"WHITE" MONEY FOR "BLACK" GOODS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14837, 1 December 1913, Page 8

"WHITE" MONEY FOR "BLACK" GOODS.

A RAILWAY WORKER'S VIEWS.

Speaking to a reporter of "The Press," one of the railway casual hands pub forward his view of the strike and the attitude of the 'ea_<__ of the trouble. He said that on Thursday, on leaving work at 5 p.m., the casuals were waited on by a prominent member of the Strike Executive. He asked tho railway casuals if they could not take eomo steps to assist in the present strike. He said that even if the casuals could not see their way cl_ir to iefr-so to handle "black" could they not assist those out on strike by voluntary contributions or other means. Our informant said that seeing that thero were thirty of the railway casuals who had not got over two shillings and ninepence each for a fortnight, and that most of them were not put on to work until 1 p.m. on Thursday, and that there was a probability that they would only get four and a half days' work in a fortnight, it was no wonder that there was not a very hearty response to the request for contributions. "Another point," added the railway worker, "that is not without interest, is that the money wo are getting is obtained by handling what is termed 'black' cargo by the strikers. Would our contributions bo acceptable to those who have caused it to be 'black' by refusing to handle it themselves? Apparently our money is 'white' even if the cargo is 'black' 1"