THE NEW UNION.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14836, 29 November 1913, Page 12

THE NEW UNION.

Those iiiciuusig vji we urn i/nTßjy * Union who are still "out" havebbe?« c ? consoling themselves with tho idea tint * tho now Onion cannot legally be regfo. i tered under tho Industrial Conciliatfoaand Arbitration Act. Some little fle- - lay that has occurred with respect to tho registration of tho new Union hmS been interpreted by them as an iodfce. tion that difficulties had arisen wbkk/ made registration impossible. The planation of the delay is, however, «?." quite a differont character. The RcgnT' trar of Industrial Unions has not tered the new Union, pending the ani. 1 * val of official information that the »«$. bers of tho old union aro on This information will be duly enppfie|v by the proper authorities, and tion of the new Union uill follow. *H"" is anticipated thai the registration« papers will be Teceived very shortly, Applications for membership continual to be recoived. Some axe from mea uiio Z have had no experience of driring-i? and such applications. aro not beu» > dealt'with, at present, as it is siro of tho now executive to givo bers of tho old Union every posriMfe'4 opportunity to join. If this opportoßJty,i is not taken within a reasonable tho applications from those filling the places will bo dealt witL % ;!,1 Somo attempt was made by member* * of the old union to capture tho of tho now union held on Tmir§4i*2 night, but tho presenco of seftftjS members of the regular police purposo of maintaining vented tho intention being efFecifr*& carried out. Seeing-that "the gain&vn up," militant old unionists left loudly protesting that they did not feo tend to."scab." A large number of the drivere itjffii on strike aro getting "full up'tfyf tt* -1 ' whole matter. There ia possibility of their jobs being ateo others, and the facts that a foitrtlmf* the members of the old union ( >!itt" are horse drivers are the now; and that various emptions have been granted by ttofA union, is having a steadying effect, thoso on strike are not quite so tear or so "militant" "as they were a weet, ago. - .-. ,' ~; ' ■..'. l ,li? : Applicants for work on tho wham* as.well as-for drivers* , work are "*filE coming'-.in iti good numbers. ~f t X&