NOT GOING TO STRIDE

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2398, 7 April 1931, Page 7

NOT GOING TO STRIDE

CHRISTCHURCH MEN AN ORDERLY MEETING (Per Press Association). Christchurch, April G. Over 200 relief workers and unein_ pl< ,\cd who met at the Trades Hall o i Saturday decided that they would not follow the lead of the Lyttelton men and strike as protest, against the Government's proposal to reduce the rates of relief pay. At times the meeting was ahno-t beyond the control of tAe) •chairman, and it tense situation developed when, the discovery ’.\as made that polie«' constables and a detective were in the half. There were loud cries requesting: their removal. The chairman pointed out that the* meeting was an orderly cue, a.tid on his receiving ;i unanimous “Yes” to his question whether the men desired tru p lice officers to leave the latter quietly walked from the hall.