N.Z. RAILWAYMEN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XL, Issue 9288, 24 April 1920, Page 5

N.Z. RAILWAYMEN.

A.S.R.S. AFFTiTUDE.

(Per Prass Afif/ociation.)

CHRISTC:HTJJ.iCH, April 34.

iH.<g?lyi»g to -the Prime Minister's! otat^Jßient legaiding the Government; oftei jo the lailwaynxeu, Mi R. Hampton, national piesident oi" the A 5.R.5,., stated fhat the ciux of the \iLole position was whether Lhc lajlnaynien were entitled to a ata-idaid o> h\ *,•> equal to pie-y.ai conditions, li it weie contended the countij cannot .ifloid to place Ihc men in su<Ji a position, it loubt be shown that othu sections of the comurii+^aie making an <qt!<il sacjnce as thai expected iiom the railwdjmcn. Oihei industnal sections of the toiiimumi;, by dnect negotiations, had seemed gieat'ei increases on pie- < way rates <tbm. tho&c so iai obtained. h> the Mihwi^inen bj constitutional means. .Mr Haiujjton ii^ged that the Ooyernr/iout StausLjciiin' should l/c biought b» jioio tho jn\e^tiipitai<_ Im.nd, where he could It oxamiwd as to Jus /ifldin/^s and fo'iclusions. and <tlso that an aibjtiatoi be .selected by those negotiating as piovided ioi by the fnduafcrial : . Disputes Act. The A'SRS did not want trouble and was desirous of the' matter being; settled amicably and . without prejudice to public interest. If ' the position v/ero reviewed impartially, ho was confident the possibility of trouble woujd ,be averted. The matter, however, must be dealt with without further d.eJa,V,