Flaxmills.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 15 September 1917, Page 2

Flaxmills.

Jdjiti L\G. A mass lmvpiitg oi the thi'xmiu -.ror-kcre called by the L moil to conlder ihe strik-e at the .ViiraniU ami \\ likU IllJj.'is U\l_l tile qi'.'est.l'Oli «)l wus licid ill iMlilers' liaii, i'ai•iit*; .-.t'-ii iiii i liiir.«i,iy. 'i her* was a iarg-o attendance, oUl) men being pres..lib i'l <mi ail parts of the district, the 111 i 1 is that are not on strike closing down tor thy day. Alter a. general di-'eussion a. motion ias put 'to the meeting that itlie : triko be. confined to tlie -Mini 11 ui and Weka mills. To this an amendment was moved: ••Tliat the strike bo a general one." The voting was as follows i'or a general -strike -09 Against a general strike 208 The motion that this meeting agree to a general strike was then put formally, when it liccaine evident that .■in influential section of the liaxworkers was adverse to this coui;.-e. -Eventually an amendment was submitted and carried unanimously to b'.je following effect: "That 'the strike be confined to Weka and ALira nai ami that a levy be made on the workers ait the remain nig flaxmJlls; Liiat a committee be set up to open

up negotiations with tiio whole of the employers with a view to inducing to comply with the demands formulated by the union; and that the question of a general strike bo held in abeyance in tho meantime."