READY TO STRIKE?

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20785, 21 April 1939, Page 8

READY TO STRIKE?

DOMINION FARMERS PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT OPINION IN MARLBOROUGH (By Telegraph.—Press Association) BLENHEIM, Friday The belief that under present conditions it would not take much to make farmers go on strike was expressed by Mr J. B. Barnett at a meeting of the Blenheim branch of the Farmers’ Union. He made the statement when the price of this year's barley w\V being discussed, members being*of the opinion it was far too low and would not pay working expenses. "The question is whether we should object,” said Mr Barnett. "If every farmer in New Zealand refused to produce grain, meat and milk it would not be long before the people squealed. The farmer is being driven to it and it would not take much more to make him strike, it would soon bring the Government to its knees.” STRIKE IN IRELAND lei, 10,000 FARMERS PARTICIPATE PROTEST AGAINST CONDITIONS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received April 21, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, April 20 Ten thousand farmers and their wives and daughters from all parts of Ireland converged on Dublin by train, bus, cart and horseback to stage a one-day strike and demonstration as a protest against conditions in the farming Industry.