FARMERS AND STRIKES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12706, 8 March 1912, Page 5

FARMERS AND STRIKES.

THE' AUCKLAND CRISIS. ■ V >'."-»; .'.:;**»,•■ • (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, this day. < -The position m connection with the industrial crisis fo Auckland is still con«sidered c to be serious. Seen - yesterday afternoon concerning the attitude the Farmers' Union was declared to have . tyken*iip m connection with the present industrial' : trouble, the provincial secretary (Mr Schmitt) said that m vieAv of the resolution passed by the Waiuku branch of the onion, aiid published m the Star, he thought that the best thing to do Avtes ' to T publish the contents of a circular sent 1 out io all branches of* the union, which ek- . plained the : position fully. In this it Avas 'stated, "There is one trouble that fts. •faOing us, and it is one I am afraid thit '.-legislation is going to have some differ Fculty to prevent. That is the difficulty 'of strikes.- When' strikes threaten the •delivery" of such commodities that we -are*. depending upon for our living, the f matter is serious indeed, and though <:ipt * wishing m any Avay to raise an alarm , )Ht ' is as Avell to be prepared for emergencies m the event, hoAvever improbable, of difficulty arising m unloading farmers requisites and the necessities ofv living fcipt for the Farmers' Union only, but hv.the interests of the public generally)) would 'your branch endeavor to obtain the names and promise of those farmer* . in 1 youi' district who Avould assist if occaj *ibn'-arises. I can assure ybu that everAJ ' obnciliat^ory means will be put. forwarq with*.the' workers unions before resorting to such a course, but i£ an appeal doei come. from the farmers to stand up and, ;jsß°ert themselves let us slioav some back J bone,, and be ready." , i ••The statement that 300 farmers had been organised m the King Country, Mr Scftjhi*t . said he regarded as mythical; •The ('Farmers' Union - certainly' "knew* nothing about it. \