A Reverend Misses the Mark

Maoriland Worker, Volume 4, Issue 147, 26 November 1913, Page 4

A Reverend Misses the Mark

An Auckland Baptist parson, W. S. Rollings, hag been blowing off hot air recently. Hβ taJks about things which he alleges be knows. Be, says that prior to the July Unity the Federation officials took- a ballot of the wat&rsiders as to' whether they would" strike when their agreement expired in January. THIS IS A LJE. No such ballot was taken either prior to tho Unity Congress', or subsequently thereto. Mr. Rolling further Bays that the Auckland water siders were ordered to come out without as much as "by your •cave." THIS IS ANOTHER LIE. Before the Auckland coalies struck'E. E. Canham and Purtell had been to Wellington and had consulted with the executive committee of the United Federation of Labor as to the position at Wellington. The strike at Wellington was not instigated by the United Federation of Labor at all. The shipwrights came out on etrike. They then conferred with the waterskkrs with whom they, were affiliated. The watersiders called the famous meeting to consider the position of the shipwrights. Th<r'inatte]' was 'subsequently handed to the Federation. Next time the reverend gentleman tali*, about the Labor movement jt would be well to him to get hold of a few of the, actual facts before doing so. GEO. G. FARLAND, General Secretary.