PARIAH OF NATIONS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 10, 6 October 1917, Page 8

PARIAH OF NATIONS

BROKEN HILL'S FOREIGN ELEMENT.

Sneaking at a welcome to Colonel Price. Weir D.H.0., and Captain Blackburn, VC/at tho Town Hall, Alderman L. H Barson referred lo the strike in Broken Hill Uo regretted thai tho visit of tho distinguished officers coincided vitli (ho stoppage of the industry on which Broken Hill relied for an existence. In August, 1911, when Hie first news was received of the declaration ol /war between Germany and Great BniiUii, Ihfi markets were closed against the sale of tho nroducts of the mines, and tlierp was a general fear that the Broken Hill industry would be stopped. Ihe leaders of I lie unions and employers came together, and, with tho help of the Government, arranged for the reopening of the mines ami Iho finding of new market*. Since Unit lime Broken flill, with row exceptions, had remained i" full workup. There had been a. very creditable response to the call for men; in fact, Broken Hill's response compared favourably with any other place in (lie Commonwealth. 'At the- beginning of the ■war when the -first lot of soldiers was leaving Broken Hill. Rnme unscrupulous men insulted them publicly. riio<* men need nol be insulted at. hcinj called unscrupulous, because they were out to cl--sl'rov everythinc. They were dnins I heir iilmn*l lo bvins about the downfall n[ Ihp Empire. -Thnse mo.n lind worked themselves into the unions, and their unscrumiloii* represent tions right lluoiHinul the niece had had its offset in flip stopping of industry. They had consistently been unscrupulous in their Colonel Wr said he would liV-n the niMoriiy if Hip mpn in Broke'i Hill In •I Inl of bpp= Tlipv were willinr; and n.lxloll= lo work, bul were now nil i'Me. If'a foroisn p|nm"il "nfrred n bcpliivn and mnde frpiiblo th" Ijp"? "ot nd "f Ihe tronhlniis thins. He l.hjit, n. majority of th- men her" [>U that Out T-nnterl'lo be like busv bees, bul a roreiirn element irns causin.T trouble, and as n'rosiiH the -wTnle of the men were on strike, instead of bundlins the dishirVmjr element ont neck" and crop.