ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17803, 30 August 1929, Page 8

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

LABOURITES CHARGED. INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE. “BREAK THEIR BONES.” (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY', August 29. Startling evidence was given at the Sydney Police Court to-day in the proceedings against Garden, Reeves and other leaders of the timberworkers’ strike. The case has been before the Court for several days. Defendants arc charged with conspiracy to molest and intimidate fiee labourers. , . Hoy Bartlett, a former strike picket, stated in evidence that he ■was one of the 20 or 30 strikers who were present at a secret meeting held at the Trades Hall some time ago. Reeves addressed the meeting, saying: "We are here for the purpose of forming gangs to do away with the volunteers. We will he armed with iron bars and when we make contact with them we must not waste time by drawing a mere drop of blood, as they can be patched up and be hack at work next day. "You have got ,to break their bones. That is the only way by which you can keep them out of the yards.” Witness said Reeves urged the strikers to try and secure work at tne timber yards and burst up machinery and disorganise the work as much as possible. Witness decided to take no part with the gangs. Instead lie applied for and secured his former position. Since I hen he had carried a revolver, realising the risk lie ran by becoming a volunteer worker.