INDUSTRIAL UNREST.
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE. THE SOUTH WALES MINERS. PROPOSAL FOR MINIMUM WAGE. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, sept. 1. The Home Office has instructed ten officers of the Staff College tci make a comprehensive survey of London and compile lists of food and eoal depots, and mark strategic points for the maintenance of traffic routes in the event of strikes.
A proposed conference of South Wales miners concerning a minimum wage has been abandoned, on the ground that although two-thirds of the replies received were favorable, the number was insufficient to justify a conference. A CONFERENCE ARRANGED. RAILWAYMEN’SLEADERS CRITICISED. (Received September 3, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 2, Tlie Mining Association lxas practically agreed to meet representatives of the Miners’ Federation to discuss the question of a minimum wage for working* in abnormal places. It is expected that the conference will meet prior to tlie annual conference of the miners in October. Mr Mahon, M.P., has warned the South Wales miners that if they struck hey would cut off the Welsh coalfields from the policy of the Miners’ Federation to force the House of Commons into action to secure the minimum, wage. He deprecated the miners folloAving the example of the railwaymen, which was characterised as a magnificent collapse. Leaders of the railwaymen were Aviso in surrendering, hut were utterly umvise in pretending that' they had secured a victory.
FLAX SPINNERS ON STRIKE
2500 MEN AFFECTED
(Received Sept. 3. 5.5 p.m.) BRUSSELS, Sept. 2. Twenty-five, hundred flax spinners struck oAving to the mill OAvners proposing to work short time. AMERICAN RAILWAY TROUBLE. AN ABORTIVE CONFERENCE.
(Received Sent. 3 5.5 0.m.) NEW YORK, ‘Sept. 2. Meetings between Mr Kruttscbmitt, general manager of the Harriman railway lines, and the Employees’ Federation in relation to full union recognition, have proved fruitless. It is still hoped that a strike Avill be averted.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3313, 4 September 1911, Page 5
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308INDUSTRIAL UNREST. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3313, 4 September 1911, Page 5
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