THE AUCKLAND TRAMWAY STRIKE. AND YOUNG, SECRETARY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 207, 26 May 1908, Page 9

THE AUCKLAND TRAMWAY STRIKE. AND YOUNG, SECRETARY.

Sir,—ln your issue of Saturday morning yoli publish .a copy of a-telegram sent to tho Auckland, Tramway Union and signed "Young, Secretary." The telegram states that he (Young) has been successful in inducing tho local Trades and Labour Council to pass a motion offering moral and financial sympathy to tho Auckland men, and as above stated it is signed "Young, Secretary." Ho does not'mention what ho is secretary of, and anyone not knowing otherwise would assume that lie was Secretary of the Trades Council ,which he is not. However, to deal with the telegram itself. Look at tho stylo of the'sender, the rgreat "I am" in the Labour world, the man who poses to be a great leader in the Labour lines, saying, "I have been successful in inducing, etc." . One would think that ho had a hard job in getting the Trades Council to pass tho vote. Perhaps he had. Then, if that is the case, does it not prove up' to tho hilt an assertion made, by mo on more than one occasion that tho Trade's Counc'il is run by tho paid secretaries of which this Mr. Young is one. By tho way I may say this same Mr. Young is secretary of two unions with six delegates each on tho Council, 'so undoubtedly lie has a big pull thero. Furthermore, thore is another very serious position to bo faccd by "Young" and his famous telegram. I consider myself it is a matter that should bo brought under the notico of, the Minister of Labour. Porlmps he ("Young") forgot when ho sent that tolegram thiit he w.is doputy-roprcscn-tativoi of tho workers on tho Court of Arbitration, and the position is this—that should anything occur to Mr. M'Cullogh the representative of tho Court, then "Young" would have to sit in his placo. What a nico situation.- Tho man that was so succcssful in inducing tho Trades Council to pass a motion of the nature they did, to then sit in judgment on tho raso. Docs ho remember the noise he made in insisting that Clause 70 (I think it was) should ho put in operation against Judge Sim, whon ho allegedly stated that ho -would treat as trivial" an v ease brought before ,him in connection wit.ii tho observance of King's birthday? llow muoh mora bo should tho same clause be applied against himsolf.

I would not have written this-' if "I' had ever scon or^ heard of a singlo wise" action' of this Mr. Young in tho Labour cause,' but Ido not., He is tho man that"summed our; Union up as a "blaclcleg" Union, for 'approving of some of the proposed amend-, ments of last session,' simongstwhich was the Industrial Council •'Clause. 'Ho is-also the man that summed the of Labour up, in no choice- language,''for.iproV posing that, yet he is. also, ;the„same, nia'ri,; that sat on an Industrial Council; with other than tho Minister, himself as chairman. Ido not wish to . waste any more of the valuable space of "this " paper with him than I call • help, because it is -riot worth while, but I do trust that I will be successful in inducing .him.,to answer '.this,this time (I have failed .every;; other: time) because then I will expose sonic more'of-his Labour doings. Trusting you will; obligemo, and tlianking you for your 6pac£, I' am, etc., . T''.-, v •-•- May 23. D. JIORIA^TYi'""