FARMERS DON'T STRIKE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 84, 6 November 1939, Page 6

FARMERS DON'T STRIKE

CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY SOUGHT

MR SINCLAIR'S ADVICE

"What are we to do then?" aslced Mr A. J. Sinclair after reciting the sins of the Government in its treatment of tlie farmers....

"Chuck them out!" came a voice from the audience. "Let's g'o on strike!" came another suggestion.

"Well" rejoined the speaker one has to he a little cautious here though one can't help feeling" a little incensed discussing the grievances of the dairy farmer day after day. We know of course that in some trades and industries, if something happens with Avhieh the men disapprove, or if one of their number are put off, on reasonable grounds or not

—they strike. This sort of thing is putting ideas into the farmers heads. But farmers don't strike, they have a greater duty to think of, and at the present moment it far transcends any little trouble of their own. What Ave must do is to stick rigidly to constitutional lines, and before anything else is done I would like the dairy farmers to give the Dairy Industry Council, one more chance"

Referring to the same thing a little later Professor Algie said that if by the farmers going on strike, they meant to hold up production, either bj- not supplying the factories or by pouring their milk down the drains, they Avould be committing a breach of the Avar filiations and could be punished by a fine of £100. "But Ave haven't got it," came a A'OICC.