UNION LEADERS ARRESTED

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1929, Page 9

UNION LEADERS ARRESTED

JOCK GARDEN INCLUDED

RESULT OF PICKETING RIOTS RAID UPON TRADES HALL By Telegraph-Press Assn. —Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received July 22, 11.15 p.m. Sydney, July 22. Arising out of mass picketing disorders at Hudson's timber yards at Glebe, the police to-night raided the Trades Hall and arrested Jock Garden, secretary of the Labour Council, J. Cul'bert, M.L.C., secretary of the Timber Workers’ Union, W. Terry, the union’s organiser, C. Reeves and M. P. Ryan, members of the disputes committee, and W. Paton, of the Ironworkers’ Union. All were charged with conspiracy and admitted to bail of £l5O. The arrests have caused a. stir in industrial circles.

The police were stoned by timber strikers during a mass picketing demonstration outside Hudson’s timber yard as the volunteer workers were leaving the yard, stated an earlier canfe-

There wore- over 200 police in attendance as escorts and 2000 strike pickets, wno, urged on by women, attempted to isolate the volunteers.

Four men were arrested during the demonstration and one constable was injured by a flying missile. The police succeeded in keeping the. strikers back while the workers reached their trams.

Women spat at the police and the volunteers and shouted abuse as they pa-ssed. After singing revolutionary songs the strikers dispersed.