THAT STOREMEN'S MEETING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1906, 14 November 1913, Page 8

THAT STOREMEN'S MEETING.

SECRETARY'S VERSION.

The secretary of the Wellington Storomcn's Union (Mr. R. A. Simpson) complained to a reporter last. evening that tho reports of the meetings of his union which have been published during the last few days have not beeii correct, having been supplied to -.the press by what ho termed an irresponsible member. Tho report supplied with regard to last Tuesday'sNjiieotrng of the union, ho said, could onl-y bo described as a distinct breach of faith on the part of a member of the union. It was, lie said, "sheer 'impudence" for the member in question to endeavour to give a report of the meeting, when it is understood that that work,rests entirely in the hands of the secretary. ''From the wording of the report," continued Mr. Simpson, "it seems as if my action in calling a stop-work meeting was be ing considered by tho meeting. This was not tho case.' I myself was responsible for bringing the matter up, by explaining my position. I absolutely repudiate the suggestion that I advertised a stop-work meeting. At 2.30 a.m. on Mondaylast-1 asked the morning papers to publish a local with regard to the meeting. Maybe the member in question does hot know the difference between a paragraph and an advertisement. Tho paragraph in Thursday's Dominion that a motion to step work was carried by two votes is incorrect. So was the statement that tho carrying of such a resolution made the meeting illegal. According to the. rules of the union the secretary has power to call a meeting whenever anything of importance to tho union takes place. At Tuesday's meeting a vote was taken by I ballot on tho question of whether the. union should striko or not, and Messrs. Sullivan and Bowness were appointed I scrutineers. The result was 52- against striking and 19 for. A motion of want of confidence in the : secretary was defeated by 69 votes to 2. [With regard to tha above statement it is rather difficult to understand Mr. Simpson when ho says "I absolutely repudiate the suggestion that I advertised a stop-work meeting" when the advertisement; set out in unmistakeable advertisement style appeared in Monday's Dominion signed by • himself.] N