STRIKERS' BOLD FRONT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10924, 13 November 1913, Page 7

STRIKERS' BOLD FRONT.

SEMPLE, PROPHET.

A PETONE FORECAST. HE TftLKEp OF " / ' " [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, • November 12. Speaking, at the Pet one meeting, n*iout two hours before his arrest last flight, Mr R. Sample, made some., remarks in reply to an interjection. It was while lie was appealing to every fcyinpathisor to do his./' littlu hit" for the strike that a member of the axidi£lice cried out, " I did a' fortnight at Auckland'at the time of, tho maritime strike." ' Mr Semplo 'congratulated the interjector for his devotion to tho , wuse/and added,' " Sqmo of us may be in ,tne j\ig for longer "than that before '* th 6 strike is oyer. " What did you dotime lor?" the inter jeet'or was asked.! " For knocking down a : blackleg," wan tho reply. ''Well, I hope you will down some more blacklegs, J commented Mr Semple. DETERMINED! STRIKERS' MANIFESTO. '.. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 11. The Strike Committee this afternoon made the following statement to., a newspaper reporter:— '' in regard to the arrest of members of the executive of the ederafcion of Labour, the.general opinion not only of the Strike Committee but of members of the Waterside Workers' Union, is that this has only been done to try and divide the workers. We recognised that the same course has been adopted in previous strikes and would again be attempted, and understanding'this, the waterside workers are determined to still fight on, well knowing the fact that this is not tho movement of. a few men but a large body of educated militant unionists, who ,d es i r e to.Bee an effective, change made in the present oonditions of the waterside workers. . ' ' j The arrest ,'of Messrs Semple, | Young ? Fraser, aha j Bailey ' wiU have no "effect what- • ever, as far as we are concerned, as there are men equally able and filling to take their places. Telegrams have been received from all parts of New Zealand, encouraging the committee--to continue their effort to organise in what they consider a St ana proper manner, well knowing that if tnjs organisation is brought under i the-heel of the Arbitration system, j which has now resolved itself ruto a J weapon for the employer, they, too, ! woul4 be subjected not only to the present Arbitration ; Act but to any amendments Mr Massey thought fit to bring down this session. Unionists at ' present under the Act see that the Government, with the. aid of the monopolists of New Zealand, are prepared to bo amend the Aot as to make it an", instrument of oppression for the whole .of the workers of New Zealand, irid.they consider that they are now not "only fighting for themselves but also for others in their effort to win this fight; Offers have been received from all parts of New Zealand of men well cognisant of the position to fill any executive office that may require their services. - As far as the local Upien is concerned, not one single member has joined what is locally known as a ' scab''organisation, arid tho-.effect j of the arrests of the executive has been j to - further solidify them- in' their determination. 1 ' IN CAMERA^ WORKERS MAKE PLEDGES. A; large meeting of watersiders and seamen -on strike ■ was held this after- . noon in the' Opera House. Press regresentatives were excluded.. ".Mr L. lover, chairman. of the Strike Committee, presided, and subseqifently stated that the meeting unanimously adopted a resolution. that none of the men on strike should return to work until the employers agreed- to . tho terms asked, tor, 'also that all present pledged, themselves not to "scab" on the-men on strike. Messrs Payne and i Webb, members of Parliament, wrote ' jsffe||ng to' place "tfceif services at the "disposal-of : the Strike Committee for work, ' The Rev R. H. Hobday informed the meeting,-, that the ; arrested leaders did not desire the strikers to make a demonetration near the gaol, but to' keep away from it. - RIOTERS PUNISHED. At the _ Magistrate's Court to-day Robert Hill, charged with assaulting a - constable in Taranaki, Street on November 4 by hitting him with a bottle, while arresting ailother man, was sbnt to gaol for fourteen days. William Sellars Johnston was charged ■ with " assaulting ' Sergeant Dew by ' throwing- an iron bar at him. The bar .missed - the mark by a, few inches. Johrisjoh was sentenced. to one month's imprisonment. Archibald . Campbell, was charged with having taken part in a riot in Taranaki Street On .November 4 and also with being a rogue and vagabond, armed at night with felonious intent. When arrested the prisoner was violent, and in his possession were found a hea.vy loaded lead pipe and half a brick. On the -vagrancy charge he was sent to gaol "for two'months, and he was committed for trial on tho charge of being concerned in tho riot. A number of other persons arrested 'during the recent disorders were remanded to' various dates. Peter MillcaKy ')vas' fined '£s,' in default one month, for "using . insulting language to a packet- of special constables in , Courtenay Place yesterday. ■ j

SAY ARRESTS HAVE MO EFFECT. -WORKERS' MEETINGS PLEDGE SUPPORT. BOATS WORK AT NORTHERN YESTERDAY'S EVENTS IN TRADE WAR.