WAIHI AND REEFTON TROUBLES.
AN APPEAL TO AUSTRALIA. {United Pr;cs3 Association.) SYDNEY, July 11. At a meeting of the Labour Council the executive reported that a letter had been received from the" Wellington Council to the effect that £he Waihi and Reefton men had rirade a mistake in striking, and it' was not prepared to" assist the New Zealand Federation of Labour or issue an appeal to the affiliated unions for assistance, believing that the American system of warfare was unsuitable for the Dominion. • One delegate said there were four Labour Councils in New Zealand, and it was strange that only one was consulted. Whether the men made a technical mistake'or not he would support them. Another said that when workers were seeking 'more wages and shorter hours they were never wrong. The executive stated that it was soeking further information from the Auckland Council. Tlae proposal to make an immediate appeal to the unions for assistance was negatived.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 12 July 1912, Page 5
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