STRIKE LEADERS ARRESTED.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 618, 12 November 1913, Page 5

STRIKE LEADERS ARRESTED.

CHARGED WITH INCTING. Wellington, This Day. The principal feature of lapt night's strike news wut Ihr arrest of four leaders—R. Semple. organiser of the Federation of T.abonr; J'. Frarer, secretary of (be Forial Pi is:• 'i't'.*i iic Parly; Geo. Bailey. oi-.ni".nrr o: tbc open-air gathering; md iT . HoJlrncl, editor of the '' i\s (mrilnnil Yf era <• r.'' The firrt th'-oe were arrested at lo.ln p.m. ni tfu* r.-n'hvnv Ftation on iheir it{t'ni from :.Ucm;inj: n strike deinontu ration Pet one. Eight detectives wore engaged and there was •hi difMuvbance, Holland was arrested later at bis iHHIPt 1 . iTHTMLS OF CHARGES. Hail wr>r offered for the arrested men, but could not be granted till they had appeared before a magistrate, BO they spoil! the night in gaol. The ebnrj;e against Semple is that cn November If< he incited persons to resist eoniunbier. nun used wordn implying he v.-on Id ppcVrlakc if there was any rbeot in:: io aboot Oommick inner Culii'n »t r;. 'be elmrgo against Fraser is thr.( on October llitf.li he incited : eair i nr.ee to the police, :md rogge.-'ej fbr workers nbituid belp (bcmrolv. r (on:J even if a few dnora bed ie bi be The charge ."gainst i'-ailey is that on October : : dib be raid -moron attending horpen of the r.in-nt.'d constables should In- induced to eeaao work, and suggested droppne; :t icw matches, or indulging in sabotage. Against Holland th<ne are four charge r <, on October :'('.tb inciting constables to eersmit breach of the pence bv sugges ting ihe nun of pick handles '■ end l«:;\a pick at the end of it"; asing : iiuilr.r language at the Basin Unserve on which occasion he mentioned be bad been sentenced to (wo ye an: :'er .--edition at Broken Hill: on Jvovrjnher l?nd. urging, amongst other 'hmgs, the sailors from tbe Pyrcbe io •. nicmbfr where their interests lav ami point the gun? accordingly ; en:; ihat. the railwaymen sinned v.-.-.V,, e io carry free labourers; aire thai tbc nance nhould tear off the*i' uniforms, nm! stand in with the a' ribe rs. None of tbc leaders arrested were born in New Zealand. Mr Semple, who ia :;«> year;- of age, is from New South Waicr : Mr Bailey, : 'b, was born in Guerre-ey; Mr Holland. -15, is a unlive of New South Wales, while Mr Frr.ser is :19, and ia.from Scotland.