THE STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1655, 23 January 1913, Page 8

THE STRIKE.

——— th CANTERBURY FARMERS MEET.^ THEIR RESOLUTION. (By Telegraph—Frees Association.) ;•■ ' ' ' -'. Christchurch,,January 22. ;' At. a';- meeting of the North Canterbury . l'rovincinl Executive of. the New, Zealand Farmers' Union- this..afternoon, the following resolutions was adoptod-.-r(l) That we, the North' Canterbury I'rovincial'Executive of •he New Zealand Farmers'. /Union, recommend that the freezing com- , panics-try to settle the dispute with 'tile Slaughtermen's Union by' means .of mutiij ally, appointed , arbitrators; (2) that "if the nbovo course.fails,'the-freezing,com-; . panies should try. to settle the matter'.with those members ;of the Slaughtermen's Union who uphold tho'principle of arbitiation; ;3) tnat, if tho whole 'body of the Slaughtermen's Union refuses to arbitrate, then we, as a Farmers' Union', for, tho protection of our own occupation, ask tho freezing companies to'*allow us to man. the boards'with free labour.', .■;}.•/ WAINGAWAWORKS. \\'. ;' (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) ~ ,:' Masterton,, January 22. Jlr.'Bishop, secretary of tho Waingawa Slaughtermen's Union, .gives :an emphatic contradiction to .the rumour that . men'have been offered 305.: per hundred ■ by the-directors of the';company. Ho states; that the slaughtermen will: ceaso work on: January 31,.unless tho wages and other conditions demanded nro conceded. Ho is of opinion 'that the matter, of learn*, ers could- be overcome,' and he told a, reporter-. that ho is, authorised'by the men to |Onter. into negotiations for a set- : tlcment of'tlio v .dispute on certain conditions,. ..'What; those conditions' are he - declines, to ;state. '--.:' ~ .:'.'.".'-.'•■'■ ...It. is-probable-that-/there'will bo an inti'i-ostiiirj .•'development' oh;■ Saturday next....:',. ■■■ - - ■', ■■-•'. " ■'■/";:■-,' ■;■,'■; -' 1 : ! "J A considerable,number 1 , of the slaughtermen', now/out of, Work' were. at'Trenthanv races-yesterday, and rulnour.;hath it that some,' at" least, pf them'had luck. • Cori-.Sequontly..they,-.we'reriib(A thinking, hard about' how bsst:to settle:their differences with the freezing companies. ; ! There is absolutely nothing to bo said' about the strike,: except that, one day, more of "theseven, days-, allowedly tho. .companies. -to : , the' slaughtermen,in' which 'to accept; or . rofdse-'thc;' otter of.-275. ,'(id..;per. casses has'.ielap'sed,' and that as v yet'there are no,, signs pf'/nn'yone'jcoming to-terms.. 1 . According to-.'t-hb. supplied -report of the ' Labour'. Conference, in;:session.•" yesterday jj thei. following;resolution,.-.i,was' carried by' the -conference .'"with/, acclamation*':•■'"Th'at,tliis';Co'nferenco expresses its whole-: , .hearted -sympathy.-with. the. slaughtermen: i now 'on, strike, /aridicordially, .wishes '. them i .'cveiy/success'.-in their 'struggle' for, econo- '. mic. betterment," -'.'.',, : -:M.'-'/ ~-.,- -• •;■'