DONALDSON AND POSTLE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15396, 7 March 1912, Page 4

DONALDSON AND POSTLE.

* s KHUTJOXSi WITH TUB OT.UiO CALK- . I JON iAN SOt'tKTy. liKliAli ACTIIIX DJ'XIDKI) ox. J Yesterday morning Mr W. K. (J. Itcid 1 SOCf V' °l Caltxioniim Society, . received the following teloKriun (answer . prepaid) from Donaldson, who js ;ii present . with IWIo in Auckland, where they arc j llUtelicd to rim u sontvt of three ruces: — Wiil still raco fit. your niceling under conditions your last calilo-vii., 70 jior r I'-'ol'' s . without restrirt inns, but wdl not sign your complicated agreement. W° will not appear elsewhere in South f Isliiml if you agree to this.—lJoxALiisD.v. r To this telegram .Mr Roid sent tlio followD nil' reply ; — W'hen you reimdinted contract, Caledonian Stic-ii-ry abandoned meeting. When R'CII yesterday !>y Daily Times reporter ill refer Mice to the telegram which appeared in our columns yesterday morning, ({■Viiifr (lie runners 1 version uf tlit) incidents which led ttj) io Ihe allowed breach of . incut between- them and the Olajjo (ale- , donian .Society, .Mr H-.-irl suid that, seeing , lin society had decided t» lake Icyal action against both Donaldson and Postle, lie had . Ilojliitifj to say .w to tile matters which had . led tip to them finally refusing to apjiear [ at the "wirty's sports iHceting, which was to ( have liven held on .March 23. lie, how- . ever, temarked that his executive too!; ext cepiion t-> the put)!idled «atement l>y the I two Australian athletes that the agreement , forward*! to them in Meilioiinie for signa- ; turo by the society was "unpalatable," and I he showed a copy of it, lo Ihe reporter There are bin seven claim in this agreei ment, which covers about a pago and a-half of typewritten foolscap. Clause Xo. 1 t(ets out that the races will be held nt n ; given time and plane, the distance,) to lie as decided on by the t tinners. and provides for the competition to lis for the- championship of th.-_ world, which the society stipulated for right through the negotia- | tions. Clause 2 M-itcs the amount of the ; purse (£150); clnu.e 3 asks for a deposit ' of £25 from the runners; clause 4 liound s the men not to appear liret at any other f centre iit New Zcala-nd; clause 5 provided r for two competent judges to lv> appointed by tiio society and otic each by the runners, • the four judges to appoint an umpire; • clause 6 stated that the deposit of £25 each j was to lie forfeited if the runners failed ' to attend the meeting, while clause 7 pro- ' vided that, for the purpose of niving the , society jurisdiction tins contract was to lx> > deemed to have been entered into in liiinodin. i As showing that the men did not think • this agreement unpalatable at the time it I was submitted.lu them in Melltourne, Mr r Heid nad an extract from tin? Sydney ! Referee with reference to an interview s wit ii one lII' the runners. which • stated that " l'ostle and Donahlson agree*l - to all tlin tortus, except that which' pre- ; vented litem from competing anywhere in t Xew Zealand before they ran in bure'din." , Mr Uvid continue.! that liis society failed . to see where there was anything unpalati able about the agreement, as tiie only clauses lo width the runners took exception , were 2 and 4, and as regards No. 2. the . purse of £153 w,:s deleted t.i meet their uUhcs. .itid in its plnoe was inserted " 70 per cent, of the net profits."; while the men , were flintier met in clau c e 4, tit" sceictv , to insert in front of I In* words t "New Zealand" "South Island of." ,\« i *lated before, Donaldsc-n then cabled from j , Melbourne that all negotiations v.ere <nT. j ( 'Hie action against llotiaM-.in and '.'ustlos will K> he:ird in Dnnedin. ' j Mr Vcitch. M.l'.. made a few pertinent remarks nt tlte conference of the AinaJg.t- i | mated Society of lUilwny Servant at \V,d- j > lingtoii on Friday (says the l'n-i) alx.ut tin* i r imtt.ilitv of strike?. lie |Kiinted out that j it cost the A.S. R.>>. £15C0 to get what wa.i i \ gciwnilly recognis<>d a.s bare justice for a ! | few of their men who had Ixvn involve,l • in the big strike which took place in !!)90. j t liwing that in mind, he ,i<l;ed wliat it ! 1 j mtuld to sts-tire the superannuation | j benefits to which tlfy wen- now entitled if j , air wen! out on strike? He pointed out i . that a very big strike, and a weil organised j ■ strike, had (iicird disiistrottsly in Australia. ! ■ While agreeing with Profe-Mir Mills's pro ! ',Hisals for unity, in which provision is made I for a sink;* tinder certain i irrutnstances, t Mr Witch said he did not think that rail- | | way men (cuM conscientiously (hrow thei: ' ' weight into a movement which might in i r volve them in a sirike. because thev mu>t ■ 1 alwajs consider t!:e k'licfitf derivable from ! ' tho Miperanmialiott futid. which a st.rike , wottld liiprivo thi'm of. He thorn to | join and .-tick to their organisttinn and to i ■ m ainstituto and eendmn it tiiat a strike • could not be forced upon them ' ROYAJ. STANDARD TOHACCO-liuv it.! ROYAL STANL)AHI) TOHAOCO-TrV it! t RO'iAL SHi-NDARD TOJUOOO-Knjj it!