THE RAILWAY EMPLOYES.

Evening Post, Volume XL, Issue 63, 13 September 1890, Page 3

THE RAIL WAY EMPLOYES.

UNIONIST INDIGNATION MEETING. [UNITID PBIBS ASSOCIATION. | Chbibtohoboh, 12th September. A orowded meeting in the Theatre Royal to-nijrht, under tbo auspices of the Trades and Labour Council, paised the following resolutions : — " That this meeting enters its atronijost protest against the oonduot of the Railway Commissioners in dismissing members of the Railway Sorvants' Exeoutive for their offloial aotions, snoh Drooeedinga being calonlated to Increase the present disorganisation of the trade of the colony," "That this mootlnpr deems it imperative that the dismissed offioials of tho railway norvioe should be reins t it od, and oalls upon the members of Parliament now assembled to exeroise their undoubted right of oritioisintr the rcoent aationof the Cotamisaioners." "That this meeting considers the Bailway Commiisioners' aotion a dircot attack upon the liberty of speeoh, and that it oalls for emphitio protoat from all seotions of tho community." " That in view of the xecent movements in and oat of Parliament antagonists to tho interest of labour this meeting asserts tho neoeoity of immediato and ooncortod notion as regards the ensuing oleotions, and oalls upon all who are qualified to at onoe register their names on the elootoral rolls." Invbucaboill, This Dat. At a publio meeting held last night re the dismissed officer* of iha Eailway Sooiety, an idea pravbilsd that it waa limited to Unionists, and there were only a hundred present. A resolution was passed that the aotion of the Commissioners was arbitrary, and a violation of their pledge given that none should be made to suffer for taking part in the affairs of the Railway So. oiety. An opinion wan exppresaed that the Commissioners should b« thanked for showing themselves in their true colours before tho election, and a motion was carried to the effect that whilo they acted in n> needlessly harsh and arbitrary manner, the meeting is of opinion that it would be unwise of the employe's to move in tho matter, which was one calling for political interference. It was also agreed to telegraph to the Southland members to do all in their power to get the mon reinstated, and in tho otent of non-suooeos the meeting do its boat to compensate the men for their saorifloo.