SERIOUS MENACE TO THE ARMY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3084, 15 May 1917, Page 6

SERIOUS MENACE TO THE ARMY

SECRETLY-CONTROLLED STRIKEI ■' OF ENGINEERS

MEN'S LIVES AT STAKE

London, May 13. • The Minister of Munitions (Dr. C. Mdison) states that the officials of various unions consider that the men ■should resume work on Monday, and await an accurate explanation of the circumstances. Tie, Minister states, emphatically, that the supplies of aircraft, heavy Runs, howitzers, tanks, nnd other materials, will be seriously delayed by the present illegal action. It will also impede the Western offeiieive.'and numberless lives will be unnecessarily sacrificed. Some papers allege that a secret assooiation of shop stewa'rds is controllinc tho engineers' strike, > which is epreading. No officials aro assuming responsibility for the "strike. More shops have joined in. Trade cards have been abolished, according to the request of the unions v fcwing to the unfairness of the exemptions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Awn. MANltlKSlbu fciWilNttui KLaUitllnu (Rec. May 14, 10 p.m.) -- London, May 13. The Manchester Engineering Strike Committee has decided, to resumo work to-morrow. Presumably thie decision will affect all the other centres. —Renter. TROUBLE/IN THE COTTON DISTRICT. 'AN ULTIMATUM. . London, May 13. The Northern Counties Weavers' Society has instructed- 200,000 members to cease work on May 26, if the cotion manufacturers do not concede a 20 per cent, increase in wages. The strike .will affect 800 mills.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable !As£n. . . - - I

RAILWAY. MEN AND THE i BALLOT

:—o—— • ' / A TATJMAKTJNTJI PBOTEST. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Taumaruniii, Ma? 14. At a well-attended meeting of the Enginemen, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association at Taumamnui on May 13, strong exception was taken by members to the action of the Railway Department in taking a. second ballot of employees after they had already been balloted for under the Military Service Act, and considered that men should be called -up in the order in •which they wero drawn under the Military Service bailot.