16 SEPTEMBER 1911, page 2

On Tuesday Mr. Ditchfield, Secretary Of The Mersey Quay And

Railway Carters' Union, declared his opposition to arbitra- tion and arbitrators. He said the men of his union desired the preservation of their right to strike on their own......

At The Sitting Of The Railway Inquiry On Friday Week

evidence was heard from Mr. Charles Shipley, a driver on the North Eastern railway, on the working of the Special Concilia- tion scheme adopted on that line. Differing widely......

Other Non-unionist Witnesses Gave Evidence On Wednesday,...

most part satisfaction with the Conciliation Scheme. If a change were made they favoured going back to the old system. The case for the companies was opened on Thursday by Mr.......

The Johannesburg Correspondent Of The Times Says In...

that the Volkssion refers at length to Mr. Phillips's recent assertion that General Hertzog was trying to undermine General Botha's position. The Vollesstem says that General......

Mr. Roosevelt Has Written In The American Outlook A Strong

attack on Mr. Taft's Arbitration Treaties. The Washington cor- respondent of the Times says, in the issue of last Saturday, that Mr. Roosevelt describes Mr. Taft's policy as......

Mr. Tillett Addressed Two Labour Demonstrations In Wales...

and Sunday last. Speaking at Treharris he said that the labour movement did not depend absolutely on the leaders, but upon the rank and file. Had it depended on the leaders he......

The Current Number Of Constitution Papers, Published By...

Constitution Association, contains an excel- lent article on the railway strike by Mr. W. V. Osborne. Starting with the assumption that organized labour has always had to depend......