Brisbane, Sept, 9.
The whole of Australia is anxiously following the developments of the labour dispute in Queensland arising} from the refusal of the railwaymen to handle goods consigned to mill in South Johnstone where a strike is in progress. The Labour Premier, Mr. McCormack, ordered the dismissal of all members of the Australian Railways Union who ae-clined to sign a new undertaking to obey' the instructions of the railway commissioners and as a result the railways in Queensland are at a complete standstill The Commonwealth Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, in a speech at Mel-Done, expressed the opinion that the crisis was due to a comparative ly few extremists, mostly foreigners, battening on Australian workers, He foreshadowed legislation to prevent disputes from extending] beyond the industries in which they} originated.
The strike now thows signs of collapsing, owing to a split in the ranks of the railwaymen, several grades having decided to resume work.
Sept. 10. ihe railway strike has, been coe The terms of settlement of the! railwaymen's strike are reinstatement of all the men, with no vietimination, and modification of the railway commissioners' regulation regarding re-employment.—Reuter.
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