"WE DON'T WANT YOU!"

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 6

"WE DON'T WANT YOU!"

WAIHI MINERS' & MR, M'COMBS. .' '(By Telegraph—Prese Association.) ' . Walhl, April 25. Mr. J. M'Gombs, M.P. for Lyttelton, and the Social Democratic Party's representative, attempted to give a political address in the Miners' Hall here last oveniug. Tho Mayor presided. •. ■ The meeting inside was sparsely attended,' while a crowd of Arbitration! sts remained-outside. ' Mr. 31' Combs invited them in, but., was met with cries of "Wo don!t.want you; you're a representative of the Red."Federation! "We'refusc to'go into that "hall' ; and "Get another, hall!" Later they went in, and created an uproar by stamping their feet. The appeals of the chairman for fair play ' were' resultless. .The speaker denounced their "cowardly , - , attitude. Ultimately, the' pouco were called upon, arid at their request two men quietly left the building. After this the Arbitrationists adopted different tactics, the utterances of 'the speaker being greeted with loud ironical applause. MroM'Combs '-. could make little headway-owing to the noise,'and when .disparaging references -were made to tho Prime Minister, the Government or the Arbitration Act, the section of the , audience opposed to the speaker gate free expression to their , disapproval. .' _^^^^