THE WAIHI STRIKE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 13685, 20 May 1912, Page 7

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

TALLY CLERKS CEASE WO7.K. (Per United Press Association.) WAIHI, May 2m In regard to the tally clerks ceasing patrol duty, it appears now that no demand by the strike committee officially was made, but individual strikers threatened certain clerks, styling them ".scabs,'' and in conference with the mine superintendent then,, clerks asktd the company's protection, but the latter could nut mc their way to comply with tins.

WHY THE ENGINE DRIVERS SECEDED. Criticism of Miners' Union. A Scathing Indictment. WAIHI. May 27. The new Union (engine-drivers and winder*) issued this morning a statement fixing the reasons why they formed the ’nion. They state that they can no longer tolerate a branch of a Union whose officials embrace every eppor; unity of insulting the Empire and its nd<r-. ridiculing traditional beLeis, si-ofling at all religions, and bleating f- r*u anti-miii-tarism, atheism, and icvolir, unary .Socialism in aeason and <nt of i-.-r.son. The

statement concludes with the firm intention to hold tu their pre-.cnt position till the crack of d om As a result of the strike committee's interference with the t.illy el- rk-s of the Waihi company, who ac- acting as patrols and their demand that they should knock off, Mr H. P. Harry, su]« rinti-ndent, has advised the men to c.a,-.o in order to save trouble.

ItATEMENT BY MINISTER CF LABOUR. WELLINGTON, Mav 2>

The Minister oi Labour, -peeking to e Post -importer, Mid the miners l ad -truck at Wnibi without wat’F.g until the Department had decided whether th y would register the n.-w Lag'-udrivers' Union or not. The Department had received a protest against the regi-tra’i >n of a s corn! Kaginedrivel'-’ Cni -a m the Auckland district as on.- alr<-cdv exi-t.d in Am kland which did not include the men. ’ill" Department has telegiaj bed to the officials of the existing !<elv asking if -- v.ii! include firemen. That Union i-. taking a ballot on the question. Meantime UKGovernment can do nothing, a- it has not been approached by cither oi the coatftitaats.