CHARGES AGAINST UNION OFFICIALS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13673, 11 April 1908, Page 5

CHARGES AGAINST UNION OFFICIALS.

RESISTING A SETTLEMENT.

Per Press' Association. , - CHRISTCHURCH, April: 10. * The special correspondent of th© Lyt-;i belton Times at Greymouth reports that . i^ie executive- of the Blackball Miners' Union have withheld from the men the; proposals submitted to them for settlement of the dimcuKV, and, in fact,, even when asked, refused to produce; for the men's information importanttelegrams which would probably have* led to a settlement some time ago. The: Report farther states that Mr Hickey^ was sent North to collect money, and' not to confer with others. This* is in-r terpreted here to mean that as long asthe unions in 'other districts will sub->? scribe money to support the executives in, idleness they wiU discourage any^alh tempt to effect a settlement of the dif-. ficulty; <c The . Ly^teto Doints. out that tne miners 6xb Deing£Wsifntonly; incited to cdnjSnue stnkel^ v H. w .»