RECENT RAILWAY STRIKE
SOME REVELATIONS. • A REVOLUTIONARY MOVE. -Wellington, Last Night. Mr W. MeArley (general secre,tary of the E.F.C.A.) stated to-day ’ that his organisation had, prior to -the strike, never been approached by ' the A.S.R.S. for assistance of any description. Any statements to the contrary were quite incorrect. “On 24th April,” said Mr MeArley “Mr Connolly (president of the A.S. R.S.j asked leave to address the executive council of the E.F.C.A., • and this was agreed to. Mr Connelly asked the executive council of the E.F.C.A. to instruct its-mem-bers not to run any train with members of the A.S.R.S. who had returned to work without authority.
“On being questioned as to his reason Mr Connolly stated that he was having trouble in holding his members back from working. He also made a statement that he was not concerned about the question as to whether they got a commission or not as their chief concern was getting a change of Government. Upon it being pointed out that such procedure per medium of a strike meant practically a revolution, and would not be as lasting as the constitutional way, and, moreover, would practically mean the wrecking of the country, Mr Connolly replied that the country was only a capitalistic one, and not worth anything to the worker, and the Alliance of Labour was only waiting to down tools at his request. “The President of the E.F.C.A. then replied that the majority of the E.F.C.A. members were New Zealanders bred and born, and would not stand for such a procedure. He also felt sure that if the A.S.R.S. members heard their president’s statement, made in such cold blood, tile majority would return to work.
“This address of the A.S.R.S. president alienated all sympathy,” said Mr MeArley, “that the executive council of the E.F.C.A. had towards the strike results. “In view of the statement being made behind closed doors or at political meetings of the Labour Party, it is only fail' to my organisation that the above, facts should be givne full publicity.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2738, 27 May 1924, Page 3
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338RECENT RAILWAY STRIKE Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2738, 27 May 1924, Page 3
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