TWO SAILERS ARRIVE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10927, 17 November 1913, Page 6

TWO SAILERS ARRIVE.

Early this afternoon the already large fleet of vessels in the port was added to by the arrival of the schooner Eliza .Firth' and scow Eunice. The vessels have on board cargoas of timber from Kaipara • and Havelock respectively. The Eunice was in Lyttelton when the 6trike commenced, and sailed for the northern port before completing discharge of her former cargo. A MANIFESTO. STRIKE COMMITTEE AND MR J. GARRARD. THANKS RETURNED TO-STEAM-SHIP OWNERS. The following manifesto was handed to a "Star" representative this morning by the Press Committee of tho Lyttelton Waterside Workers' Union: — Coronation Hall, Lyttelton, November 17, 1913. (From the Strike Committee.) A full meeting of the Union was 'held this morning. We are sorry to report that we have been evicted from the Coronation Hall by the Lyttelton Harbour Board, because we will not become amenable to the Arbitration Act. We are a unit of the Federation of Labour and bound to uphold the action of our executive in the present struggle. We notice in to-day's " Lyttelton Times" a letter from Mr J. Garrard. This gentleman stated to us that he believed in a majority ruling in all cases. We would like to draw Mr Garrard's attention and all others to the fact that we took a plebiscite vote of the members of our Union before becoming a unit of the Federation of Labour, and it was decided By a large majority that we should become a unit to the Federation.. We had a secret ballot. We contend that we had a legal right to choose which Act we should register our Union under, and we chose the Trades Union Act, which is a legal Act. We consider what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. We should like to know what Mr Garrard or any other right-think-. ,ing man would think of our Union or any other Union turning their executive down. We hope that any-right-thinking person would allow us the privilege of doing as the majority rides. We should like to return our sincere thanks to the owners of the Monica, Purau and Canterbury for iheir kindness in allowing the men affected by the strike the use of their steamers for a day's fishing, which resulted in a large haul of fish to replenish the larders of the men engaged in the present struggle. We wish to state that provisions and stores for the Chatham Islands have been attended to. Mr J. Thorn and other gentlemen addressed the members on strike matters at length. The members present were unanimous in their loyalty and solidarity in the struggle. A considerable amount of routine business was gone through. Donations are coming in freely.