ANOTHER ANTI-MILITARIST MOVE.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14347, 6 May 1912, Page 7

ANOTHER ANTI-MILI-TARIST MOVE.

SOME MOULDF.KS DISFAVOUR defence a( i.

JSTIUKK PLEBISCITE REQrE.-TED.

! >"'.T-rnl ot the ion r.rd br;i?s moi:M- ---• ci-:. ii; t:v;> city are or>".;.VH] to thr> oomj puisory of t! , .- Deicrue .Act ; ;"?'.'">■ «!••■ rr.uk r.nti-rr.i'itsrs:*. R.»- ---' iv::t!v thfir union, the Chri'-f-h-'ch ! i:•■■>:» riJ<! Br:!.-* , . Mo;:!;!(•:>' Union, wrote Ito tb<- Hon. A. M. Myers. Minister of j I Df'to'H'o. urg'n;; tho- roper! oi' the on:- ! : -pti'vosy o'.:i-:.-=os of thi> .V". but the j : Mm>:-:-r's reply v.-n-v iv.it to their s.itb- j , lotion. " J j O]< Friday n:;J:t a rr.fetniiX ot the i Union <v;\s lie!-!, v, liirh w:is attended by somo K>rty n-:on:lwrt-:. '!!:? toi.'i! mom- ! J b-'r-'r.;- is about 120. The anr-uuii- ' ir.r:>; sor::nn at tended on mnsv; the ! otiio" eighty members wore preMimably I not .-'.'.rikieiu'y iritor.-cird ti'.c-nc.' , . to .ittcv.d. Aftor MiiK <'.;..'i"<-:.::i iV;o li'l- I j Inw.ir" ro.'i'ji ;ir,)i was carried :— j -T!;:d Iho Chrisu-hurHi Mouxl.tn' j l'ni>it »"il •">'!■. h> »>rnd;ii.tion o» :-.r.d aft. r LaS-our j.);:t . lu-xi if t lit- eoriit",\:l- i wy < Uui.os of tho Detesico At arc no;; ropoalc-d, .and further, j t.h;:t w> will n;-k the o;!:or .unioNs nr.-:l *o(.-ioi\«-> t'i <!<> tho wn:ir; that t'ni< Union lorw.'.rd Tito above to tho Federal Count*.;, ami \to n≤ k them «r> print i" on ;< bailor paper so :».s take a pYlr.*-oito vote of a<l tho inombeiY. of j the Fedorai ion en th s itr. pert ant matter."' Bnctlv pru, the motion niv.oiJMts to tiii*:—That ;!v Iron a-'"<d l!rn. c <- Mould-j ors." Federation of New Zeaiand, to j which tho different M<v,:k!or\s' Unicr.s j b.Monsr. i> to be n-;kcd to take a' voio on the pan oi members- ."> to whether they favour :i strike v>r net. if tno compuii-ory <Inu.-'-s oi thr DciVuce Act iiro not lepeaie-.i. First, of ail. then, before there ran b:> :■ etfikf. thy Fcxifr:H'on ts-?cutiro | have to con.'. Mit 10 t'-.e "lehisoitc. t!.ni tho yjlcbircito must .shcAv a maicritv in favour of ii strike, and then the unions wish to ro7!<!er theiiMolves liable t?> lieavv fine-s, tlscy eaneel their registnuion under the Arb'tnitiou Act, pitch <'aiK<'liation not taking ! effect for kowo lr.anths ai'ter appiica- ' j XIC-. I I It seems more than probnhie that tho resolution ;assr<l by th<« Chric-tehurch i Uni<iii tho other niyht was, the work of a fovr (irebrands. ] I ''The nii;n are not cnxious for a strike; 1 don't think it £Otvd at any I t ; ni'>," c ii'l Mr W. J. Frcr.eh, .secretary Jof the Christcliureh Union, to a "'Press" I reporter Inst nijrht. '"It the Minister I refutes our nr:nlic<>t:on. liowcvor. the j eha:;c?s are ths't we will fall in with the rs'fv,- Zenlnnd Federated Labour Party, I and that would ur.itefl action. Personally. I shall oppose a strike in evorv way. It will ir.rnn cancelling our repiftratVin, and I don't think the time is opportune for joining theso big schemes wiim we are coing before tho I Arbitration Cnur: for a , now award.'' Mr I French exnlaaiod that thers> was oren I r.ov.- a <li«.putr> filed by his unicti for [ reference to the Conciliation Council. :Tn tho course of iurtiicr convors^tion, Mr French s.r'd i; was, no tho ! CMiristchurch union c-oinrr out on strike lif the sister union*' in tho other cities I did not; it would bp practically a cato lof eomTiittina: suicide. ' J j Nothing now be dono in ' i the matter till fho meeting of tho j Moulders' Federation Couneii, wh'ch j I will'jjrobalily take 'dace m a few daYs , ti:n^ THE i;U)XMASTK7rS' YITAY. "This p.?cms to be a" very extraordin- j nry threat, , ' said Mr J. 7J. Lniirenson. ! secretary of th<- Ironmasters' Associa- ; t : on. to a "Press' , ropres-ontativo yesterday, when aeeuaintrd with tho nnturo of resolution adopted by the Moulders , I'liion, "ar.d one which if carried I out will have serious consequences .T» far as tho industry 7* concerned. Prac-tic-nlly -,!! tho mnil-'m in Now '7eaj !nn<! are members of their federation, j and if tlioy iW<](> it zo on strike they I will paralyse tho iron industry. It ! seems peculiar that tho cause of the froubU', if it aikes, will have no connection whatever with the conditions of employment, ov tho wacos paid. Recently repr'-sent:)tives of our Association and of tho Moulders , T"i;io*i held a to ("iiMder cortain clr.ims made by tho I nion and to endeavour if possible to j make, an agreement to be made en J award of the Court for the carrying on of tho industry during tho next few 3'ears. "We met them on many points and they met us on others. ]n the meantime tbo Xow Zpjdar.d Iron Masters' conference n-p-s held and as the conference was informed that j simitar nrooosals from the union?; to theso put forward hero were to bo ( made in other districts it coi).sidor« , d j that the best plan to adopt was to hold 1 a conference of tho representatives K f , j the Tron Masters of Mew Zealand and i of the .Moulders' Federation, try j Jto arrane;o lor n Dominion award. j Thiit is the position si prese , ."!., and :»s far as 1 know that proposal will bo adopted. There has Ik-cu no trouble I with tho unions and all parties .seemed ! satisfied to procure tho "Dominion : I award. Ido not. however, think for a moment that the moulders rcnerally 1 will do anything so foolish sis "to countenance- r. strike on a matter which does not affect their employment-, uivl ' which will cause thorn as well as tho ; omnloyers. no end of As far «r. ; T can sco nobody lias anything to ffnin by such n, strike for such a rearon."