FEDERATION'S FRIENDS.
THEIR SIDE OF THE CASE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Napier, August 1. Referring to a press message in to-day's pupor statin* that grave dissatisfaction with the tactics of the Federation of Labour lias TPMilted in u gradual depletion of the ranks of the Auckland General Labourers' Union Jlr. J.', Vraser (president of tho latter body) states that the dissatisfaction, like Mark Twain's death, is "greatly exaggerated," and not on ac- , count: of any revolution aneiit tlio tactic-9 ■' I jf the Federation, but on the part of •lie most, militant men whose complaint is that tlio Federation's attitude lias not l>eon rovoltiouary enough. The Labourers' Union lias contributed over .£ISOO toivard.s tlio AVaihinnd Rcefton funds which, nt times, when many members (owing to wet weather) cannot earn a living wop, should be ainplo evidence as to their bein" in strong agreement witli tlio FederalLion in its fight at these two places.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1508, 2 August 1912, Page 4
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151FEDERATION'S FRIENDS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1508, 2 August 1912, Page 4
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