STRIKE CHARGES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 618, 12 November 1913, Page 5

STRIKE CHARGES.

ATTEMPT ON POLICE COMMISSIONER. Wellington, Monday. At the Magistrate's Court to-day James Patrick Hassett was charged with taking part in a riot in Taranaki street on November 3rd, and with having attempted to murder John Cullen, Commissioner of Police. Accused was remanded. John Brackenbridge Love was fined £3 or 14 days' imprisonment for using obscene language to special constables; Edward Kelleher was fined a. similar amount for assault. A fireman employed at the Miranmr gas works was charged with nitempting to commit suicide. it was explained that accused had been bleeding over the strike, and had worried himself into such a state that lie attempted t) cut his throat. He was; ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. THE ATHENIC's CARGO, New Plymouth. Monday. Fifteen thousand boxes of butter and five thousand crate? of cheese have been railed to Wellington for shipment by the A theme from the Momroa Works, leaving about ten thousand boxes c> butter for the n "Xt steamer. Efforts are being inner to bring I ho Riniufaha to Moturia to load this and further sunnhes coming forward. PRIME MIXISTLK'S ATTITUDE. NO LEGISLATION POSSIBLE. "A MISERABLE DODGER." Wellington. Tuesday. When the Mouse met at. 2.:b> p.m. to-day, Sir Joseph Ward asked the Prc-'.nier if he would state what the position way regarding the strike. Mr Masse v. replying, said the proposal which Ah* Haiiy. the Conciliation Commissioner, had submitted to hoth parties ban been turned down. At present there was ie-s pronseet of a settlement than there was a week ago. In Auckland and Wellington Arbitration unions had been formed. In one there were four hundred members. ; and in the other three hundred to f»ur hundred. Whatever settlement was arrived at; those men must be safeguarded. There was a very strong feeling against the Federation of Labour, and if that organisation would

etand out of the way—he did not think it would- —the trouble would be settled in twenty-four hours. Sir Joseph Ward paid the matter j was of 80 much import nnn» that ho j wag not froin?t i 0 Torr.run eiien!. If ! Fie was rut aid. if was because the earlier eem;i not. of'tee. ; Hi' iv:ts noi (o ri< niiil nnd see tht' country ruined. ise wrr of opinion that i l:o whole matter rhouhl in taken •ml of the hum Is? of v:<mrp and • !e;;islat ion paeaeii which would i r.rurc nil immediate foUloiiirni. »'•<>( li r;«l» r j of the Uouae ahead! ::;:i ■ r ;;;aa a id!! to meet Jhe diii'jcuMy. ! f ft u;.j b< passed n>, our aindn;;. r:i•; the pear,- | hility of ;i rerurn. !ice <»f (In ;!;el;e : should be obviated. '*' he KU) ahouhi provide that no : : irhc or lock-out could be p.;,•»!:> before :• r< end. ballot, had been lieid. Special nhould b» imposed for hrearhep. A :=ie>crut ballot should be tabor. now by the watersiders. ami the legality of the strike determined. Voices: They would not, do it.

Sir Joseph Ward, continuing, Bait an agreement flioulu bo. submitted t,< both sides, and if not acceptable t( either one it Bhould bo submitted to ; tribunal of, say, three judges. There was an impasae in the country. Employers wanted the Arbitration Court, and could not have it. That was the twentieth day of tin- .strike and thousands of people in our country were being ruined. Were they nil to stand aside and 3ee that state of affairs continue day by day? Who could pay it would end in n week? The House was the highest tribunal in the land; surely they ought to ho able to establish a position wher" the strike could be settled on gene-mi lines. He had been against the strike right through, holding that the principle was not good enough. Mr Maspey. replying, said Sir Joseph Ward had more faith in legifthan any other member in the Huuse. Ho failed to boo how legislation could effect a settlement. In his opinion it would have been better if Sir Joseph Ward bad not made his speech. Cries of "Oh," and uproar, and "Party, party." Mr Massey said he was not bringing in party, but the interjection of Messrs Hanan and Isitt were worthy of those gentlemen* Mr Payne: "Oh, you miserable dodger." The Speaker ordered the withdrawal of the words, Mr Payne complying after repeating them three times. Mr Massey, resuming, said there was no legislation possible that could settle the trouble. They could not force the employer?: (o continue work. He made refrn nr. .. foreigners concerned in the treuMr. and maintained that if they bad io deal with New Zealanderr- ii would have been settled long ago. He hud already brought before the Ilourc legislation to prevent strike and he hoped to see it passed this year. Mr Russell: We want a settlemnt of the present trouble. Mr Jdassey: Legislation won't do it. Things were already looking up and twelve boats were being worked that day in Aue !; lan d. Sir Joseph Waid said that, the strike had been diseassed on the door of the House, and here 'hey mi quiet in the hope thai soineiirnr: would happen. Mr Massey siai'd ibr Government proposed to pni thmjgb the Bills on the Order Paper some Bills which had not yet a-veered. The Naval Bill and Licensing Bill would be gone on with, ile anticipated the session could be concluded in three weeks.