LABOUR TROUBLES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 13685, 20 May 1912, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES.

A LEADER’S VIEWS. Press Association. —Telegraph.—Copyright LONDON', May 18. Mr ,1. N. Barnes, in an article in the Daily Mail on labour unrest, believer.casement must come from Parliament, and that it should come nuickly, before irresponsible spirits get the upper hand, and before sectional doctrines gain a firmer hold. Parliament, in order to remain in Labour’s confidence, must show greater readiness to look at things from Labour’s point. The next great step will be the legal minimum wage.

THREATENED STRIKE. NEW YORK, May 18. A strike of Weight handlers throughout the United Wales is threatened, following the refusal of increased wages. 1 AN AUCKLAND INCIDENT. (Per United Press Association.! v AUCKLAND. May 19. The dismissal of a labourer named Haves from the employ of the Mount Albert Borough Council led to the calling of a meeting by the General Labourers’ Union. The meeting was held in the Trades Hall, and was largely attended. A charge of victimisation was laid against O’Gradv, the foreman employed by Hie Council, who was alleged to have procured the dismissal of Hayes without sufficient cause. O’Grady was present and stated his ease, after which a lengthy and heated discussion was held, most of the speakers favouring the dismissed man, Haves. Eventually it was decided that a deputation from the Union should wait upon the Mavor of Mount Albert (Mr AY. J. Covie! in order that a thorough inquiry might bo secured. Afessrs ,T. Collett, M. Richards. M. O’Brien, and At. Rvan were annointed to form the deputation. The opinion expressed bv the meeting was that the evidence obtainable indicated a case of victimisation. Unless other facts were placed before the deputation to alter this view, it was eonsidered that Haves bad been dismissed because he was a prominent Unionist, though it was stated during the discussion that the Borough Engineer (Air Hope! had said that Haves was a good worker, hut had grown fond of stopping to di-enss Socialism and labour matters, and when under better supervision had become insubordinate. Towards the close of the meeting it was freonently stated that the trouble plight result iu a strike of the labourers. The depnalion waited on the Mayor of Mount Albert yesterday afternoon, ntul it is umjrvstood the matter has been amicably settled.