THE CLOSING SCENES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 22 December 1913, Page 8

THE CLOSING SCENES

A UNIQUE DEMONSTRATION

.81 'JC^L^GKAPH—-PHIqBS iSSC-CIATION. .■■•; f, WELLINGTON, Dec. 22. _ 'Tjie closiiig scenes of the strike were majked•■•by.-1 a unique demonstration of sfcisikez^s," who mustered at the Vivian ■ .'s^reigt hall and^ marched 'down 1000 MSt-rohg -to the' wharves, headed" by the waterside workers' band. Before the irieit dispersed to sigh on with the new :. cvlJhipii'they were addressed by ;tlie iead» ■■■'-.'"lifrs. ''■■'■ ■■-■..-.■... ':,\ .>■;;■ ..■•.;...;■ :, ■ .;■: .-. ~ Mr .Parland, secretary of the .old riyiion, said that although defeated in the preseiit battle the war, woul4 go on. The seamen had valiantly stood by the •watersiders; until betrayed by due of 'Alien-. -own nn^mber. •■;'.;■ ■v.jy :;"■■■■.:. •■ .'••■- Mr Dowgray,r acting president of the federation, said it was a^ retreat, not a ♦dafjeat, and I^ey would organise their v^orces^and 1 ultimately"m, VAS far as 'Tom Voting w*a concerned he was not -oiie of. the delegates.who conferred with ; the - shipowners, but he; prpßably knew-* 'whfft^was going «ny "-^l': '■-. / --''■ ; 1- Several other speakers addressed: the /men san6T pneers wers"given for the-lead-ers and all iftho; had assisted the strik- ;,:'..; demonstration some huhd;T^ds:;of strikers signed ,on as members >«or the Arbitration •Union- ?1