THE GENERAL LABOURERS STRIKE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 250, 18 October 1912, Page 7

THE GENERAL LABOURERS STRIKE.

(To tbe Editor.*, Sir,—l hope you will alloWr mc a little ■space to piles a few comments dn fhe pfoeent labour unrest. On last Monday morning, as I \w» starting to work, 1 \v,n told that there was a strike of the general labourers. It came as a if hock to mc, as I was unaware of any tf%ibli> in that direction, but later I was convinced to a cefttrin extent when pickets came around with a printed form signed by some of the prominent officials. They said that there was & strike because some of their men were victiafced. "Oh," 1 said, "I never beard any Word in reference to that before." They eaid that was right, so, of course, they tried to got my mate and myself out, but we stood firm until we saw something more definite. So later a larger sqhod came around, and I, on behalf of my mates, placed before them onr grounds for Standing firm. They accepted it as satisfactory; at the same time they said: "You are the only gang working; they have all knocked off, her* and -there and everywhere," indicating that they were nearly all knocked off. So I allowed a little exaggeration on their part, and Still stood fast. After having a look alrotitfd at lunch time, and haying met some of my mates I came to the conclusion that it was only a fake. The next morning we were again visited by the pickets, but on this occasion their cry ■was to strike for M)/ a day. tVe could see then that ttrty were throwing dot a decoy to tft, arid, seeing the? wiwe inconewtent in their remarks, aiM trying to get ue to strike under false repotta, we were still more determined to rftand fast. Amongst the picketli I ebme faces of men I am quite a-ware are always on strike, and are rarely in the active tmakjoftHtelftUoerlmttricißt WKyeltould snch men «Wk lirorrnd iHMathi£ to workmen who ai* wflling to *ork to keep ■tbeir fatnOiee; 1 «m glad to see «*at the majority of the mOum w«it Vmheaded enough to stand firm. I have h*m*& tbe omtare cay that the T«rttteri»le forced to join araiiiM tJeimaU I do not thinfc their remarks ■were TF«y comist«nt whee th«y need the mm* Uebk* them«elree the laei -itm days Ita trjaj to |tt«n3ii»e wodaaei tofr*

force. Yon I!?L*"£Sg■■■!££ ■>«*»• to bar. a '.xv ►^^S^CifSfi!*'* l * Mjority (as they reckon is the case in Waihi). I wullet the public judge for thamselTes .1! ■ that- has .not *esßttht«; cue this last jew days. We must admit that Auck•s? ".J" a etg*r«©f unrest in labour ciWies, ths socialist element, who do not want to seetheirfeMow Worker getting, ahead at them. "Sorry 'to -*cc *a" fihe* city like Auckland.-WTth-ptarty of work in it, made -a dumping 'and experimental ground for the; foreign element. When 2 "fl over New Zealand he VuTsee that there is ptenVof 'work-for those who look for it, tat, -oh, whenlvou come to Auckland what wul :.you Iftad, agitators every corner, throwing but threats/broadcast ai to their intentions in the hear tHem -*ay thht-theas»bv»Br »is getting flight, ened. No doubt they are, hut imthe opposite way to what the agitators suppose. lam ghtd Vt observe that the isVorkers of New Zealand are bftgmhhig to see-the to a sense of respoiwbHiiy;—-I in,'ete, A NEW ZEALANDgBBIO^mVVY.