POSTAL EMPLOYEES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21253, 5 August 1932, Page 13

POSTAL EMPLOYEES

DIFFERENCE WITH MINISTER ATTITUDE OF ASSOCIATION [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Thursday "The Postmaster-General's charge of inaccuracy in the Postal and Telegraph Employees' Association's report of the recent negotiations to regain recognition is most astonishing, in view of the relevant correspondence," stated the secretary of the association, Mr. J. H. McKenzie, today. "That such a charge can be made at all is simply because the Minister has remained adamant to requests for either a written amplification of the term 'political activities' or for a personal interview to discuss the matter." restraining from politics STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday Reference to the representations made bv the executive of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Employees' Association to havo the association again recognised by the Government was made in an interview to-dav by Mr. W. F. Kent-Johnston, of Hamilton, president of the association. Mr. Kent-Johnston said the statement of the Postmaster-General, the Hon. A. Hamilton, :in connection with the present deadlock tended to convey the impression that the association desired to participate actively in politics. That the was the case was shown by the undertaking submitted to the Minister through the departmental head, the secretary the department, and by the tenor of the executive's discussion with that oJ lc ° r -- The text of the undertaking, said J\lr. Kent-Johnston, should acquit the association of any desire to participate in poll- £ and it w»» regrettable, Iron, he as. social ion's viewpoint, that the Minister should decline to meet the executive on less than, what was in the opinion of the executive, an absolute guarantee to refrain from publicity of any kind in future.