Ships Held up in Dispute Over An Arbitration Award Melbourne, Sept, 12.
Thousands of tons of cargo are held up at ports throughout the country as the result of a strike among waterside workers) " who refuse to accept the new arbitration award, which provided that labour might be "picked up" twice a day instead of once as had hitherto been the case, The plotters planned to overthrow the Alealde (mayor) and summarily to deport the members of the Direc tory while a general strike was to be declared gri the 14th throughout the whole of Spain. The movement, however, was promptly. suppressed and the Government are masters of the situation.
Two hundred persons had been arrested up to Tuesday—morning While arrests continue in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Sarago.s. The persons arrested include lender of the Republican Party, Lo roux, several former deputies belonging to the same Party and a number "of journalists and free Many ships are already held up at Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, The Premier of Australia, Mr.
M. Bruce, speaking in Parlianient to-day, foreshadowed drastic steps to secure enforcement of the arbitration award Employers are considering the question of employing free labour.
It is understood that the Govern-Jrment is considering recourse to the Crimes Act, involving a year's Imprisonment and deportation if an offender was not born in Australia —Reuter.
London, Sept, 13.
The fyrst_ oficial intimation of the plot in Spain is contained in a communique, wired by Reuter's cot respondent at Madvid, stating that conspiracy in which various clements and persons participated land which aimed at the satisfaction personal pride and ambition had been arranged to take effect last night, but. but was frustrated. by the zeal of the police, who made number of arrests. & very oxhouse tive inquiry is proceeding.
The conspiracy has not interfered with the extensive arrangements which have been made to celebrate
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