WILSON'S WILY WORDS.

NZ Truth, Issue 437, 8 November 1913, Page 6

WILSON'S WILY WORDS.

Fooling the Farmers. t Manifesto of tbe Farmers' Lnioo, To 3»iry Farmers and Suppliers.

Your industry is »»erio«t*ly threatened by the M,nke. m Wellington ami tho atiiluuc- of the Waterside Workers, who n-fi^e to load ami unloaii vessels, and interfere successfully {no far owin£ to their numbers nnd paucity or police) m stopping f»ov labor to do this work. The Hod Federation, who direct the strike, are making common cause with the miners t,n strike. If this >roes on we shall have no coal for our factories. Many thousands of pounds.' _ worth of your butter arc m the i,iOtc m Vfellingtou unable to be shipped. UC-NDDI^IkS OF TONS {a A? arriving every day m htor«\ If ! there is no coal the works will bo Utoppcd.' the butter perish, the fruit .1 of your industry will bo lobt. The i Defence f "ommittee, m your interest, { are asking f«i' volunteer to im to ? Wellluifiun. if ne*«l he, to load and j unload' ve.-sseii. .of farmers' produce ! ami their necessities. In order to | pr otoe i .'those who are willing, to #*>. I volunteers with horxes are a.ske.l U»v I to go d.-wri as special «ronM..Me*. i I unhr i«i.m be upheld. Men ami j ' hor.sr.s wisl »«• railed free, and pay - j j men I f»»r j.?rvia* will be given, j 1 IWU INDUSTI.IKS AIL-ST UK 1 ; pJIOTKCTKn. 1 ' ami the farmer* must take a hand if j .•Ms is to be accomplished. Volun- j ' teer* ior special constables Miould j I report at Ihe nearest p»Hc« station. { Volunteers for labor should register their names with nwivmry of the nearest brunch of the Farmer*' I'm ion During the busy M**oii t lia to ' -t.'. a week <•*« ** «*« , »wi. am* full protection of the person will be j jfjven. W« k»'* w « ht * tucouvenieitee j this must be at *tich a season, but. i at all'hawrdu. the indmury must be protected. le*t it collapa-. JAMBS < J - WII-noN. { Chairman Defence Committee, j