THE STRIKE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1167, 4 November 1913, Page 4

THE STRIKE.

STRIKE LEADERS SUBMIT TERMS. PROBABILITY OF A SETTLEMENT. Wki.ungton. Sunday. Wet weather today made matters quiet in the city. A large crowd of strikers and the general public, headed by the Watersilers’ Baud, left the Post Office Square about 2 o’clock, and marched away to Newtown Park, to hold a meeting, at which the strikers were to speak. Further contingents of mounted men have arrived from the country, 200 getting in by special train from Taranaki, and another lot from Wairarapa.

There were several serious stoning incidents yesterday as the squadrons of mounted men passed through the streets a good deal ol road metal being launched against the horsemen, who, however, stood the fire well, and no serious casualties were repotted.

COMBINED UNION MEETING.

At a special meeting of representatives of all the Unions in Wellington held this morning, the position of the crisis was outlined by the representatives of the United Federation of Labour. Alter full discussion it was decided that this meeting considers the proposals now submitted by the United Federation of Labour as a basis of settlement are lair aud reasonable, and urges upon the Hon. W. F. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward to promote a further con erence between the parties wirh a view to the consideration of these proposals, and that a delegation from this meeting be appointed to wait upon the Prime Minister an I Sir Joseph Ward to urge upon them the need of calling a conference.

THE PROPOSALS

Two proposals were submitted by tbe Federation of Labour, as follows: —

(1) That all waterside workers should at once resume work on the same conditions as were operating prior to the cessation of operations, and that a conference be immediately held between the shipping companies and the parties concerned, lor the purpose of drafting a new agreement. (2) That the present national agreement be exleuded for a period to be arranged from dale, to cover the waterfronts of the Dominion, with a penally to be arranged for the stoppage of work as defined by clause 28 of the old agreement.

A MASS MKKTING

A meeting at Newtown Park attracled between 3,000 and 4,000 people, despite the pouring rain. Addresses were given by W. T. Mills, Holland, Rev BraiAsby and others, and the following resolution was declared carried unanimously : “That this meeting of Welling tou citizens protests against the unnecessary invasion of our city by armed meu while workers are still ready to return to work, and before all peaceful methods of

settlement have been exhausted,” and towards the end of the meeting Mr Young, who bad just arrived irom the conference at Parliament House, made the following announcement : “Since the procession left the Post Office square developments tave taken place which entirely change the position, and I am in hopes that before many hours have passed, we shall have effected a settlement of the trouble.”

FERRY SEAMEN

The Wahiue’s firemen and seamen gave notice yesterday at Lyttelton, and are to be brought ashore this evening, the vessel being now in the stream. The crew of the Mapourika. which arrived this morning from Picton, have also given notice.