PRESERVE THE PEACE

Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 3930, 13 January 1933, Page 4

PRESERVE THE PEACE

NEED FOE GOOD INFLUENCE FIJEE LABOURERS AND STRIKERS POSITION IN FEILDING Tl seems to the press that there is nerd to make ar. appeal tt all citizens for the preservation of peaee and order and Hie observation of the law in Feildii'g. In fact the appeal is overdue. The question of the strike in the frozen meat trade is not the matter under discussion at the moment, though of course the feeling of nncer’aintv existing- in Feil ling arises from that trouble. Parties on hoth sides need to he asked to assist in keep mar the peace, for men on hotli sides have been aggressive. Wh eii the strike began a few members of the freezing: workers union called on business people in Feildingf and threatened a boycott if free labourers were served in the shops. Threats were made which, to put it hluntlv, scared some of the citizens of Feildingr. who thou«d>it necessary to appeal for special police protection. Strikers have been monopolism IT the seats in Manchester Square for weeks, and some of them, though certainlx not all, have been guilty ot throwing rude remarks at men, women and girls as they passed. This is most! regrettable. Some of us are keenly interested in keeping the good name of the town. There is no need to emphasise the two dastardlv outrages which have occurred in Feilding. These things are too fresh in the minds of the people. They have had their reaction in the minds of tJlie free labourers, who, naturally exasperated. have begun to assert tie ■- selves in no uncertain way. On Wednesday night and Thursday night, they paraded Die streets. Most of the free labourers are quiet law abiding men, but there are apparently a few who need to be kept in check. Last? night one or two of the latter class “interviewed” men whom they met and asked where they worked. Also, ill one or two cases, cheeky remarks were made to females going along the street. This kind of conduct is a matter for great regret. We appeal to those who have influence with the free labourers, iust as we appeal to those whose word has weight with the other side, to use that influence for the keeping of the peace. The cause of neither side will be helped bv breaking tlie law. The police aTe having a very anxious time fryino* to track the criminals responsible for outi ages wh!ieh have already occurred. They will not he helped if they are also called on to keep vigilant eyes on groups of men moving in loose formation with aggressive iaws. T i is reallv the duty of every citizen to assist the police in +heir work of preserving the peace.