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GOVERNMENTS PROPOSALS TO THE TRADE. The Government plans to spead up the building of houses were axplained to representatives of the Master Builders" and the Nation al Federation of Building Trade Operatives at a conference at the Treasury.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1920,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ITALIAN TROUBLE ENDED.
Roma, Sept. 12
A telegram from Milan states that the manufacturers have granted an increase of pay of four lire per day to workers over twenty-one years of age, and of eighty per cent to workers under twenty-one, and sixty par cant. to women and children. It is reported that the workers have already evacuated many works, and the red and black tings have been lowered.
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The Government's scheme who communicated to the employers, and officials and representatives of the various Unions by Sir Robert)
Rome, Sept. 2 Horne (President of the Board of It appears that the Red peril in Italy has been averted and an Trade), who presided at the con-agreement which is a signal victory for the workers has been reached ference, and Dr. Addison (Minis-jowing to Signor Giolitti's insistence upon the men's claima. The ter of Health, Dr. Macnamara agreement provides for a sixty to eighty per cent, increase of wages (Minister of Labour) being also for metallurgical workers, joint control of factories between the present. The conference lasted workers and employers and the evacuation of factories by the work- two hours, and was private.
men. Signor Giolitti, has issued a decree declaring that the No official statement was issued manufacturers have agreed to dual control on the ground that the on behalf of the Government, but workers' affirmed object was to improve the disciplinary relations it was subsequently stated that between the workers and employers and to increase output. Con- proposals had been made by the sequently a joint committee has been established, composed of six Government with & view to manufacturers and six workers. The committee will draw up augmenting the supply of labour proposals which will be submitted to Parliament as a Bill to for housing and increasing out-Reorganise Industries on the basis of labour participation in technical, put, and that these would be confinancial and administrative control of industry. In the event of sidered at a conference of the subsequent friction in any establishment the agreement provides for Building Trades Industrial Partis-the appointment of a committee of two masters and two men to decide ment representing employers and what eps are necessary,
operatives. A special committee will probably ba set up to investigate the scheme, and re- port to the respective organisa. tions of masters and meh.
"DILCTION" AND PIECEWORK.
THE WALL STREET EXPLOSION.
New York, Sept. 19.'
The Press Association under- stands that the the Government placed before the conference a scheme of dilution by taking in The Police have arrested a Russian journalist. Alexander unskilled and partially skilled Brailovsky, owing to an anonymous letter saying that he was in the labour. and particularly Bx-financial district shortly before the Wall Street explosion, whereafter service men and also the adop-be was seen talking to three men, who seemed jubilant. Brailovsky tion of piecework, or payment by who was arrested at the office of the "Basaky Golo" which the results. They also asked for an Police describe as a radical magazice, denies all knowledge of the assurance that there should be explosion.
no suspension of stoppage of labour. In return they proposed
A reward of ten thousand dollars has been offered for informs-
a guarantee of employment for tion as regards the Wall Street bomb. The newspapers state that five years and a guaranteed pr the discovery of parts of clock mechanism convinced the authorities portional weak with pay for bad that an anormous bomb was used, while the owner of the wagon which weather of any thing from 25 to is believed to have carried the explosive has been discovered. 40 hours, but not a full week's quarantee. The details in regard, to the number of paid guaranteed hours have not been finally work- ed out, but it is not suggested) that the fall weekly wage shallį be guaranteed.
There was some sharp criticism of the Government's scheme, the Central News states. Employers
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THE COMING COAL STRIKE.
London, Sept. 19.
Eeviewing the industrial crisis, the "Observer" points out that more an operatives matter than if the coal strike comes, it will mean the suicide of Labour interests. one for themselves, but they were It will be impossible thereafter to restore workers wages throughout willing to co-operate. The opera- the country to the present level. If the strike comes it will be simply tives agreed to leave the pro- because Mr. Smillie was determined from the beginning to force tha posals over for the conference, struggle on ose pretext or another. He hasn't negotiated but but expressed the emphatic proceeded from issue to issue by dictation. He only abandons one opinion that they would recom-claim to table a new ultimatum. The latest of them is "Two shillings mend none of their constituent for us or catastrophe for you all.” bodies to accep: either payment
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AFFRAYS IN IRELAND. ·
London, Sept. 19.
number of men, who were drilling, and the Constabulary. The affair A fight occurred in the Wicklow mountaing between x-large occurred at Enniskerry, where the Constabulary surrounded the drillers, one of whom was killed and several wounded. Forty were captured, with arms. Another encounter occurred at 11 o'clock last night, when an armed party ambushed and fired on a Constabulary
patrol asar Abbeyfeale, Limerick. One constable was shot dead and two wounded.
London, Sept. 20.
The authorities concentrated in the district a large force of troops Details from Enniskerry show that there was a pitched battle. with the aid of a fleet of twelve motor lorries upon information that certain land was used for drilling. The fight was sharp but shart. The soldiers flung bombs and used their rides and were supported by an armoured car. Several hundreds of men, conveyed by the feet commandered the motor lorries and swept the districts of Gortin and Plumbridge.
Ia County Tyrone were raided one hundred Protestant houses and arms were carried of in the name of the Irish Republic. The raid lasted several hours.
FOOD PRICES.
London, Sept. 19.
Speaking at the Grocers' Exhibition in London, Mr. McCurdy. Food Controller, declared that apart from a possible coal strike, food
by results or dilution of labour in i
Mr. Garvin says that for once the Government's case is unanswer-prices by Christmas would have risen to such an extent as to make 805 suspe or form. Mr. Hicks, able. It offered either to refer the wage claim to an impartial the working class family weekly food bills 9s. 6d. more than last President of The Building Oper-tribunal or to give an increase in return for guarantees of
Christmas. He added that the crucial time as regards food prices atives Federation, expressed the portionately increased output. The writer picturesquely says that bad not yet come. It would come when the peoples of Central Europe opinion that the Government's the country at present looks like a motor-car which the other day was became competitors in the world's markets, with ourselves. proposals. which, if accepted. stuck half over the brink of Beachy Head. If the strike comer it will
would involve reorganisation of not last long and will be memorably beaten.
the whole industry, were merely
a basis for further negotiation.
**NO PAYMENT BY RESULTS.” The Press Association report that Mr. W. Bradshaw, Secretary. of the Operatives Federation, said at the close of the proceed- ing:-"We are opposed to dilat- ion and payment by results, and are not going to have it. There is not much objection on the score of the guaranteed period
We
THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY.
Paris, Sept. 20.
Infusatial measures are being taken to induce M. Millerand to of employment and the guar-Withdraw his refusal to stand for the Presidency. It is opined that anteed weekly wage, but it is the the exceptional unanimity being demonstrated in favour of his price we are asked to pay for the candidature has begun to shake his resistance and, if he consents to guarantees--namely,dilution and stand, he will be elected unopposed by a great majority.
payment by, results-on which feeling is strong and to which there will be opposition. The price they ask is too much. - We cannot accept conditions that are impossible. So far as the Gov. ernment stipulation that there shall be no strikes is concerned. we are against stoppages of work as a Federation if they can pos- sibly be avoided. We are always
Two hundred mulls will be thrown idle at Oldham to-morrow by attempting to avoid strikes, and that was the object of setting up the strike of spinners, who have repudiated the agreement concluded their behalf. Thirty thousand operatives are conciliation machinery within the by the Union on industry."
affected.
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London, Sept. 19.
Tom Should Worry About Coing Away To Keep Cool.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondents,)
SINGAPORES DULL OUTLOOK.
Singapore, September 21.
At the Chamber of Commerce half yearly meeting the Chairman said the general sutlook was not cheering owing to the collapse of rubber and the tightness of money. The Colony was about to enter a period of depression which would have a useful tonic effect.
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JAPANESE WARSHIPS.
Singapore, September 21. The Japanese warships Asama and Iwate have arrived.
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