THE STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 65, 17 November 1913, Page 5

THE STRIKE.

Plenty of Labor Available. TARANAKI’S SPLENDID RESPONSE. Wharf Work Proceeding AT WELLINGTON. TRAMWAYMEN LOYAL. [Per Press Association.) Wellington, November 17. The Tramway Union decided not to cancel its registration under the Arbitration Act by 81 to 30. The feeling was expressed that other unions more intimately connected with the wateisiders than the tram men should go out before the tramwaymen were called on to strike. It was agreed to make a levy, of five per cent, on unmarried and two and a half per cent, on married men in support of the strikers. MANNING THE MAORI. The Maori’s crew is composed entirely of members of the Merchant Seivice Guild. In thy stokehold there were seven extra ticket masters, and among the deck jiands nine A.B.s. were masters; in fact, they were everywhere. 'There are nough offering to man both the Maori and Wahine. It is stated that the Company offered extra money for service in the infeiioi positions, but the men declined. MORE GUARDED SPEECHES. Yesterday several mass meetings were, held, at which speeches more guarded than usual were made. The general burden of them was the iciteration of the belief that the stiikers would win at th end. Among the speakers was a now editor of the Maoriland Worker. RIOTERS ARRESTED. r A man named Colebough was arrested on a charge of using a revolver in the Post Office Square on October 30th. An Austrian named Antonio Stuparich was arrested on a charge of rioting on the same day. NO CARGO FROM THE ISLANDS. Owing to the stride, the steamer which left Suya on Friday brings no cargo for Wellington and little for Auckland No bananas will reach here till the Tahiti arrives on December 4 from Kara tonga.

TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION LOYAL.

Wellington, November 17

Another attempt was made by the Federation of Labor to induce the Typographical Union to come out, but at a meeting held to consider the proposal, it was rejected with only one or two dissentients, the Union being of opinion that no good purpose would be served by ceasing work.

LABOR LEADERS AT FOXTON.

Foxton, November 17

Messrs J. Robertson (M.P. for Otaki), and Parry addressed a public meeting last night on strike matters. Mr Parry strongly urged the local waterside workers not to handle any shipping until there had been a settlement of the strike. Mr Robertson dealt -with the political aspect of the strike, and condemned the Government’s attitude. *

The meeting was orderly, and cheers were given for organised labor. /No reference was made to the attitude of the flaxmills.

FOR THE STRIKERS.

A LEVY IN NAPIER.

Napier, November 17

As an outcome of a campaign by a delegation from the Wellington strikers the situation locally lias undergone some change. The carters carried a resolution not to handle “scab” cargo, and a section of the watersiders also resolved not _to recognise the new unions formed under the Arbitration Act. The railway men and the Painters’ Union pasr sod resolutions of sympathy with the strikers and condemning the actions of the Government. The painters voted £25 and made a levy of five per cent weekly for strikers’ dependents.

LATEST FROM WELLINGTON. Wellington, November 17. Work is still proceeding steadily on the wharves. The holding of meetings of striker#; in the Post Office Square has been stopped. The Mararoa, on which the Arbitrationists are accommodated, is now alongside the Queen’s wharf. Edward Colclough, charged with firing a revolver at a Constable and James Hassett, charged with attempt-

ing to murder Police-Commissioner Cullen, wore both remanded.

A WESTPORT RUMOR. Westport, November 17. An unfounded rumor of an intention to work the shipping brought thico hundred Millortoii coal miners to town this morning. Present appeal antes point to nothing being done bore in the coal export trade till New Year. THE AUCKLAND WATERFRONT. Auckland, November 17. The protected area on the waterfront was extended to-day to include the Railway wharf, where nine coastal and the fysor steamer Muritai. are berthed, but work will not be started there on an extended scale for a day or two. The Harbor Hoard wharfextension works, which were suspended when a general strike was called, were resumed this morning, between (50 or 70, out of a total of 300 previously employed, having returned to work.

Picketing is being much more strictly prosecuted- in the city and suburbs than hitherto.

THAMES MINERS.

Thames, November 1 <

There is some division amongst members of the Thames Miners’ Union regarding the attitude re the strike. The Karangahake branch has always entertained a friendly feeling towards the Federation of Labor, while the Thames and other branches strongly uphold the principles of settlement of disputes by arbitration only. A recent agreement and entered into by mutual consent without the intervention of any court. The Karangahake branch passed a’motion recommending the executive to vote £IOO towards the strikers. The executive find the rules forbid this. Such an appropriation can only be made after a secret ballot of the whole union has been declared in favor. A requisition to the executive to hold a special meeting of the union has now been made. WANGANUI MEETING. < Wanganui, November 17. At a meeting of the General Laborers’ Union, the secretary reported having received ballot papers from Wellington re taking a secret ballot as to whether the general laborers should down tools. it was resolved to return the ballot papers with au explanatory letter that the local branch strongly censures the general secretary for his attitude during the strike, and that they recommend his inline diate removal from office. It was also resolved to strike a levy to support the women and children.

At a; meeting of 200 trades unionists yesterday, Mr McLeod, organiser oJ the Shearers’ Union, was present. He said they anticipated a long am. hitter struggle, and denied that tin strike was fizzling out. i lie meeting passed a resolution condemning tin inactivity of the Government in al lowing the employing class full con crol of the legislative machine to crush the workers, condemning the ac tion of the Government in arresting the strike loaders, and demanding an amendment to the Industrial Con (filiation Act, the release of the strike leaders, and the withdrawal of the special constables. I'ho action ol the Waterside Workers’ Federation in offering affiliation to a bogus union was also condemned.