THE WAIHI STRIKE.

Grey River Argus, 16 May 1912, Page 5

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

MINE. SUPERJ^tEN'DENT INTER- V VikWJED. . (Per -Press Ass6dati6ii> * . AUCKLAND, May 15. ■ Mr Rhodes,- the- Waihi Company's mining representiatiye, and ,Mr : Bar r y, ■ mene superintendent, iaterviewed, said that the trouble was between the miners' union' and engine, driver's, not with companies. If the miners were prepared to xesume work now, the - companies could do noshing as. ; tne whole • question had been submitted to the \ New Zealand Gold Mine Ownei^.Associataon. /. r- ?,;.-..;.. „^ ..s. ' - SuiPPORT-Q^'AOrFILIAXEbi'--.^ ■■ . : ■■;-.-■■.: '-unions..;''.; •.><.■;•■..;■'.....-: Mr Eraser, ,Pp-esident of the | Gene- ):. ral: Labourers?; \ Union, interviewed, : said t:hat so far j the Federation . h%d nc official notdfication of the. Waihi . strike,. but there^vis not- the slftght^st doubt: that the affiliated unions woujd^ : 4 . support .'the WkihjV:niihers in the^ attitude taken; .up. ■'--• other course was . «'P'en^tp^th6m>.^cept^a\&trikft./''^'.hdß Qpinibiri iwiould be ; f ouridi that ) there, was •more .behind the sfanouble than :9.pgea,r;ed. Different ■uriiions in one industry could not be '..tolerated. Fifteen^ riien ; .-■ could fo^rm a union, under .the Ar-bitra- ' tioh Act.- ,It- was impossible to allow • fifteen men to dictate to fifteen h.u'ndred. ArTairs induiStrial in ; New Zea- _ land generally wer,e; regarded ; by.^the .union officials , as in -a very .^uns^tis-: 'factory state; in., many respects.. v :Fre- ; quent victitriisatiop;:, was reporfed _:&i ■ ■manj'- quarffers. j Hiere. wp..s a^ possibility of Htheiv present trouble^ . extending..-;. The . Waitii ..could ■- rest . assured, of V: the : spiKd support of the union-istsof^thg Dominion.. '. ;