THE CALL TO STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1905, 13 November 1913, Page 8

THE CALL TO STRIKE.

"STILL FIGHT ON."

STRIKE COMMITTEE'S IDEA.

The following statement was made by the ■ Strike Committee yesterday afternoon"ln regard to the arrest of members of tile executive of the Federation of Labour tlio general opinion, not only of the Strike Committee, but of the members of.tho Waterside Workers' Union, is tlmt this has'only been d<me to try and divide the Work-era. We recognised that tho same course has been adopted in previous strikes, and would again be attempted, and understanding this the Waterside workers are determined to still fight on. well knowing tho fact that this is not the movement of a fw men, but a largo body of educated militant unionists who desire to see aii effective chauge jnado ill thd present waterside workers' conditions."

"The arrest of ' Messrs. Semplc, Young, Holland, Fraser, and Baiiey will iiavc no effect whatever qs fat as wo are concerned, as there are men equally able and wilting to take their places. 'J'tjlegrams have linen received from all parts 0f,.N0w 5 Zealand encouraging the committee to still continue in their effort to organise in what they consider a fit and proper manner, well knowing that if this organisation is brought under the heel of the Arbitration system, which has now resolved itself into a weapon for the employer, they, too, would be subjected not only to the prosent Arbitration Act, but. to a.ny amendments Mr, Massey thought fit to bring down this session

"The unionists at present under the Act s-co that the Government, with the aid of tlio monopolists of Now Zealand, are prepared to sg amend the Aet as to malt© it an instrument of oppression for the whole of the workers of New Zealand, and they consider that tlioy are now not only fighting for themselves, but also for others in their efforts to win. this fight. Offers liar©, torn received from all parts of New Zealand of men well cognisant of the position to fill any exeeutivo office that nta.y require their services.* As far as the local union is concerned, not one single member has joined what- is- locally known as the ! scab ! organisation, and the effect of the arrests of the executive has been to further solidify them in their determination."