ROLE OF THE REDS.

West Coast Times, 18 April 1914, Page 3

ROLE OF THE REDS.

THE FEDERATION TACTICS. “TOO GEARING FOR CONCEAI? ME-NT.” [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] AUCKLAND, April 1". The following telegram in reference) to. the recent Labour Conference in "Wellington has been sent to the Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey as Minister for Labour, by the Coalminers’ Union at Huntly; “The Taupiri Coal-mine Workers Union emphatically protests against an. motions in reference to amendments to clauses of Act that were passed at the supposed Arbitration Conference held in Wellington. . As this Union, which is the leading Arbitration Union in the Dominion, was not consulted, nor asked to send a representative we, consider that the Conference is controlled by Federationists. who are under the ban of arbitration.

The telegram is signed; “S. Dickson, President and E. MacKay, Huntly.

IS IT RED? Referring to the socaHed arbitration conference (last Wednesday s) _ lT< Wellington Evening Post says: “Mr Rosser was elected chairman oi the conference and Mr B. rotary Press representatives, with tin porter, were then excluded So ua a nassage in yesterdays repoit of « conference of delegates from Arbitration unions of New Zealand, convened bv tr“ Auckland Union Secretaries Association ” An average reader might thought that the conference was fairly representative of this country’s Arbitration unions, but suspicions must •i try ■vfy. Rosser and In© \>oruei C official organ of the Red 0 { Labour. The chairman « tl* same Mr . Arthur Bo***wW Waih , f °T£ slrtgle proved to the B 1 'that thov could not hope to preva. thp p i > 11: Vigorous efforts (!fist 0{ the 'to” the police. w ere made to ‘ organiser ol Of the coufc-T.- Ke Uv mjt the AackEor instance, , xjnion) is ; land General '-ahom • towards “That conference take . <* I forming any new not fo) gamations of Federation co-opt rare : t n the United Tim word Federation of tif)n ol “united." as U ( Se fc Misurd as “united.’’ Lihnur. is I'ist as < The Reds used by the La o u| m ited” since have shouted " hut their orthe middle of iad : old ganisatinn is * leaders. d,,i Federation, with tne saw ir nl Auckland remit is approved by H that Auciviau i j „ numo the delegates of the a - mlnoS¥ toncc. _____