THE WAIHI STRIKE.

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

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

A NEW DEVELOPMENT. (Per United Press Association,) AUCKLAND. May 19. Tlio Star’s Paerou correspondent telegraphed yesterday as follows:—An attempt was made to-day to stop the cartage of coal from the Pacroa railway station to Waihi and the Pacroa Gold Extraction Company’s plant at Pacroa. Cartels were unloading railway trucks when a number of Waihi strikers instructed them to stop delivering coal, with the alternative that the men employed at the Extraction Company’s works would be called out on strike. Mr Dean (the contractor) has taken no notice of the appeal. and the coal is still being removed. Mr N. M. Aiken, manager of the PaeroaWaihi Extraction Company’s works, informed a correspondent that he lias received numerous applications for work from workers from Waihi, all applicants being non-Unionists. THE POSITION AT HUNTLY. AUCKLAND, May 20. The Huntly enginedrivers, winders, and stokers passed the following resolution with special reference to the Waihi strike: —“We atiirm the principle of industrial Unionism against obsolete craft Unionism, and are of opinion that the Arbitrat'on Court militates against, industrial Unionism.” A meeting of minors decided to refer the question of supplying coal to Waihi to the executive of the Federation of Labour. Work is proceeding at the Huntly mines this morning as usual. A CANDID REPLY. "Will Stand by Award." HUNTLY, May 18. Tile miners have decided that no coal is to be sent from Huntly to Waihi except by order of the Miners’ Union. The Dunedin ami Taupiri coal mines have replied that, in the interest of the public, they could not agree to this resolution. Mr Alison, chairman of directors, said that the Union had cancelled its registration and joined the Federation of Labour. The cancellation would take place during the currency of trade which does not expire till next year. The Union would still stand bv the award, notwithstanding the cancellation. MINERS AND THE LAW. WAIHI, May 20. Mr M. Savage, speaking at a demonstration. said he had seen the Act and found that the action of the enginedrivers in forming a Union was lawful, but the law was made for man, and if a man were dissatisfied with the law ho was right in kicking it aside.