BOTH SIDES DETERMINED

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 277, 20 November 1913, Page 6

BOTH SIDES DETERMINED

MORE MEN RETURNING TO WORK

BUT STHIKE LEADERS STILL OMBISMAYEO

PETITION TO HAVE HOTELS REOPENED

OPPOSED BY STRIKERS AND "SPECIALS.' ,

1 :iere is Still no TnnJjrinT -ciance tr> record regarding the general etrike at preseiri in protrreta in Auckland. Each mornrag witnesses the return of a few more men to work, but the end of the ie still not in sight. The strike tender*, in fact, profess themselves to k*- better pleaeed with the way tievelopTiciits are shaping now than at any otiiej- t.'m , ; since the strike started. Vkiali; there hare beea desertions from some of the Tmiorv; affected, the transport -workerswutersideis, carters. seainea, and tranrwaymenare declare*! to bo absolutely solid. To-day it Is assorted that, there has not been a single rene£3de from the ranks of the union.above mentioned. Solidarity anions?; the transport workers at this stage -wiU. it is elakned. compel the resumption o: prate negotiations before Christmas.

The authorities, on the other hand, ar proceeding cprietry bin determinedly wit: iiheir policy of maintaining law an-. • order, and permitting the work of Uie «ity to continue without interference. 2"n this way work upon the waterfront {proceeds apace. Despite difficulties in regard to seamen, the coastal fleet keeps BJf a fairly satisfactory service, and 150 carters, about, half of whom are volunItpers. maintain the conveyance of {roods "io and from the wharves. Tomorrow twill witness important developments in r<>;ra.rd to the umber milling- trade, in which 1.000 men are concerned. Id i≤ anr.onnced that all the miil whistles will Wow u>-niorrcnv morning, and the men "will be given a final opport-cnity of returning 10 work. Ai 2. meeting of members of the Amalgamated Bociety of Carpenters and Joiners, held last evening, the Executive Secretary ii\>m Wellington ianounctul thai the strike of the local men was i?lf'3il, and ordered all members back to work under penalty of forfeiture of herjpfita accruing; under the constitution of the Society. A ho.-tile elcmrnt created considerable disorder. Members opposed "to aiijioution, fur which the todcty stands solidly, were advised to firm a. new union and attach themselves to the United Federation of Labour. It is staled that the decision to strike was Toted upon at a meeting attended by 154 members out of 1,414. and that as the reKalt of -the order of the executiv-e. all th-e men. with tne. exception of about 100. will rrtnra to work.

Work was in progress on al! tho wharves this morning. A total of GlO mrrnbers of tbe-new unk-in were employed :-. handling cargo at the 16 vessels alongside. Ixirge ennsjgnments of Lonrjon fl.r«: bciru: landed from the Tontr-ari.ro a.v.<i the ' Muritai, awl the En?r l pcrw.i is to sail at daylight tomorrow with an exceptionally large rsirn of dairy produce aboard. The raagisiru"i.e£ this morning heard «Tid«ncß in opposition Iji 4:be Application of "-h-e J_af4naswi Vict trailers"* _\£socia t tion that tibe boteis sbonj-cl be opened. The Scrik-e Cj-iTTTiittep s-rrocjjly opposed titc 3TTplic3."ion. and the officer in charge of the "ypeciii"' ronKtables also -wroi-e tek-is-g that-ihe hotels ehciiid reinain closed.