THE SHEARERS' STRIKE.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8082, 21 September 1894, Page 1

THE SHEARERS' STRIKE.

I TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — It is only what could bo oxpectod that Me J. OBrien, general secretary Now Zealand Workers' Union, should mako out that the shearers are winning in Australia, but: notwithstanding thin, however, favorable reports are mudo by tho pastoralists that they aregetting their work done in spite of the outrages committed by the unionist**, and the statements made by these that the pvst-oral-ists are yielding at various places are directly contradicted by tho parties concerned. Tho pastoralists say if they only had sufficient police protection for those willing and anxious to work for thorn Jioir victory would bo coraploto. And is it anything to boast of that these unionists, by a reign of terrorism and cowing their follow workers, havo in some few in- 1 stances made the pqiiitterj givo in to th»ir terinu 1 To givo an examp'o : " With regard to the Woltnoringlo outiMgo, tho free bhearois woro a tine lot of men, who had gone through with sheaiiiig at a shed in the Bourke district in a most satisfactory way, and would never havo declined to work unless they had been terrorised. The officor who was in chargo was a man well known to the PnstoralistG 1 Associ-^ tion, and had brought the men across from New Zealand." Agiiu, "Tho Union shearers in camp havu announced by mubsjgo that if the shearers who have bigned ut Cowabeo do no 1 " come out they will tako them by force." These are tho men who have the presumption to ask tho pabtornlis^s to hold a conferenco with them. No third party Ims a right to tell tho pastoralists th.it they ought to offer other terms, and no third party has a right to toll the union Bhearers that th u y must accept tho terms offered. Let tho squ »ttera do their work with thoso laborers with whom they arc quito satisfied.— l am, etc., Bushman. Dunedin, September 18, 1894.