THE NEXT STRIKE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 25 April 1914, Page 5

THE NEXT STRIKE.

CONTINGENCY DISCUSSED IN WELLINGTON.

At a meeting held by Mr McLaren in pursuance of his candidature for the Mayor of Wellington, Mr Glover asked: "When the 1914 strike takes place, and I sincerely hope it will take place, would the candidate be prepared to swear in strikers as special constables?" Mr McLaren said that regarding the prophecy, a man who desired to see another strike, and affirmed it, was talking like a fool. They had not not over the trouble of the last strike, and it was a very foolish thing to talk about rushing into another one. As Mayor of the city, in the event of a strike he would maintain order upon the ground of fair play and equality, not taking sides with one party or the other to an industrial dispute. In such, an event a, really representative citizens' committee should be set up, not an employers' or employees' committee. If it were necessary to maintain public order by getting special constables enrolled he would enrol citizens who desired to maintain public order. He was informed that at the time of the '90 strike union members as well as men outside the strike were enrolled as special constables. In his opinion any union on. strike should be very careful to maintain public order, because that was its best guarantee of success.