Llais Llafur

2,000 MINERS MAY STRIKE On Monday the North Wales Mi?rs' Ildlec??ded to sern iotict?s at 10 important North. Wales collierits giving 14 days' notice to cea. e work ow.rg to a, dispute under the Minimum Wa.e Act as to fillers' wages. The threatened strike will affect 8,000 men.

Local Protest Meeting. ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES AT YSTALYFERA. Deported Leader Welcomed. Saturday last will prove a day long to be remembered in the annals of the local Labour and Socialist movement. For the past few months it has ap- peared that the interest and enthusiasm of the adherents to the cause was flag- ging, but if that be so it may safely be stated that the meeting held on Saturday at the Playhouse, Ystalyfera, when "under the auspices of the local I.L.P. branch, Mr. G. W. Mason, one of the nine Labour leaders exiled from South Africa, addressed the gathering, will have served the dual purpose of .exposing the outrage upon organised Labour in that colony, and will have infused a new vigour into the local workers. The meeting had been arranged for 5 o'clock, p.m., necessitated by the fact that the building was required for the usual evening entertainment, and this time was undoubtedly responsible for the absence of many who would have been present had the hour been more favourable. Nevertheless an excellent number had gathered when Mr. J. Davies took the chair, supported by Mr. Mason, the Rev. George Neighbour (Mountain Ash), Mr. W. S. Collins, and Mr. H. Clark (Swansea). Mr. Davies referred to the fact that Mr. Mason, and not Mr. W. H. Mor- gan, as previously announced, was to .address the meeting, and pointed out that Mr. Morgan's absence was due to the fact that he was receiving treat- ment for miner's phthisis at a sana- torium.. Continuing, the speaker voiced the welcome of the meeting to Mr. Mason, -as one of the deported leaders, and said at a later moment a resolution protest- ing against the action of the South African Government would be put be- fore the audience, but he believed that one result of the action would be the ooming into its own of the South Afri- can Labour Party. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) It appeared that the Colonial Labour Party was learning the lesson of the recent disturbance. He trusted that the lesson would not be lost on the people of Great Britain. He also wanted them to realise that I they had nothing to thank the present government for in their attitude to the South African question, and in- deed, in their attitude to Labour generally. Let them all unite in the fight for the workers. He believed that the coming of the nine leaders to Great Britain had done more than anything else to close the ranks of the great Labour movement in the United King- dom; (Applause.) Mr. Davies intimated that a tele- gram had been received from Mr. John Williams, member for the division, re- gretting his inability to be present ow- ing to an important miners' permanent fund meeting in Cardiff, and wishing the meeting every success. (Applause.) The Rev. Geo. Neighbour moved a resolution condemning the action of the South African Government in de- claring martial law during the recent .strike and deporting the nine Trade Union leaders, demanding the repatria- 'tion of the leaders, and calling upon the Home Government to withhold as- .sent from the Indemnity Bill of the South African Government until the wrongs of the South African workers .and their leaders are righted. Mr. Neighbour, who had a hearty reception, expressed his delight at hav- S hid the privilege of meetIg one S had the privilege <?meeting .pression to their manhood, to proclaIm their belief in -the great truth hat the -first claim upon all weaLth whIch was the produt ?f human labor, -as hu- 5 man sustenance and happiness. ( p- plause.) These men had made them- selves a terror to e jj <?? ? fact that ? ?J?'re?nipliment to them. ?'  :tu:k by the Government in South Africa was reaBy a blow at ,%encral and fundamental freedom and he urged that a detra^in should be made gainst me to^  on the rights and liberties of the workers. (Hear, hear.) Collins seconded the reso- lution. He said this great mistake oh ? part of the South Afncan Govern- ment had opened the eyea Of the work- *ers to what they ?l?xpect from the ?S?sen? governing classes if they were allowed to continue ho dmg the rems of ?poow?eri. He would remind the audience that for many years past workers in Great Britain had been treated similarly to those who had suf- ffered during recent events in South Africa. They wanted the workers to devote a little time to thinking of thfc I things that really did matter, and to pay less attention to sport and amuse- ment. If the people would only think, it would lead them to a realisation that would soon be instrumental in entirely changing the present system of society (Applause.) The chairman, in asking Mr. Mason to support the resolution, said the audience would give him a hearty wel- come to the Swansea Valley. Upon rising to speak Mr. Mason had quite an ovation, the audience stand- ing and clapping for several minutes, after which all joined in singing "For he's a jolly good fellow." Mr. Mason said that on behalf of his comrades and himself and on behalf of organised labour in South Africa, he thanked them sincerely for their wel- come. He was there to place before them the true facts of the position in South Africa. He would not withdraw one statement he had made nor apolo- gise for what he had done during the years he had been in the colony. After the South African War, waged at a cost of between 20,000 and. 30,000 lives and C250,000,000, the working- classes in South Africa naturally thought that there would be a home for the Britisher in the colony where a man could live under decent civilised conditions, but they soon realised their mistake. The first shock resolved it- self very strongly after the war into the introduction by the Chamber of Mines of Asiatic Labour. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who happened to be in the country at the time gave the as- surance that that labour would never be introduced with the consent of the Home Government, and they had the satisfaction of seeing this labour driven out of the country despite the Chamber of Mines. But the employers wanted cheap, servile labour in their indus- tries, and the employers in South Afri- ca were a band of great organised in- ternational capitalists, and it was these who wanted the cheap labour. They had in South Africa that organised capi- tal concentrated more upon a certain area than in any other part of the world. They did not pay 100 per cent. dividend there, but 400 per cent in one instance, and several of from 250 to 500 per cent., so they could understand the brute capital that the workers were up against. The average life of the worker in the Witwatersrand area was 4.7 years, due to the terrible" disease of miners' phthisis, and the Government statistics did not include the number of men who left the country to die in their native homes. They had been fighting this terrible disease death-rate for many years, and wanted ventilation and the laying on of water to the faces of the mines, by which it could be practically wiped out. This would cost about £15,000,000, less than half of the year- ly profits, but the owners said that the monev was of more concern to them. This was the real reason of the rebellion in South Africa. (Applause.) After exposing the despicable methods employed in securing cheap native labour for the mines, Mr. Mason turned to what had led up to the recent events in South Africa. He spoke of the ef- fort made by the Witwatersrand miners in 1912 to improve their conditions. It was a sectional strike, and it failed, but it was the last sectional strike. (Hear, hear.) They found it necessary to get their men into the political arena, and sent representatives to Parliament and local bodies, and formed a federation of Tirade Unions for the country. (Ap- plause.) A conciliation board was formed and all the adjudications were entirely in favour of the miners, but the capi- talists refused to agree and therefore the workers would not consider the board further. Then the Johannesburg tramwaymen struck in defiance of the law, and every man turned out. This was eventually broken up, but the workers did not forget the part taken by the municipality in the disturbance, and they returned twelve Labour mem- bers at the following election, an in- crease of ten. Speaking of the general strike on July 4th, last, he said they shut down everything, including the banks. (Hear, hear, and applause.) "We have in South Africa," said Mr. Mason, "a prostituted press, just as you have here in England, and seeing that we were going to shut down the whole industry of the country we thought it necessary to tell these people who are always shedding crocodile tears of sym- pathy with the working-class exactly why we were going to shut it down even if it meant a little sacrifice on the part of this great public and to show thom?, HOW MUCH OF THE PUBLIC WERE LEFT WHEN WE WERE IN THE FIELD, and we thought it was necessary that they should be told out of our mouths. Two or three days before the meeting I came out of prison. (Laughter.) Capt. Kirkpatrick of the police said to me, 'Mason, you attempt to hold that meet- ing on the Market-square and we in- I tnd to break it up at any price!' To which I replied, 'All right! You do it if you can and I shall see that every- body at that meeting knows exactly what you intend to do. Take it from me, we are going to hold the meeting, even at any price.' (Loud applause.) We wired to General Botha that we intended to hold the meeting, and if there was any force to be used on their side, that we would resist it. We sent out our famous "Come armed-daiiger" and it said "Come to the meeting and be ready to resist illegal force by legal force. Come and protect the rights and privileges that your forefathers sacri- ficed their lives for." That was the famous "Danger" they kicked up such a row about in your House of Com- mons. (Laughter.) We did more than that. We told the men to rally and buck up their courage and backbone and come to the meet- ing, and they came in thousands. They came armed and we held the meeting, and in case you people might have to do the same, I may as well give you some advice. (Applause.) Our men did not come into that square like a mob. They came into the square as if they owned it. They did not cluster alto- gether like a lot of sheep to be shot down by the trained disciples of the other side. They came and stood in the square in open order—ready for action, ready for business, ready to do and dare to do. (Loud cheers.) That was the class of men they were—men who were determined to sacrifice their lives to maintain the rights of British citi- zens. (Loud applause.) I consider that had we called that meeting knowing that the I POLICE AND MILITARY WERE READY TO SHOOT DOWN THE MEN —and we know the police and militarv of South Africa, and it is about time you know them here—without telling them what to expect, I maintain it would have been criminal on our part, and so they were prepared to meet them. (Applause.) That was one of the most quiet and most orderly meetings ever held on the Witwatersrand. There was not a window broken or a single skull cracked, and it is very seldom that a meeting is held in that part without someone getting their hair parted. (La.ughter. ) We proclaimed at tha.t meeting that we would call a general strike, and a meeting was called for the 5th July. We thought we had TAUGHT THE RULING CLASSES A LESSON, and that they would not interfere with the next 'meeting. The Government showed no signs of interference; in fact the proclamations were not posted until 20 minutes after the meeting had start- ed. That is in the records of the High Courts of South Africa. What hap- pened at this meeting ? The police and military charged the crowd with drawn swords. One of our men was killed on the spot, and- we had 120 wounded. The police succeeded in driving our people from the square. They had not come there to fight or to resist the police— they had come there to hold a peaceful meeting. They retired as best they could and then they rallied and came back with anything tiley could get in the shape of weapons. They rushed the gun shops, and when they came back they drove the military and police from the square. (Cheers.) Then they put up barricades, they turned over cabs and carts and anything else they could get; they barricaded the streets and THEY HELD THE MEETING, and from that time until four o clock in the morning there was continuous fighting in the streets of Johannesburg between the strikers and the military and police. Shooting went on all night. I wish to say this because it has been stated by a good many that it was the hooligan element of Johannesburg that destroyed the property and charged the police and military in Johannesburg. I say I have no apology to make for the "hooligans" of Johannesburg. I say they are a brave and determined body of men, and were justified in every- thing they did that night. (Loud ap- plause.) I have faced the bullets of hired assasins before to-day, and whether it is a legal or an illegal force I will not allow any body of men to punch lead into me without attempting to punch it back. At this point the speaker was in- formed that he had only five minutes in which to speak, as the hall was re- quired. He concluded at a very rapid rate of speaking: On Saturday morning, the famous 5th July, when our men were shot down in the streets we had 21 killed and between 400 and 500 wound- ed by the military and police. Their intention was to rout our men, but it had the opposite effect. Instead of our men being routed, the miners and working class from one end to the other rallied to a man. (Loud applause.) They rallied to such an extent that GENERALS BOTHA AND SMUTS WENT DOWN ON THEIR KNEES, begging for a two hours' truce. We were in the position, for once in the lifetime of the Labour movement—the working classes were on top. (Cheers.) We were in a position that even the whole combined forces of the Govern- ment could not hold us back. We were in a position that, had we wished to do it, or had we required it, we could have wrecked vengeance that night on the ruling class. General Smuts begged for a two hours' truce, I and it is quite correct that he said in j the House of Assembly that it would have been dangerous for him to refuse to sign that document as he did not know what would have happened. He did know! He was told what would happen, and if he had not signed ^th^; document there would not have Been anything to arbitrate about, in the morning. The whole of the buildings and headgears of the mines would have been levelled to the ground, and we would have been justified in doing it. The lesson we taught the whole of the civilized world was this, because if there is one section of the working clas- ses in any part of the world that has a right to wreck vengeance on the em- ploying classes it is the miners of the Witwatersrand area of South Africa, the lesson we taught was: That there is more mercy shown and to be ob- tained from the working class than has ever been shown to them. Although General Smuts signed that document he did not intend to keep his promise. We knew three weeks afterwards—we had the plans in our I offices—of the printed proclamations of I martial law. We knew the Govern- ment were I DETERMINED TO BREAK DOWN ORGANISED LABOUR in South Africa. We did not want a general strike, it was forced upon us. Ten minutes after the general strike was declared came the declaration of martial law, ancPwe were up against 100,000 armed men—an object lesson to the whole of the civilized world that. the last card of the ruling classes is force, and what the working class will have to face in the future. Our men and leaders were arrested in thousands from one end of the Rand to the other. They attempted to arrest me at Blomfontein, but as no warrant had been issued for my arrest I resisted, and the bodyguard that was with me also resisted. We held a meeting at the Trades Hall, and an assembly of 5,000 men stopped^there until I should speali. On the Sunday we held a meet- ing, and 20,000 determined men were present. It was a peaceful and orderly meeting. Our arrest at the Trades Hall was effected by 5,000 men armed with a 12 pounder gun and half a dozen machine guns, and all the buildings round about were full of sharpshooters. It is a terrible thing when you have to carry on your striKes like that, and under- stand this, you may have to face the same conditions in this country. It is the insidious working of international organised capital thax is responsible for it, and that is the POWER BEHIND THE GOVERN- MENTS of this and every other country of the world. The times have come when the, working classes have to realise that they must come to grips in dead i earnest. You have to realise this re- sponsibility that has been thrown upon organised labour to-day. There was never a time in the history of the whole civilized world when the working classes were so discontented, so agitated and so ready for rebellion as at the present time. There never was a time when the opportunity was so great to flash one line of thought through the minds of the working clas- ses, irrespective of race, creed or colour. The responsibility rests with organised labour to lead the human race to their emancipation from the claims that have bound them. The Governments of the world have failed to lead, and are try- ing TO DRIVE BY FORCE and they are trying to drive by judges with bayonets and gatling guns behind them. I appeal to you in this splendid little valley of Wales to unite and to com- bine with one common purpose, link up your Trade Unions, your revolutionary Socialists, your Fabian Societies, I.L.P. Clarion Fellowships, and realise that the enemy is big enough for you to kick. Do it well, get hold of the goods and get hold of the reins of Govern- ment. Don't be too modest about it. You have been too modest too long. Go for the goal and your victory will be complete. (Loud cheers.) The resolution was carried with great enthusiasm, and after expressing the thanks of the organisers to Mr. Coutts for the use of the hall, the meeting ter- minated.

FELLOWSHIP MEETING. IMPRESSIVE GATHERING AT THE I.L.P. HALL. After the above meeting tea was served at the Ystalvfera I.L.P. Insti- tute, and a considerable number of I.L.P. members and sympathisers throughout the district attended. Mr. J. Davies again presided, and respond- ing to the earnest request of the audience, Mr. Mason delivered a brief address dealing with the various as- pects of the movement both in E:omh Africa and Great Britain. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Mason said he and his friends were determined to go back —a statement which evoked loud ap- plause—and he expressed the grateful thanks of the exiles for the hospitality [accorded them in Great Britain, saying that they would be more than glad if their coming had done anything to unite the forces in this country. Mr. Clark (Swansea) also gave a brief address, in the course of which- he re- ferred to Mr. Philip Snowden's great armaments speech in the House of Com- mons. On the invitation of the chair- man, County Councillor Idris Davies (Abercrave) proposed, and Mr. D. J. Rees (Editor, "Llais Llafur'-) second- ed a resolution of congratulation and thanks to Mr. Snowden for his magni- ficent effort. This was supported by representatives from all parts of the locality, and was carried unanimously amidst enthusiasm. It was also decid- ed to promote a conference at Ystrad- gynlais on Saturday next (April 4th), for the purpose of reconstituting the Swansea Valley Socialist League, and to this all societies are urgently re- quested to send delegates. An impres- sive and inspiring gathering was. brought to a close by the hearty singing of the "Red Flag." —————— ——————

I Nodion o Lanau'r Twrch. BYWYD PENILLION 'TELYN I -?. ?- Gynaliwyd darlith-gyngherdd yn Ebenezer ar y testyn dyddorol uchod nos Iau diweddaf, gan yr enwogion canlynol, —Gwili, Rhydamman; Telynor, Mr Geo. Arfryn Thomas, Bettws, a Mri. Richard T. Morgan, a Haydn 0. Williams, y ddau o Brynamuian, yn canu penillion. Cymer- wyd y gadair yn absonoldeb Dr. Owen, Cwmllynfell, gan Mr Thomas R. Thomas, Ysgol y Sir. Cyn galw ar y ddarlithydd at ei waith, cafwyd adroddiad rliagorol o'r "Werin yn Deffro," gan Mrs. Mary Ann Thomas, Cwmtwch. Yna cafwyd da-rlith ddyddorol yn mhob ystyr gan Gwili, yn nghyd ag engraifftiau melodus o ganu penillion gyda'r tanau yn ol dull y Gogledd a'r Deheu. Mwynhawyd yr oil yn fawr. Hyderaf fod elw sylweddol wedi ei wneyd i gynorthwyo y brawd Tom Mad dock a'i d-eulu, yr hwn sydd yn gystuddiol er ys hir amser. I Y GLOFEYDD I Hiin genym fod olwymon masnach y glofeydd wedi arafu yn fawr yr wyth- nos ddiweddaf, a dywedir nad oes fawr gobaith y deua-nt yn well, nes a y mis chwerw yma allan. I TANT PRIODASOL I I Mr Harri Samuel, a Miss Davies, merch Mr D. Davies, overman yn nglofa y Gilwen, y ddau o'r Rhiwfawr, a un- wyd mewn glan briodas y Sadwrn di- weddaf, yn Swyddfa'r Cofreetrydd, Pontardawe. Gwlad, gwlad yr haf, I gariadon claf, Yw myn'd i'r briodaso] stad; Myn'd wnaeth Harri druan, Gyda'i anwyl rian, Er mwyn iechyd a. mwynhad. Rha-id vw llosgi pobpeth ar allorau sorch Cyn nitddianu'r gwynfyd byth gan fab a merth Canu peraidd glod eich hunan-aberth cu Wimwn ar don Syr Harri Defu. Lion, lion. fo'ch oes, Heb un cweryl croee, 0 dan glaear wenau huan ffawd; Difwlch fel y fodrwy Fyddo'r clwm clodadwy, Estron fo i sen a. gwawd Prydferth fel y gwanwyn, bywyd llawn o gan, Heb un cysgod cwmwl vn eich asurlan Hall drigomon yr ardaloedd ddwed yn lJu Bendith ar yr undeb cu. -Cyfaill. I Harry a'i gydmar Dymunwn. hir oes, I fyw ar y ddaoor H eb ofiod na chroes. Llawenydd fo'n llanw Eich cartref o hyd, A'ch byayd fo'n loew Tra yma'n y bvd. p." beth mwy dymunol Na gweled dau gun ? Yn uno yn siriol I fyw yn gytun. Parhewch mewn gweithgarweh, Daioni a moeis, Ar lwybrau dedwyddweh, Mewn cariad a. heddweh, Gwnewch draulio eich oes. —W. 0. TEMPERANCE HALL. I I I -? ?- NOS badwrn diwedaat cynaiiwya ym- gomwest gail Gwnuii Dramayddol y Cwm yn y lie uchod. I gychv. yn cafwyd ;iraeth. ddyddorol gan v eadeirydd, Mr. Evan Kureey. Yna awd i fwynhau'r dan- teithion oodd wedi fu darparu ar y byrddau. Wedi gorpheii hyn o waith, dechreuwvd ar y rhagle-n hwyrol, yr hvn oedd fel y canlyn :—Canu penillion l81 Mrs. Mary Williams, Tanyrallt, yr hon sydd bob amser yn dyddori y dorf a'i llais swynol; can ddyddorol gan Mr W. W. Morgans; can, Mr Lewis Kinsey a Mr Herbert Rees; adroddiad, Mr Evan Kinsey; can, Mr David Davies; can, Mr Lewis D. J. Willicais; canu penillion gan Mr Evan L. Davies; can, Mr Tom J. Evuis; canu penillion gan Miss Mary H Williams; anerchind;, Mr W Williams; vna. pasiwyd pleidlais -o ddiolchgarwch i'r b onedaigesa,u oedd wedi trefnu y byrddau, a therfynwyd y noson hapus drwy i Mr John D. Williams ganu "Hen Wlad fy Nhada.u."

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CWMTWRCH AND GWYS NOTES DEATH OF MR. DAVID BOWEN. The death occurred at his home nooJ" Bethel on Saturday morning of a well known and respected Cwmtwrch resi- dent, in the person of Mr. David Bowen. Deceased, who was 73 years of age, was one of the oldest residents of the district. He came to the place as a young boy from Llandilo and had lived in the the neighbourhood of Cwm- twrch ever since. For a long time he worked at the local collieries, but had also been employed by Mr. Owen Powell, J.P., as groom, but had been retired for about four years. He had been a faithful member of Bethel, and was a prominent member of the local Oddfellows Lodge. He is survived by a large family. The interment, which took place at Cwmllynfell on Tuesday, was largely attended. The service was conducted by the Rev. Enoch Hughes, Abercanaid, and formerly pastor at Bethel. LOCAL COLLIERIES IDLE. There has been little improvement during the past few days in the state I of the local coal trade. The Tirbach Colliery was closed from Saturday to Thursday through lack of work, about 300 men and boys being affected, and there was no work at Brynlienllys Col- liery on several days during the week. The employees are hoping that there will soon be a turn in the tide. SPECIAL SERVICES. There were large congregaLions at Bethel on Sunday when special services took place and were greatly enjoyed. The preacher in the morning and even- ing was the Rev. J. Williams, pastor of Carmel Congregational Church, Cly- dach, who has been a great favourite with local congregations. -He delivered farewell sermons preparatory to leaving in order to take up a charge in North Wales. We understand that the church at Bethel will shortly be taking steps to select a new pastor. Good congregations also assembled at Beulah on Sunday when the pulpit was occupied by students from the Gwvn- fryn College, Ammanford, and collec- tions were taken in aid of that institu- tion. FAREWELL PRESENTATION. I A happy gathering assembled at the Drill Hall, Gurnos, on Tuesday evening to bid farewell to Miss Bessae Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Evans. Clyncvnwal Farm, Upper Cwmtwrch, who is shortly leaving for the United States. Miss Evans was enterurinfed by her many friends (inc'uding members of the dancing class) and wad present- ed with a handsome go d bangle. An eiijOyabV v\ was spent.

"RLFHHSiiING FRUIT." At kkvt sGroo ot the lon^-prpmiscd R. F. has .:riiv«-d. Trai«p» vaio aie im ion of aii insurance card are, according to the master of Alton (Surrey) Workhouse, "given lodging and break- fast next morning, and allowed t to take their discharge without performing ;my work. And, in addition, are given food for the day on which they leave. Ac- cording to the master it is becoming quite common for the professional tramp to take up an insurance card, beg the val ue of the stamp, and thus equip himself to qualify for a week's board and lodging —minus work. Truly, it's an ill-insur- ance wind that blows no one any good.— "Daily Herald." ■* ->

NOT A STEWPAN OR A TUBE I "The human stomach is neither a test tube nor a stewpan but a stomach," said Dr. Fenwick at the conclusion of a lec- trore on indigestion. He warned people against taking drugs for this complaint, and censured the modern croze for exposing children to inclement weather in scanty clothing. ——————

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I CLYDACH I LOCAL EISTEDDFOD At a successful Eisteddfod held at Elim Baptist Church, Craigoefnparc, on Saturday evening, Mr Rees John pre- siding, the principaJ award made were: Soprano solo,o divided between Miss H. Williams, Ynystawe; and Miss Lily M. Howells, Clydach. Essay, divided be- tween Mr Dd. J. Jenkins, Clydach, and Mr David LI. Thomas, Craigcefnparc. Tenor solo, Mr Willie WTilliams, Clydach. Recitation for adults, Mr Isaac Evans, Velindre, Llangyfedach. Baritone solo, Mr Morgan Havard, Craigoefnparc. Verses to "Spring," Mr J. Lewis Jen- kins, Clydach. Championo solo, Miss H. Williams, Ynystawe. Male voice choral competition, Velindre Male Voice Paa-ty, conducted by Mr Tom Jones- Four I parties competed.

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