"HIGH-HANDED!"

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 13, 16 January 1926, Page 7

"HIGH-HANDED!"

A CIRCULAR AND ITS RECEPTION.

The circular which has been forwarded to all unions by the executive of the New Zealand Trades and Labour Councils' Federation in (Support of the candidature of Mr. A. L. Monteith for a seat on the Arbitration Court apparently had a mixed reception at the Christchureh Trades Hall. According to an exchange there was some outspoken 1 comment.

"It can only be characterised as a high-handed and dictatorial action," said Sir, C. Renn, the secretary of a group of unions. "As a matter. of iz.ct," he added, "the circular does not contain one single reason why unions should throw the sitting men overboard. It is merely dictatorial without giving reasons tor the faith of the signatories in. their candidates. The whole thing savours of a hole'and corner business."

Mr. WV J. Green, secretary of the Trades and Labour Council, said that the circular had been issued without the council, which was affiliated to the Fedoration, having been consulted. The council had not considered the matter yet. "I do not think the circular will influence our union in the slightest," said Mr. E. Snow, secretary of the Tramway Employees' Union. He added that if he could judge by expressions of opinion' he had heard, the union was not likely to do otherwise than support the present representatives on the Court. Mr. E. Parlane, secretary of the Canterbury Drivers' Union, said he believed that all the drivers in New Zealand would support the present representative, Mr. Hiram Hunter, who had done as good work as any man could do in the position.