THE MINING DISPUTE

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 6

THE MINING DISPUTE

%g CJ :j. RESUMED AT HUNTLY. 77 7:77- ;■ 7 - ; - - ■ ??-. ?■; miners resumed work ; to7day. ; an. ova:/77 -^P^t 0 ; MB^a^P«^e:by : :tho..espress.;:' : 777 3 7/: 7/7 ;cosE«poKi)Birr:)^: ;• : /: v 27 ■ 7 ;rll- : -c.r. -'.The.,settlement of,the^Hcntly trouble'is here- as ■a. victory for-the ek-;;^;;;,yployers.'-'■•;;;"'.;';"-.■;;;;■:,v''-;;; -..;. *':;..;;•:''■■, ■ < ~7 7-: * IT 4 * tic ' 9 morning: daily: devoted'to r, the_subject,concludes as follows:—"Mr. R :X ,' vH'Kenzie is to ,;be' : cbhgratuhvted upon havi& the..JEuntly Uiuon-to Abandon untenable attach: upon" the officials their:duty to/the company.■ The vot;rf':'•:.wg.^npon;the:question .of accepting /the com-. ?«:;/. P& nT / B ' offer, shows that the great majority of; <..v:;/:'the.>members-.are: quite reasonable, - • which 1 ' ;;; : r;:compels the conclusion.that they were misled officers and \thus "committed = .;•■':* {°.» claim-that from;'the;beginning;had ; no ' /■ 7./r7.. ■■■:;■.'■■■., . Mj, '■■■■•■.■■.■■' 7'';'777?? ?■ ™***USB-— BPSctii:'coEaespo!fDK!rt:i77 7^ %; 7v;'7'r/ 7/7 "■'■'■ : -. :/ Aucklahd,' January' 27..: 7V"7 ■'rr ü ßll^^l 6 to ' lat e .trouble at :v>: Huntly^Mr.'E. ;W. Alison/'refers to it as -tt;\. haTOgibeen'an endeavour on the part of the 1 : -.;Mmere':, Federation ;of.--:New"Zealand/to:as-' . "7/7, B £™ w ;that in future mineowriers \s;6n°uld; be,'subordinate "to: its dictation, in .the ';:^ :feevent of.any,bf its;members or any workers :. ■:\?-\; :*?■: mine performing' duties 'contrary, r to' desire of the'; ■■'' :■•■:■;" 7:^J 1 * 3 ,«*».', thepresent .case 'the federation i .;v ; has not succeeded,m.its aim," says Mr. Ali-' >';v;:\: son,; /"it may/make. another: attempt in' the :■;,:7 :.? uture > lt -therefore-behoves 'the.. :em.ft;'i>;PWy»s of. ; N«w-'Zealand-.to':also;federatei : -and to-be ; r >;:^-■ f ble ,- ; toi'trustrate^any'swsh'.-movement." A ;::,'; fund might be established whereby'-'employ l ' — -';:? r^ wlio h; "' e *° D ear<the brunt of any such be financiallyiassisted;"and'thus be :;';,• enabled;to resist any unreasonable encroach-'- -:>.; :~. •;ment upon<the aha:indisEmployers:, ,The employers, ;.,.:,'. ,ot,iNew .Zealand: at.the.present itime are ■:' :V: extreme.labour legislation.; and■, .unions-are to.Ba' ; -:'al-. f: 1 ■ >,Zi-. ijnd^oppressive': how is :it v ;'r ; ..',,ior : our-industries to be successfulp.-'iThis-.ag* :;■ -r ; gressive attitude on,the.part of unions must checked; arid checked with a strong hahd, : :>-:;,, ,;,as>otherwise/capital will b'e driven,out of ttie 'v;:y;-cduirtry:.,; Personally, as -one who : is '-."oonmade.,.up.iny , mind not: to in.'v.<:.:,' vest in or 'to? assist: ui any vother i/;.;;,;. industrial.undertaking,so,long;-at any 'rate ;, -. as- present labbuKcondrtions exist, and unions ;•':,. maintain their aggressive. .attitude*.'-.The in:i;i::;dustries;off{ew.Zealand can /never make :any : : :: C ; headwayV if.; employers. are', unduly : harassedr v ; ,:»:. and .laws; which'undoubtedly. interfere with ; xi;-the :-hbefties;:and;:tho:, rights-of ; the people •:" ': assuredly; bo regarded' as; nothing; else .-;',;■.•.•;-;.-.■. than laws of .".,-: ;.;v. :'.;:'/;;

/*//;.;/:/./ /i/Z/A^DEFENCE ; FUND/; r :-"? : : ■',]■■ /' /;. :v;; (BT -TEIiGBAPif-ApHESS .ASSOCIATION;) ./' '-:■''. ;'/-/ i :-7 ■'--///'/ /jv: / !; //Auokiand, January 27. -,- ./.■.■./''''■;'As'-%.:'reß^t'''bf , 'the';in'dhstrial'-:dispufe--at •'.Huhtly;the.;New Zealand Employers''-Federa- /,:• tion'; hasv/devoted;considerable.:attention/to :;;' the' {question, of; setting'.up/, a,defence' fund : V; for/'- thb'>/prbfectibn:-; of -its'; members;'■''• At "a : of -the: Auckland, branch-of : the' •■■federation, the. foUowingVresolution: was ca'r,Uv ' ■■;:'That while : sympathy and/verbal sujp-'. : '/^portrto^employers/.suffering:'from- strikes,../ desirable /enough,/so'metangible' help //.: ;-.;,vis required; ;and this association pledges'; i-./.;;itself establishing / :: : ;: -Doniihioh a'-'central,/ dependence 1 "fun'd■/' ;■;;': froih /which, payments, shall lie made' ' -r.;through; .the . New -Zealand Employers' ■ . :,;.,■. Federation in order, to. partially .make ; :.';/: good losses arising out:of decreased pro-' ~ ;:;fiti .damage'to, property,,,costs of defehdor. sustaining; any; action - in/: Court, / ,; :. /reco'ghition'df men's "loyalty I to/employ- ; :; /.;, ersy.or;'ahy;other tendred'/purposes.'': s ;/;;:.; /.//'lt was also decided at;the meeting ; to;show .'appreciation of- the loyalty-of: the four. as'-. .'. sistant- deputies at;Huntly who'remained/at ; : /./'■work:-during ■ the' trouble,:- and; £40 was ■V;tribiited for/the;,purpose,in;the'room/''-It'is" //:' expected; that: : £so;wiU'be":coUected'fdr:each : - the /;//// ; ; '>/ v ,/ ', ~;-■' "-;.:;:■ i/,; : : r- ; '.