"AT YOUR PERIL!"

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1896, 3 November 1913, Page 8

"AT YOUR PERIL!"

AFFAIR IN OITY WAREHOUSE. Many high-handed actions on the part of the strikers have been reported, but the following incident may serve to indicate how far: some parties associated with the strike are prepared to go. A wholesale firm had been in the habit of ■ employing a casual labourer in their stores, and he had been given constant woik for some timejMst. He was working as usual on 'Wednesday, October 22, when, to the surprise of his employers, he informed them that lie had been called out on picket duty. Up till that time it was not known that the labourer was a member of the union. 'His employers had no other course than to let him go. No further action was taken till Friday afternoon, when a striko emissary went to tho office of tho firm and demanded in no uncertain, tone to see Mr. j who has charge of business connected with tho firm s stores. The manager of the stores having approached the counter, tlie following dialogue took plane:— . Manager: "What do you want? Striker: "I have come to tell you that you are not to replace that man who was told off for picket duty. ' "And who are you, might- I ask? "I am tho delegate appointed by tlio Strike Committee to tell you that that mail's position must .be kept open for him until wo have finished 1 with his services." "What is your name? ' "What's that'got to ,do' with .you( I've told you that I have been sent hero from the Strike Committee with that message, and that's enough." ' "But what right have you to tell my firm .what they have to do? What has it to do with vou or the Strike Committee? The man is not working on the wharf, and he is not handling cargo." . , "I have not come hero to argue witn you or anybody else. I have delivered my message, and if you don t abide by what tho Strike Committee says then look out for trouble." "But we do not take any notice cf the Striko Committee." "Thon you will act at vour peril. With tlie last remark the striker left the premises. On Saturday morning the firm in question received word that a large body of men were to be seen in the vicinity of the stores. Other threats to the abovo have been made to other firms.