AFTER THE BATTLE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 312, 23 December 1913, Page 6

AFTER THE BATTLE

BEDS ATTACK OX YOUNG. ; BY - ; V < p.rn.. ■ The Rt>i- < _ .> i much chastened in ti'i-day s i>sue and has no comment t*> make on the Executive’s admission of defeat. Onereport has an allegation that Young kicked the seamen into scabbing on the miners. The press is invited to report a meeting of seamen tliis afternoon. It is understood the purpose of the meeting is to vindicate Young's action. It is expected t: e next few days will bring thrilling revelations of ’rungs done privatelv dining recent u, -ks. AT WELLINGTON. CROWDS APPLt FOR WORK. [by telegraph—special. 1 Wellington. 2.15 p.m. There was a gr ea t c r<>w d o f api 1 1 i - cations for work < n the wharves to dav. The queue which was fu. rned clued such congestion that traffic was impeded and the police had to clear the waiting men off the wharf. The arbitration union has a huge membership rod and an unwieldy' executive in quantity. A special: meeting lias been arranged to con-; sider the problem. The men enrolled! to-day signed a conditional form : ‘■provided our applications are ae ceptable by the executive." ; The total number of men working to day is IGOO. including !W st::s , who joined yesterday. i The guard of s-pectal- at thei entrance to the whawf has hern will, drawn, and passage to the wharves ! is completely free, tire first time f«;-r. eight weeks. ; % - - 1 THE HUNTLY MINES. : TERMS OF AGREEMENT. | HEAVY PENALTIES FOR ; BREACHES. ; Auckland, Dec. 23. | The agreement entered into between the Taupiri Company and the 1 Huntly miners provides that the | 1 union undertakes not to cancel its ; registration under the Arbitration t Act. The union shll expel any mem- j ber connected with tire federation I •of Labour or any similar body or in I default the company may Gi.-rmss him without notice. Provision is 1 made for a fortnight’s notice on I either jide. but employees may be i instantly dismissed for inciting , workers to disregard the provisions of any clause of the agreement or Industrial Arbitration Act. Th.union shall not assist m ary strike till after a secret ballot so decides by a four-fifths majority, and m that event six weeks notice shall be subsequently given to the company. ' The penalty for striking is £5OO ai X dav and the company undertatet ■> not to unnecessarily cease work and to pay £5OO a day to the union during lockouts.

A COOL THEFT. I Auckland. Dee. 2-1. i The garage of W Souter an<J Co., was entered on Friday nigiit and a ( five-seated Ford car stolen and replaced by a two-seater stolen from another garage. AUCKLAND STRIKERS DISAPPOINTED. NO WORK TILL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. Auckland. Dee. 23. Work on the waterfront is scarce. Many former strikers were gatln-rcd on the wharves to-day. but disp<r--ed when a notice was posted up stating that no applications for membership in the new union v.iU b«considered until after the N'-w ' ear holidays. A busy period i ed after the holidays. WORK AT LYTTELf* 4. ’ STRIKERS ENR-E ’ 1 X!;. ' christehvrDee. £>■ - ' Enrolment forms f>' .VAm’tion Union were •>» at strikers' camp to-day- >tcim v.. e. c filled in. but ' .J I ' - *,,.," " cepting the condition.. miAm L’ feel that under the system r’-r- 1 should be supervision and a bailor in connection wdu enrolment, or victimisation will .u-mtr. ft is state*! on behalf of the new tnat it will not permit is ••rmim m.t:< :• be swamp ed•'>ysll i k e r s. Lu; ..;. s - seems mevrtabh’. ;u rrt.'-re rme o:ny 230 Arbitration mfiir-’m ‘-me buo at least must be added to i-u-'t requirements. The ro-t A liesy to-lav. _ U:w work* "s tr. I> J i < n ■-b t ■ x strikers. Itqi t l ll- -- a t'. e A: tetrat:-'-::. workers, who include special constables. shew many ere an: irAcr.ding to remain. From-Uy ttm Dew Y;n:wiil find me st cf z..- *trtst*:rs Lr.cK at work cg'.;n it::.' imo .7. .my obrain--'-' i re he r emp.oymer.t. Tim '-rrik? . .imp witi be maintained until ’.he Nev.- Year. WEST COAST MINERS. HINT FROM THE U.S.S. COMPANY. MEN WAITING FOR THE WHISTLE. fPFR pres* cwia.inov 1 Westport. Dec. 22. *■- The delegate’s from the coal mine’s on the Coast are st til sitting in conference considering matters in relation to resumine work. No decision was anriijunced up to nc~n. The Union Uompsny Las annorre rd to tiic mi -cis’ yepres.-otivcs We .1’ 1 ’ r • r ” ‘ ■ *Ji sel-t - in rem’ 1 tr. i*, .A’’-"tn c" merits cre now in train v. '.-.•.‘renx we c.in :m mediately ck s e an order for sufficient to keen u = ccinff for -some months.’ Thirty men at per'S:me •rine eomm» m >*J ’• »> r k th sl. > L <l:vk into fucks m suppy '• Um on C'unpan.v orc *r. Tin ~ ; - ?.1 i. * 111-'”. m >n .. - . f er.t r :r- mint s when ti.*.- wL.ii.4-) tL-w-

• AVc-tyor?. Dec. : Tisf Wmy r* C.ial Company has poled i:iitn-1■ -i at the rirr s mmt mg anplkatiim- for employment under ■uc Aibntation Act. ; ■ LL V LLL AT SY 3 NEY. MEX PACK T-J »,GRK. [nni.-s® association- —corruicut.] ißcei-ivad 23 9 a.m.) Sydney, Dee. 23. I Wharf labourers manned the wharves without exception yesterday afternoon, creating fresh scenes ; t activity. During the morning it w.-.s (i'L'ii’u.fiil v.heih-r normal conditions would be resumed as there was no response to the dictum e.f the disbanded rcmfeience, but after dinner tile old casual hands supplanted j.!::' <•■•■.'-:< handling the' icargo. e ! The ves-els worked were the Ni- !. i.gnra from Va’r.couwr and the Can'ada Cape. The Maheno received 'i.-:ugo for Aucsland. together with ‘ t’.i.i 11 ■ riwhich is tine to sail for -Lew Zealand ports on Wednesday. ! LESSON TO AUSTRALIAN WORKERS. {Received 23 10.30 a.in.) Sydeny. Dec. 23. • Mr. I). Watson has been re-el oct.1 t‘-.i president of the Northern Col■li : • Eniih’.'is F delation. In tl i coarse of a speech he said the news, h: ..i tii.’ Nov. Zealand - ’"k" i <,vti ; inis been received with a sense of re-1 !U f. From the commence nient we I I r, mir k-d as hopeless irai-mr.ch r/was received on this ! side of the water until apparent dew.. = sinring the New Zealand i strikers in the face. The disastr-! Ic.is si riiande in New Zealand lias de- • * me- ml:.it.. dto the workers of Aus'.:; - 'ha the necessity for an organic.) which the united wisdom of thej I'-r. l-.iis unions and bodies nr.y he j pb'-ected towards any trouble aris-i 1 i.nr in the industrial field. r