MILITARY RESTRAINT.
SHOOTING A LAST RESORT. Wellington, Tuesday. Speaking at Newtown Park on Sunday, Mr H. Holland is reported t*. have said- "They had it from Colonel Heard that the military if called out would shoot indiscriminately." Speaking to a Post reporter in regard to this statement, Colonel Heard said: "I never said any such thing. If, unfortunately, shooting had to take place, it would be under most strict control. Soldietß have to stand atremendius amount of rough usage before they start to shoot. They try every means in their power to avoid it, and they shoot only when it is absolutely necessary for the defence of the lives and pronerty of the public and in their own defence." "Before any shooting takes place," he conlinued, "thp people who are on the spot will be duly warned, and I those who have no business will have ample time to get out of the the way. I again emphasise the fact that we do not want bloodshed. We are pgninat bloodshed. We only shoot when we are absolutely forced to do so after the Riot Act has be=n read, and not »int:l a competent civil authority, such S3 a magistrate, positively orders us to act. responsibility for what occurs after shooting ha* commenced does not rest with the soldiers, but with the civil authority who urdera it." AN HOTEL RAIDED. THE WINDOWS SMASHED. Wellington, Tuesday. I.r.tf? list right two ra'd* were male ! nr! the Royal Tiger Hotel in Taranaki j c;' y :r_ ]t was stated h crowd tlvt' v-.ip: polico had b?ert
arrangements to assist in providing j for accommodation for those who wn-n , - coming (rom the country districts to > act &b special The presi- I dent of the Farmers' Union was pro- c sent, and stated that the branches of his organisation would be ready to send in hundreds of men na they « were wonted. SWEARING IN SPECIAL CONSTABLES. The Justice Department is making rapid preparations in Auckland *o preserve order in the of complications arising out of the present industrial trouble. Aparade of 300 special < constables was held tho central police station this morning at 7.30. and upon their dismissal the men ' were instructed to report them selves ' again at 7.30 to-night. 1 Between 400 and 500 were sworn lh l yesterdav, and hundreds more are ' presenting themselves. At this morning's parade the men wore white arm badges, marked "Special Constable," and they have also been supplied with batonß for use | in case of emergency. Those present , were divided into companes of 20, ac- , cording to the localities in which they reside, and each group elected its leader. m , i Wellington, Tuesday. The final contingent of country specials reached Wellington at .1 o clock this morning, nearly 250 mounted men arriving from HaWerp,'„Eltham, and other TarannUi centres by special train, and marching to the Cook Barracks encampment, which ijnow the headquarters of over 1000 special mounted constables. FREE LABOUR PROGRAMME. Auckland, Tuesday. It n understood that the officials of the Harbour Board and other bodies interested are furthering a big scheme for the organisation of five labour, should such bo required for work on the waterfront, but the details are not divulged. A meeting of the Auckland I iovincial Employers' AsP.iciation was held this morning to consider the position which has ari-en ovpr the strike There was n brg« attendance of members. Th? m.nUr was fully discussed, and a definite line ot action was agreed upon- !
SYMPATHETIC UNIONS. TRAMWAYMEN UNSETTLED. Auckland, Tuesday. Until the past day or two no body of workers could have ber-n more Bpathetii towarda the strike than the Auckland tramway workers. They ore not registered under the Arbitration Act nor are they connected in any way with any other body of workers industrially or politically in New Zealand. A special committee met the Strike Committee to-day, and discusseud the position in all its bearing. The Strike Committee recommended that the tramwaymen cease work the moment tbe first special constahles come on the waterfront or the first scab handles any goods. The meeting of tramwaymen this morning passed a unanin-ous vote of sympathy with th« strikers, and whether they will go the length of in with the recommendation ot the latter to stop the cars is a decision that will be awaited with keen anX ' ety GROCERS' UNION.
At the monthly meeting of the Auckland Grocers' Assistants Unnn last night the was carried unanimously:— That tms union deplores the action of a few corflmino owners in bringing about such a terrible industrial upheaval a* the present strike. Ithop.-s foi .sw-' V I but honourable settlement and the strikers of its eyupatuy in then fight for freedom." LABOURERS AND CARTERS. The general labourers of Auckland decided last night not to handle any material that had been connected in any way with free labour, their attitude in his reßpect being identical with that taken up by the carters and driVei WELLINGTON SEAMEN. Wellington, Tuesday. The meeting of seamen w:\3 attended ycsterdav by 001110 545 persons. The mo?t important resolution carried declared that the seamen would come out if any attempt is made to work cargo or coal anywhere with Iree labour.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 607, 1 November 1913, Page 5
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