OMINOUS DAYS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1462, 10 June 1912, Page 5

OMINOUS DAYS.

PIHCH AT WAIHI. SINISTER OF FUELING.; THE FED.EWIbN,, ITS .ACTS. .NOT y.ER.Y: PQPU.LAI?, (By Tblesr'apii.rr-Bpeciai; -rj H orrcs'pi»|dent";y Auckland,. Jiiiio ?; A. iuost critical :situat'io;ii' : is; rapidiy :beiisg r,caeiied- at.iVaihl ! nndi Unless tho cipecfoii' 'h.apjKms. and! a- suddosi'. .solution; is.- i'ouud, therp.-'is..reason- to .foai.e; tli.at.sp.n.sa't.ipna'l: ide.velopiiients' Jiiay fbllbw;.

itates't. reports show' il'iafc-the. idlq;-in t'lio goldfielu's:' township: -are,,gradually' ni. soH'ing them-seiy.e'is iuto: -threa '-opposing, factions'.; On tlid. .'oiie: (hand-, .arqj ■.thb'.'ien.y: giiie-driyers, whoso; 'jhn'occnt, .'desire' '.to; forrij. a. uniqii'. jed: 'io- : the .'miners -.'sfrikirig.; ■Oii -tlio- -secpii'd: ,hand..'aro 'tlio. /Socialists.; and. rovpiu'tionarios'. 'whg. made, thplfatil: bliiu'der 0 cajlingi thQ,- ! 6tri.ke,- .and; .rib.w,. tho '.third- factor w : '-b'eginhiug.'tb. ; ''.'.dcclarp : itself. .it : poor 1 fellows who 'Mindly' 'obeye/d.O h the.'m'atf-; .date to .c.Daso work, and. ,whb''.:aro' 'now; sick' to.death:: of;"thp i '.ff ; u'iticss; struggled j

Tho; afo being. Runted ■'!q's; th , ey ; l , i pasa'- : along ,, . ;th'e: streets': a'tSWiiihi;; : Their; etipiri'ies :aTO^thc:.othOT ; {twb'{factions" ■ combined,; :ahd/any! -day w'.p ! :qf, -violence'' :beihg; offered,' ..to:. 'thcinV //Also; .' great -bitterness ;.of-. Hie afqrbsaid/"pqor/ fcllows" ? and^'i)rbv ■ sqntljyth^ : ers.: ■ who 'iiiayp ,le'& : ;them^;astrn'y/,i,:'Jle-re^ : tlio'ii, ;are;*'all!. , !thb-'*ne.c^ .a. triangular; row//;.w|uch:'-hi-ay,/easily 'as-. suiiie. ~:.■// ' .As-: if. tliis; we're;..not' enough .thb,..piii'cli. '. qf/'j>qverty " : Earoi!icsiiire; ■.'going:;, ih'prt.bf'-'ip'rbn .'and ■ijbafdirigho'usif.kf'e^ i : -M;a'ihiy..'a'nd.-;tlwsq.%JiQ.-' , orS" ; feihdihirig.-.'do- i aiid''/casli :is:;;iiighty/icafce; : i : 'Sp;::far. ; :]!bt/^-wqrd;;l)aSibcens:sniuy/n j.'nctiqn'■ done; wincii/has. bmighte\t!ie/en(l} .',nearcjr ; -.ihysigliti-i'. *;'■■'' ''■ ■;- I '.' l/^^ti/i" .i7,l«'---:pitif!il' : -:r>arV.:of : a3; .'conditiqns.>; are>:'iiow ) ,..;theyj/]iiust3ih'-.' ■entably; l)fcwdrW:/ ! l l»&r , 6:. , 'th , ey. ! '!icaiv3bb > - 'better;;.' vwatw;lisV creep-'. :.ihg';up..:3iislic'r./ahd ;.highprj)n:Hlie'/deserted, amines,.jaiid for Uasts,/tivo''-wilhl)e;Tcquired"to\iinwater<.the -liiiiies.-, :'lf*. therefore, : : :the,;.!niners .pleaded,to. ■;be/:olSowed.\tp : . resume ;)vork.:.to-l!i<)rrow - ,: : .'an(l..'.:'if: /.this." '-coiripanic-s. '/consented,?:' they: ;CM'dd:.not;do":;so'.:?"?lt-hvillJjo sixaveeks at ■ leflst/{bcfdM./the/TOi!ies?:cair/":'-l3e-:flSafely i ;thrown;;openjagttiri-i-thatsis if■ the'trouble;. .■QnisHes'it.;:o'ncc,vl?ut.iit^willC;not/; : ■■''.''rhßrcoiriingicoriference'irill surely prove' ■iiiorid- -to- i:considet i -^th"e'(..V'fresh'.Jidemands" '. piit -forward ;t jNeitheriiis!;U": at "all j prob : , ;abjejithat'':tlib:/cflmpaiiies'?V'l''. Coll sbnti.tb' : :resumai/vrark'"^atfall; ; ;execpt/iiiider;;a new,; 'andybihding'/agreenient/.containiug.,. every' 'safegiiai'H..'against if Htiir6':strik'eY. , 'iv , /^/i4^ hopele'ss-'position" and. : ;iClear.'^■';}Vllat ,, j?- wanted.iii=/a'strong ..GbyeTnment/which' 'wbuld:'/infeTene'v"and:;;istr!ke*;a;;s<!cath-:blbw,-.)not:.;bnly,:at'...tlie'/TOv«hitiqnary-\ iialists v ;,jylio; .caused:;; tho/? liiost';* curious{strike,,;in/;thb.'/history.;:pf V.tlio"" Dbiiiiiiio'ii,';' jbiit .of.i.-.th'c- ' : Federation' .-which-ldias 'i. misledso: :mahy' iwdiSersyintb /theSbelief;. that "biU.ff" ;and , i.th.realsrca'n'. , '.niak'e.:..the''labour, /world/'sf /second' ;Arcadia/r? The '• qiiestions, 'which' , /ai'^NlMing^asked. s .in/;Anckland i 'i«JW4 ji'rer\Wh'£ / (16. , e5 , i.n0t;-tlie'\GoTCTn , ment'-!deal'. wit!i. .those:;' who ;.',hnvb/brokonV.the':.; law ?, 'Why!■a , r6l%.t■tl^e/''Wlflil»j^it , rikers.^.nlad6^to , . , : .at- .bii.c^.-face-.:;'.t,hc,-'!egalf,r^sit ■cais: -.bo jqiirid' to,,.'answer/.:and' ,; nvatters J gorJ; from--.bad-to ''jyoTsei'"*'■' /'; ''■;'■/'"■ "■'■l'.\ :^-: \"_

MASiSjMEETINC

HQtWN :. \> .(By !Tc!cgrapt~Prcfef;AsEOciat:«n!)j'' ; v ■;..' '" „. ■■Ths■eff«l:s v o^■Hjelstl•i]ce,^which-has now ;:.-lia(l)it-.;'win'.bf ■ four'-;weeks v is-a marked'in-. actiyitVi;in i^.c.v.(>ry.; i ':bnanch''iOf • local fo-ado iwith''-,lhe;,exceptiori"of the.billiard saloons.' -I'litb';. generals; demeanour,';, of';the strikers : : loav«s ■littio.Xo.;'<!o[iiplfliD. about. . Notwifch::st«™di»£jtheir enforced idleness they show :; no'iincliiiatipuj.tp;make : - any : outward dc-smonstratioiv-'.-yet' it is generally believed .■,tlia£ta';scctibn of the idlers are discontent«l;jan'dfai'cioiit.pf^sympathy,:witli'the Fcd-■'eratioii;-!of.:Latt«r;,v:.%,;''-:^;.'>';;i.'.--,'-.;.-■ y.r . ■'vConsiddrable'intorcst'ivas aroused, in tho j'townAOttJ.Saturdaj;.afternoon.by;a report :;(ridb.!:Prb?s',','Association)-.that.Mr.• W. E. /Parry:;had;resigned .the';vice-presidency of Jho'-Fbdoratioii-of, Labour.' . The news gave :;'a'ddirionaU;zest ; :.to tho- meeting of miners ;toibe:-li-old;.. that-evening, sit which.-.it hid !bee'n ; /aniioiihc , cd-'that'Jiessia. : ; l > . C. Webb, of-Labour, ''.Parryii.vic'e-presideiiti' and P. 'Fraser, pre--sident «ftho : Auckland General Laljourors' ! Union?" ,Vero>'.td:/,speaJc. , ."!'f , ,lt;s , .transpirctl 1 ■•hqwwer;',' '\that.-'th'cre""was.-no r.truth. in- the, frcport ;thafrMr'.;?Parry;ihad -:ros>gnod;%l..i;-£

''Pn'>Satuniay.;' : evcnin«":the niassi meeting 'waT;lieWHMr:?Pany opened Hie procccdi{n"RJ;.-: nnd;'wa's'«st'raiglitawß.v questioned'.as .'to'.-'wliat'sth#!Fcderation had doiio:rcprd'iiifr,the::'AueklaiHi>Genera 1 Labourers' dis■''piito;'V'.Tli'o''ques^ .'' expressed'' surimsbVatfsuch'.a. stajo'oCSthe-:,frame." Stating vthat'VJ!ri'.jFi'ascr ''would probably "a*al'-;witV;tlio .question. prn-■ceedins,-.iirge''d.th<>>trikors to' stand'solid■Hv'aiid'to' have: "confidence;in'.tlio.Fcderai'tiori:?n<*':'iiiattcr"> what --Hie present; appoar-;-'i(nco3i:;wcroV'>.Tli'o';]?ederatioii::'liad-'decided ■on aCeection'ai;fight r insread..of calling.out -.of. tliiKcourso'.v.-oukUenaljle Hic ,! orßanisws f& iho /ca'iw"6f'-iiio-'/strik'o;--.ahdr<:ollcct/fnii(ls''-.to : i;-«.'-sc'ttTemcrit;-;:; v '"'" -tyi:'. '.%.' ''J}Z!' , p-rJ : i''pZ' '. ■.■■ : BeßardihV' ; tlio'i6pri6siti6n\to;t!ie'.Enffine-. ■Hrivers':i.lHiioi'iy ou(f?its ; POW'MrbitrWibif'A^tStli^twakerkveferwd 'to'-'''■ \(lvb'^step3?>flflkcn : :i.py". ■ leratioit'•'■■■to: : ■KadtKwaitcd;-v.o»::;;the./ SI ill-. >vbuld r !placb/minorities sin ■■'d'ctate s )!t6:';mriioritics l , ?cxplniiiinK/..tlmt >;" aiandful'.nflmcm)iePS',of.'tli*.-:Wnihi*Miiiprs'jj HlnioiiVxonld •'withdraw;? and .start- another ■Shioii:..,'lni ; rcptyis.th«'^riiiisli?ril«id : >riid,, : . , tlia£''thewVwMs',]ib' otlier,omu'se opeiitham flh'ht,.of application.■y,"',is.' % " Mr 'Parry; *'brfore L ;«bnchiuins, : (tawv.aii. circulated ;that.''he,lia'd{rcMßned''offic«'.'ns'a;.'vicj.p iresi■'d«nt:'f'o{;thb';Kibo«rSF«(lDrfttion;;';v.H6 was 'n]pasbd'to:liiotoi: ; J'lwtrtt;'oottforenco bad bein -aTraneedr bot wcon ■: tho ■ federation' and ; 'thV'-Mlntf?Owners'.SAss()<!iatr<)n;*''>,Tliiß, >n : , idicate'dp tlioisp««ltw,fsa»d; : - that tho.iiuno-. ■nwiibr's"-'bttd : . s withdrAwni: from.: the .condi. ; %iembers.; >iof.; tliel" JVaibi.x Miners. ■'.TJii ion im«s Bfiiia ran tec 1 ", to' ■■ work. a m lea my., ■iwitlr'rW'.ensini'-dnwrsXa'.nd'.iwHle'tho.dis: J 'niite' IjcfivcPiiStUo'-.two\nnions ■ lieforo % the 'bwn»r?'would : Iw;.prepared ..to'discuss: mat.-' *rs!'witb': : y ; « Mr; 'Webb, 'in" liis'.J'address.-.nnMleN a. s'trane-npiieal'.tbUlib'nieii-to ptnndftrm if. occfoioit demanded;?:.;; neHvoiild'StnkC'liis ■rennvat:.oh>bn; : the.;fcdexatte ' Mr'.' Fra'sbt'/tlib:;last:\spenkcr)ATeplyniß to ■tTi'p-flncsUbif-SsiVt'olwliafe-.flie'.fwleralJon; ■l'iriii" done-in' ;cnnitecHotv'.wiflv;,thp. j.Auck-,'. ■Land■ .General'; raid 'Hiat' ! ''lio* : wn?:"iiot*pKpar«l;io , sa!r whether ;|.lie"''.f«t^ration :, ]i'n(l.,nf!l«l!.wiwlr.ior other- ' u'MseMii'fhe.'matter",'; but: I\<» belleyjnV tll.it. 'th'irig?' : itoiiM''ri(tlit- Hoihad 'imn!icir:faitlvl)n':.tlmt'.otganlsaHon.A.;'.:: ~ '■'>irittrijctioh!'':-fbllßw«u.'li)ii : .rPit*rftt*n w-.' questifo'r' thVJKMM.:!^;^:'^');* o '!^'' Mbtibtrto Approve.Fctforatlon'iWUndrawn.

■ A^.gfn.Pral' .(1 !Scussion ■ J,ensiieil,: which a"'' ' : -]iipmlicr<rool&"!iMception ■■' to •lii'oiieys Vso ■fhH :'remycd).'beitisr treated as a di<d>'e'?9.f.!ind, : nrid;'to?.tli««,syit#m of. tits-.. itrib'iitiorii ;TI< i ;«iiit< i irdod. : .tliflt' , llio.;iiionpy thoiilil biv 'strike; pay,'.'- and imembev?:.'should '■■ '.be nWc.-tp:.tdninic.ifc' fts ''..' ; .'''■.''J.'.' ; '^:-.'^i i S">:' A .«'' The, ■.sii?'?*st|Pft;->;fl!. ! .reyei.ve(V;. i witK:. , l. ,, P' pifiufS:.'.." .. "■*"'■... '■•■• 'y"j':~:?-'t,'.ir ! f'" ?' "'■ '^ i A : ini«ll6nV.wii.v^py»t : -:tS-. , fhe.Jii>fT< , et.:v.'ThM -'ihl«,-'»irilonJe,ndnr»»#fthc;:o,clioii?tif....tbb.F«u-lDratibii;;si:':Labouri" yv ;' : ''■':','''■":'"'M'^\---'y'

~ /Ah' 1 ■ sajeiidmcnt -; (or i direct ';.iicg.a (ii ;-• i; //!.;/-. '-' ticiri'of ■■ the? fedbration':fshbuld : f hv". ;'; S ■ ':< /?': :£^d^Bff'thei.6ottionlont^o^U^!■Btrl^ii l l^/ ; ,■>JlJ'•' , ;i : '''' : Mr./ ; Parry/ 'asked/tho''iubvei:; '.by .;/;;'";;/ am«fidiric!it;:;to' ; :'■ Cf\>l ; / not-let. to. aiipealibJ'yousM^;; :<ms irf : tho evta.'?.!:.?;;'« f.your:,lwing. compelled to do so; it ..w , n).!\ , ...1; , j> goVfoHJi/tliat .tho:uuion( : Tias^los(..:i igjg .'dohco' ,;i in-tho the.amendment : dkwniSaud-Hhb/inbtion/: was f alsb.s^v.-.: ;;/;*: dfawn'/fs'onie/vniembers 'of .tho cdtiiiiiii .:...;"»" pomling" out ■.that,':; while. jiot'dcsiroii'V'i 1 .v'otmgingainst'-iif.tlwy.i'/conM not'i'iii!';'---;.'-:.;, th6'^vliolo.ecti6ii..pf;ti)ftifcd«ratioii.¥ ft '. Tt' : waß':saWbv' Ihosofiii' touch''wilhV.t"r" : ..-., feeling/bf'thc, %n: ! tliatrthnd:y!ie : 'nio:ioit ■£ ;becri:(submitted!!- it', would;havq/bron;<w-y; ;, ( Jfeatedi' •" ' ' /'''"•■'/'■ '/';///; ; ;:K-'

.'■..IS/.Telsirtiiibi-rPfou'.'ißsoota.ttiin.l ••. . ..>■/,;■; .Time. 8." : :\..A'j'gflncral;,i meeting'' of.' tlio'j Kiripaka '.•M.inei-s'..-.U]ii'on* rcsolved4-"That this union :of jTvorfers'-'is-ini full sympathy with tho AVaihi' ,, Jlincrs'»'Uiuon, : '.and' is ..satisfied :that/tho'VCght,'at/Wai'hi:is between' _tho '.organised/'employers ..and ": tho' organised ■vcorkcrsr.'/Fiirther,'- this: union has every 'confidence'mlil- the"Federation of Labour, faiid i a.gfees".to , ;a' M. per ..cent., levy-on all ;Aveckly : »earmngs.";:V'.v;;i:i>'■;■'<,';:,'■■ 'A ..'?■;- ■,' "•:J : !?:,'"':v:'Tj* : .''>. i "-.' ! -?- Palmerrton, : " June -o.'. ■• :: -Tlicr«' ; 'was.; av : fair ? attendance' at the -meeting/of.. the .Flaxmill - Workers' Union diero oinSaturday/(Mr;/!Dalhoi!si© prcsid. !iilg>-to/consider the levy'of ten: per cent, ifordhonWaihi {strike; dead..y.Cohsiderablb'f'd.ifTercneo-.- of opinion wasand', there was a .tendency to '.rogardJtho/Federation-! of Labour, as for--1 Retting that there-were others than'mui:'ers, 'Mn..'.it."'-Tlio.-.lc-vy had. already been Jmade'byitho. Federation oil all ' affiliated 'bodies .without .reference' to, them, but a considerable'uumbe-r nt the meeting had ;littlo .sympathy. with"- the Waihi; strike, \but;.wore'more disposed,towartis.tlse Ke«» cause.'....--:-' ft : . ■'■ :.--As'.no:, decision could be. come'- to at Mho ■'meeting'regarding,the levy,.' it' was decid-. : ed to'take a ballot "of thq;unipn. members ;pn>.tho;'subj«ct;;..;.^;';/'■... ;._/-..,'■■.

Vv'k'JßyiiTelcernpl)'.—Press'* Association.) '.:'/''■ ' : ; f/0.-:/:W'.. -..// '•;'■'■ ■" Beef ton,-;-June .0. ,;..^fh'e'/''lnangishua/ Times" ' reports that .'thoiConsolida'ed Gold Fields and Black--water/ Mines, Ltd.,. : applied,, for,and ,ob'tained I ''provisional/protection- from : iha ■warden' at. Grcvmonth. ■:■' Tho weather ■ haa been.'most wretched fori the men working ■on- tho county.:" roads. ■■Snow and' sleet have' prevailed'' in the high country,.." J , • ■ ■■.-.The .Hon.' G. -Laurciison (Minister for Labour)' states With regard: to.the Keefton miners', difficulty, that the .SolicitorGeneral advises that- there has been no .■lwMch of tho Act or of the award by either party. The' Department. oflAbmtr 'lias'telegraphed both "sides suggesting that ■the liestcoiir.se would be to take' stcns,tin» der'Claiise 11 of tho agreement to have the 'iliatler i settled ..under that'clause.;,,,:..:, ■-- ■

;>■'On"'Saturday,'-Mr*..Pryor, secretary of 'tho-Gold-Miners'-;Association, wrote to '■Mtt J.: Glover, seeretarv of tho.,l'odcra"tion of Labour, stating that the association wcro prepared to meet tho federation' 'representatives in oonferenco .at... -Waihi -on Saturday next,-"Juno 15. . .-.;'.. '.'■ Mr.'Glover replied that he, would have; to communicate with-the members of his. 'executive bv telephone t>oforo committing! his federation:.-. t0... a", deiinito' agreement; or refusal." •■-;■■■•'.■'-'...-• '. '". - • :. So far Mr. Pryor.has not received, any : further -w0rd.,.,//,,;,.-/;., ....,.;//;. /,:;//,/.--.',