PETONE.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 4, Issue 147, 26 November 1913, Page 7

PETONE.

At a citizens' meeting held on November 14 to discuss the strike, the Mayor, Mr. McEwen, said, amongst other things: It had been alleged in the press that tho strike was fizzling out, but how long would it take to do so? They had said that the Dublin strike had been fizzling out. To-day's cables said that the strike had been revived, and the leader released from prison. (Applause) "1 know nien who hare been to'Waihi since that unfortunate strike," said Mr. McEwan, "and they tell mc that it will take fire years to put Waibi where it was, and we don't "want that here." Continuing, Mr: McEwan said that the people had a right to appeal to Parliament, and they expected Parlia'tnent to settle the present crisis lest the trouble which had fallen upon Waihi should fall on this district. The power that made Arbitration laws should* - -be capable of setting up a. tribunal to settle the present trouble. "It is our duty," said the speaker, "to bring pressure to bear on Massey so that he will be compelled to allow it. Have coercive methods ever brought out good results?" Continuing, Mr. McEwan referred the- people to the coercive measures adopted by Bismarck. Bismarck, was now dead, and at the last German" elections 110 Socialists were elected. Coercive measures had failed to settle any dispute. "You can starve a man so that he .mxo't do * tting, ,, h» Mid. "but jou

can't starve "liin so rriuoh that he won't want to do it." The British people could be led but not driven.