WATERSIDE DOINGS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2159, 27 May 1914, Page 6

WATERSIDE DOINGS.

' GINERM MEETING GALLED. PREFERENCE MfiU'S faSltlON, A general mcetiag of tlie Wellingtou Wharf Ljibonrere' TMqh will be leld on Monday, Juno 15. the teetaess to be cottsidered is as ioltes :—- A motioa by the president for the . removal .from office of the secretary am! toMSurer, wM has been'-sus-pended by the pw-sideiit niider Bale To appoint a special oomftitteo -to Foviso this rules of. the naion, .. ■ wid to frame rufes for a sick aua acci&iit' fund.'. . . . ( , Jo consider the bakaceyshfiot,'and . auditor's rejxirt if tho latter is ready in time, i'or ths mcetrog. From information gathered on the Wiiterft-Qjit yest&Kl-ay, it was learfled that the Hifietiiig will be'weK'attended. It is u-ntesttiod that a certain seetioji of the momborsof the'union intend moving in the 4ir€«tioii of ft "&o «o!j----fid.ence" motion ift tho eseentivs. Their object ia d'fting thk ; it is said, is ''to. mako the present esecutiv* :esi.gn. and then to flleeb their owa offieials and com-mittoe.. •

The Prtffirsneo MiSfl. On inqn-irj' at the. office of the secretary of the jSaipteycrs' Imjujry Committco yesterday nt'lenioos, a. reportei , was ' intorm'od that 860 men had jivafled theras?lves of tho epportjmity ta enrol as preforeneo men. it is estiitiatetl that about 100 liaifres havo still to he en* tolled. It is announced that the pre* i'erewe register will be rfesed definitely on Stttttwtay.

• Aotfrtl-Sscfeiary's Statß.meat. In view o.f ttie above, tho i position taken up by .the executive oi' tho Wtorf labmrcrs' CJuion is interosting. Speafc. tog to a reporter yesterday. aftemooa-, .Me. W. M. €onnt}ll, made tbo. following statement ;—

"Mr. i)ockt, accoj-cijhig to a, published sHMwMncenwst,.asserts..thutSuO names of these wJm joined before Itecamte - 9 have been registered by him, 'tfbe <*xoevitivo cjoos not know whether Mr. B-add lias gat 380 names or Hot, The ■esocutiv-ft of this ui.ii.on does not recognise preference to aay way-. .But a.gart from that, we Want to knew if all .those who hare been enrolled by. Mr. Boid aro .financial iheßibefs at' the union. Up to thn present snly about fifty men have applied to na.6 for a c-&-tifieato to take to Mr. BotM showing that they joined before Becerobef '&. When ilr. Bodd closes his list, ilio executive will than haw to find out wljo■tlior these inert aro financial or not. Whatever action May he- taken by Mr. Btidd, as representing certain employ* we, we as ■pscctit.h'B of tho What! litx-isMii-efs' Union, eniiuot agree td r n>i> Bority of members of tfc» unloa .totting preforcflce ever tlio majefity. The ciitiro fopndiate. such , a . preference. There are 150Q laambnfs of tho union on the waterf'roat, and ft is tiis b'oijnd' en duty of the *xe?ivtiv<j to guard the interests of those,melt. As to tiro 40fl mcji who joined before DeSeJuliar 0, Q\6sb wiio aro. fiitancfat merftbere ftf the union wijl l>6 treated.' in exactly the same ivaj* as tine ptlmr mentliefs of tho union. Tlw exe'etttive lias no desir© tfi sen a. CRutidiiafico of n spirit ef atiirrtosity on the waterfront, W«J wont tjw. unpleasant feeling whscli has existed tlvrousrh the giving «f prefar-enee te.meft wijo iotiifld Lefare December 9 to cease, and that can only be brought- about by tbo nbplitioii of preference. Tndrt is tho ofllv way we ian Set peace. The position now is tiiis.: flmt a efinipoteit man )ie&3§ na pMfwmice. jH* will fset, work jiccm'dijiij to Ms ability. lire foremen know wliet'hor n. tttnn is fidJy mtalifipd flr net'to .de Iris work, smrj it is their, duty to the employers to see 'that only suite!)!* men. arc ongagfid."-