A RAILWAYMEN'S MEETING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 7

A RAILWAYMEN'S MEETING.

. THEY APPROVE THE HON. J. A. ' MILLAR. s BUT k r OT HIS PREDECESSOR. ' 7 (BI TELBGEArH—rKES9' ASSOCIATION.)-: ' ' Hamilton, February 21. A crowded meeting• of 'railway ..employees. was held' at Franktoii Junction- last night:" Mr.- : \V. : N; 'Veitch, of the Amalgamated Society-! of Railway-Servants,' "'presided. He said -the men's outlook'was hotter now than ever -before, and stated - that it was not the J wish-' to .bring ".about 'movements, "their ;6bjedt;being' to ' promote' progress. ? : The', society had had, a lot of trouble /late '-. Minister, .'and. the speaker felt confident 'that if a change had not "taken place serious trouble' would have resulted ' between/the Minister and the . men. Mr. .' Veitch spoke '.in terms', of praise ■in .re-, gard to the now Minister, who was sympathetic, and 'promised to look into mental affairs. Speaking of financial aftaira, Mr. 1 .Yeitch .'said the time had come when - all - the unions , should .take a different attitude in. the'wages question than formerly..With , all L'thp,firicreased' wages, granted, in.'the past,, the conditions : were : very. little •' better, than before, for the reason that, as fast as .the : wages went' up the cost, of living increased. Ho suggested concentrated. ■ effortto •: reduce, the; price, of the necessaries of life.;. Ho also complained ofmisrepresentations : oii; the part. of : a .certain .section, of the press. Mr. Greenslade, M!PI, ,was present,. and Bulogised-'the new Minister. ' , ,