GENERAL LABOURERS' DISPUTE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1371, 23 February 1912, Page 4

GENERAL LABOURERS' DISPUTE.

"THE PLAIN HUTS' OF THE CITY COUNCIL." I3y Toleirraph.—Press Association,! Auckland, February 22. Seen by a reporter to-day, tho Sloyor (Sir. C. J. Parr) had tomcthing further to say concerning tho general labourers dispute. ~ "I notice," said the Mayor, that Sir. Frnser makes the boast that should ho and his friends decide upon a strjlro not 20 out of tho City Councils 400 workmen would remain loyal to the city. I. can onlv sav this: that I have excellent reason to know otherwise. The bulk of the City Council's workmen will prelor to trust themselves to tho City Council rather than to Sir. Fraser. Assuming, however, that Mr. Fraser is correct, nurt that practically all tho City Council employees would leavo the city service at anv time at bis bohest-vhat an intolerable state of tilings would thereby bo revealed, I invite public attention to it. Here we have a gentleman who owes no responsibility to tho city or the citizens, able, iie says, to practically hold up tho city services in five minutes. Of course, no self-respecting community would stand that for a moment. Sir Fraser may learn this if be has a mind to. " A. further question .arises. It is the plain duty of tho. City Council to make such a calamity impossible.