THE STRIKE

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 December 1913, Page 3

THE STRIKE

Mli W. M. HUGHES AWAITS

LtEPLIES

lELKCTIUCIELKCTIUC TELIXiIIAI'II, CCH'I'JUUIIT.J

[Wdi I'IiESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received Tliis Day, 10.u a.m.) Sydney, This Day

• Air -W. M. Hughes states that until lie has received a reply from the Hon. Mr Massey, Preniier, and Sir Joseph Ward to his request to them to use every endeavour to yet "both sides to accepi arbitration, he is not prepared to accept the bald statement Mi at the conference's cabled proposal has been declined. Mr linghes emphatically denies the statement that the conference is holding oil' the strike until after the elections. Members of the conference are sincerely desirous of industrial peace: elections or no elections, they would have acted in the same way. The coi'inninily may rest perfectly assured that everything , conducive to' industrial peace is beingdone and will be done.

The Union Company despatches the Maungauui not the Manuka to WeiliiiL»:ton on Saturday.

r l'he unions arc responding well lo flic Labour Council's appeal on behalf :of ihe Xow Zealand sinkers: tlic Australian Workers' In ion (l' 500) and the Bricklayers' Pnion (£-"»0) are Ihe latest con I ribulors.

The wharf labourers at Newcastle- have (Icclukml In unload tlio barque Wangaiiui, which is loaderf wilh New Zealand timber.

The Herald says that, as anticipated, the proposal to refer the dispute to Sir Joshua Williams lias been put aside by the New Zealand employers, wlio would be entitled In' very properly resent this interference on the part ol' outside organisations in another country, ami who have no connection with the dispute in the dominion, and are not prejudiced by it.

WHAM' LABOIKEKS SUB-

MIT TO HUU-hI.ES

A meeting of the Wharf Labourers" luioii held last-night rescinded the previous decision to boycott all Union Company's boats, and endorsed the conference's policy to hold up the Company's vessels trading with New Zealand only.

CAN UETIIIN. The Muuuganui iuis_suflicieut coal abuaru to make the return voyage. LAllOl.'ii FEDEUATIILN riiiiSUMyNT SENTENCED AITEAL.S nN Vu'lS'i: OF LA\V. [i'KH I , HESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, This Day. Mr jiidjlell, 5.,\1., gave reserved judgment in the case of W. T. Voung, president of the Federation of Labour, on a charge of inciting to violence. . Tlie Magistrate convicted the (ielendant, 'and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment ; also ordering him to find sureties to keep the peace for twelve months in a personal bond of i"-M>, and two sureties of t'2so each.

Notice ol appeal was lodged on the ground thai the decision was erronoiis on a point of law. The Magistrate fixed bail pending the hearing of the appeal in a personal surety of .£.h>o and two sureties of HTu each.

The cases against the other strike leaders were adjourned until this afternoon.

COMMITTED "FOX! TIUAL

Wellington, This Day. Max Wolfe, who is on remand; was charged with assaulting Joseph Ivilcolly, a special constable, and causing actual bodily harm d> him on November IT.

The evidence showed that Kilcolly with another "special , ' was having a drink in Barrett's Hotel when the accused said "'Take that you scab" and threw a beer glass which struck Ivilcolly on fhe cheek, inflicting a severe- wound.

The accused was committed for trial, bail being fixed at ,-£I.OO and sureties.

XAIMEI! SEAMEN OUT

Napier. This Day. A meeting of the local members of the Seamen's Union was hold last night, when the men were addressed by a member of the Wellington .strike committee. It was almost unanimously decided not to work on the ships or on the wharves after to-day. # For some days Mr Richardson's senmen have been working for their employer as wale'rsiders, but this decision means thai they will have to keep away from the wharves altogether. 'A. vote of sympathy was passed Avith Mr Richardson, the men stating iliat their sympathy was entirely wifli the firm and that they had no grievance, but when railed out, they fell it their duty to obey.

Wellington, Dec. ">. ("lood work was accomplished on the wharves to-day.

Mr Larcey states thai there is no possibility of the shearers com ing out on strike. They have loyally responded to the levy made on (.hem.

At Auckland a few score' of members ol the original Waterside "Workers' Union, have applied Tor ad mission to the new Union, and have been "turned down."

Another instance is recorded of. five young men from the country who "had been similarly rejected, although they bore excellent references ns +'i character. .