BOOKED. LONDON, Dec. 9. The “Daily Mail’s” Calcutta correspondent states that if the Australian strike continues there are prospects of numerous orders for Bengal coal, of which 50,000 tons had' already been'booked at Calcutta. If unloading ■were safely effected many other cargoes would be despatched.