THE HUNTLY DEPUTATION.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 73, 10 March 1913, Page 3

THE HUNTLY DEPUTATION.

i-TLTOXo " DOC I Vl-iNTAJIY ' EVI-MINC E. " A SUANDALOUri 1 ABDICATION. •’ It will be remembered that the sjjokerman. Air. Fulton, a Ecdc-’-.-i--tion of Labour leader, a: the deputation of Hu.ntly miners to tl;? Premier last week stated that l.e held documentary evidence that the Premier, as Minister for Labour, had “pushed the registration of the new union th.rough improper;.'.-. ’ '-Ir. Massey denied th:’ '.rp.;: nient, and asked Mr. Fid; produce the I eh-g: am !:e r.■ '-! 1..: bad in bis pm:: e.-.i-;.>. 71m Fulton failed to ci<>, L-.d he ; cad a telegram from cue Wnl;-h which, said: “Received wire from Mass;.-’ Prime Ui.-.i-'.i , that ep.'.iiaii : had bccii ricchcd, and that he v..-■ pushing it through.” Mr. Mass:-.-repudiated the wire, and said he d:d not accept it as anything he forwarded.

Ur. Massey is r.o-v supported i s his repudiation of M l- . Fulton's allegations by Mr. AVaL-h. who h-’.s publishctl the following letter in the A.ucklantl ' .'jiar"

Sir. -In reference to a Press Association ntessage sent out to-d.-.y d<-tailing the happenings at an intcrvi< w v.!.h tiie Preniit i- l y u-nie - i the Hunt-ly Socialists and Mr. Robe ri -o,>, M.P. for Ofr.l-i. 1 v i: h to make clear to tiie public that the referc-nces made by my sending a telegram saying that the Prime .Minister was “pushing through” t ! m registration of the arbitration uni on at Huntly two Socialist fabi-mmier-.:-:. If anv si,eli t.’cgrain is in existent-” ir is fraud’.tlrni. and I have a very ‘-.trong siisn-’cimi that some frar.ch.i-

ler.t wires purport ing to come from me were sent. The only v,Te cvc” sent by tl.e Premier v. as in k-.-piy to a tv’cgr.tp'::.,- inquiry from myse-f to the Itlinisrer for Labour. My inquiry was as to reason for delay in receiving inwr.uaiion from the Labour Department, as to acceptance o • oi’nir-.n'-e of i’p» li< a' i., i rs-gisirnticn. the :ep!y bcinir, “Am informed by Registrar that the registration of the Huntly Coalmine Employees’ Union will probably, i.-e effected on Thursday or Friday next.” This telegram appeared m ■the daily press of'Oelobcr 31. Tim Premier is probably able to defend himself, but J uou’d rcs-.pcctfußy ask the r.t-anda’ous falirications Ly the Socialists concerning myse'f be given an emphatic dental. — I am, etc-. ! THOMAS WAI.SH. 106. Albert si rent. Citv, March 7, 1913.