THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 534, 30 March 1908, Page 2

THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

. A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT FOR , • THE STRIKERS. > ' THE TYNESIDE MEN REFUSE TO [ STRIKE. '• GREYMOUTH WHARF LABOUR- [ ERS TAKE A SIMILAR STAND. [PEB PBESS 4SSOCTATION.] '■ Greymouth, March 29. ' The Blackball miners received a groat disappointment on Saturday, when the Tyneside miners, by a largo majority, refused to strike. The delegates from Blackball arrived to attend and address the meeting, but were refused admittance, as they were not members of the union. , Mr Russell, a director of. the Tynei side Coal Company, who is also a member of tho Union, attended the meeting, and pointed cmt the great loss that they would incur by the mine being closed down. The vote against the strike was 78 to 12. The news was received in Blackball by the miners with disgust, it being xinderstood that the Tynesid© miners would stand by the Blackball men. A meeting of the Wharf Labourers' Union was held this afternoon to consider the question of striking, out of sympathy with the Blackball miners. It was unanimously decided not to strike. A levy of 5 per cent, on the men's total wages is to be made for the maintenance of the women and children. The sum of £5 0s 6d was collected in th© hall. NO SYMPATHY. Christchurch, March 30. The Committee of the Canterbury Typographical Association on Saturday evening received a letter from the Trades and Labour Council asking for assistance for theh Blackball strikers. It was unanimously resolved that the association had no sympathy with the Blackball miners in their action, and could, therefore, grant no monetary help.