Second Edition. THE STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 86, 11 December 1913, Page 6

Second Edition. THE STRIKE.

FIZLINC OUT IN DUNEDIN.

ARBITRATIONI&TS IN STRENGTH. [Per Press (Association.] Nelson, December 11. The strikers held a meeting last evening of a lively nature. The meeting was. addressed by two West Coast delegates from the waterside conference.

Mr C. Nelson, president, who has exercised a wise and restraining influence during the strike, resigned.

There, is every indication-that the majority will return.to work next week. Apparently there are only about seven extremists in the union.

'There is a general feeling that the watersiders would have resumed long ago if the seamen, and -firemen were not still out on their behalf. It is freely stated that the majority are full up of the Federation and its tactics. The Arbitration Union is in a strong position and is likely to be. The ar-s ri\ v aj of a Home boat next week is expected to bring things to a head. THREATENING LANGUAGE. Dunedin, December 11. Thos. Walker.and James Nort, men*. hereof the old waterside union, were fined £3 each and 1 bound over to keep the peace for sixmonths, for threatening language to the president of the neW Arbitration -Union. WORKINC ON THE WHARVTES.

Wellington, December 11

There were thirty additions to the membership of the new waterside union, 15 being members of the old union. Fifteen hundred are working on the wharves to-day, Avhich the largest since the strike began. SHEARERS' SYMPATHETIC STRIKE. Timaru, December 11.

The shearers will, it is reported on the best authority, come out in a sympathetic strike on Monday next. It "is-said that they",'Reived word from headquarters last week, and that a ballot resulted in favor of coming oiitgj*. ' .... . .