CHALLENGE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 2

CHALLENGE.

BY LABOUR FEDERATION TO MAYOR OF AUCKLAND. . rßy Tolcimiph.—Press AGKoda.tl(\n.t ■ Auckland, February l!l. Matters in connection with the dispute between Iho Auckland General Labourers' Union ami various employers o£ lalimir are still stmiiioring in n slate of unseltlolncnt.- ■ The- whole position hnil been laid l>eforo the executive of the Federation of Labour, and it is from that <iuarlpr (hat the next step must come. Tn the wwiitime, the officials of the Oensral Labourers' Union fool that Iho action of the City Council, in foiling into line with (ho other employers in refusing to ni<>?t (lie union, has been a breach of I'ailli. This belief has Ixvn cry>talliV«l in the following challenge issued Ijy 51 r. AY. Tarry (vicc-prcsidenl of th« Xew Zealand Federation of Labour), to the Mayor of Auckland:— "Seeing lhat his Worship the Mavor (Mr. ('. J. I'arr) lias delil-owtcly taken advantage of his official position as cliief magistrate of llio oily to enlist tlio power of the City Council on behalf of the. employers, ami has used that power- to prejudice the case, of the workers, Mr. Parry challenges Mr. Van- to justify his attitude before a general nicotine, of citizens at the Grey Statue on Thursday evening next," This morning a larpo deputation, representing various branches of the Cite Council labourers, waited upon the Mayor at the City Council Chambers. The spokesman said that (hey had not come to make complaint', but there were certain matters r,°jar<lin<; hours, nnd conditions which they were prepared to leave to Mr. I'arr, as a veasonnolo man, to see if (here eoilld not be some reavin;il>ln improvement. The question of was fully discussed. The M.ii.yor a.skcd for further details and further informiition, which 1 lie deputation oromised to at ouce iiipply.