In THE GREY DISTRICT.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 31, 6 October 1911, Page 7

In THE GREY DISTRICT.

The Greymouth .wharf lumpers kicked over the arbitration traces the other day, Avhen the U.S.S. Co.'s Karma was loading timber. This vessel is brand new and fitted Avith some would-be labor-saving devices. For instance, the winches are constructed so that one Avinch-driver can Avork both Avinches and act as hatchman at the same time, thus making it a one-man's job instead of three, and for the four hatches four men's jobs instead of twelve. But the Grey workers thought?the arrangement wasn't safe, and came ashore in a body.. When the old hands spoke about breaking the award, the young bloods Avanted to knoAv why Judge Sim or Sir James Mills or Manager Carter couldn't go and stoAV the timber on that particular boat themselves"if they thought it was safe. After sticking the boat up for 20 hours, the Union Co. gave Avay to every demand of the Avatersiders, and that good old bucket (the Arbitration Act) got another dinge. AYe are apt pupils, notwithstanding statements to the contrary. We haA-'e learnt the supreme practicability of the class struggle—not from Marx, as many think, but from; the employelrs. Cobden, Greymouth's Avorking-class suburb, is rivalling Runanga in its fearless, self-denying advocacy of democratic principles. Candidate Paddy Webb will score heavily there. Enthusiastic political and anti-militarist meetings are the order of the day— or night. Wake up', you wage-earners of BlaketoAvn and Preston road.„_ A special effort w ill be made in the Grey constituency to capture Greymouth and Reef ton, Sir Arthur Guinness' tAvo strongholds. There is much work for the advance guard Of the people's army to do, and enthusiasm and tact is all that is required, especially enthusiasm. Organiser Miss Selina Anderson opened her Greymouth campaign last Friday Aveek at. Blaketown, Avhen she addressed a large meeting at the schoolroom. She scathingly denounced the don't-care-a-rap policy of the average elector to-day, and eloquently appealed to the workers to put enthusiasm and vim into the coming contest, and make history. Her justification of and the need for political action, from the point of vicAv of the class struggle, were very convincing. Her large audience were Avith her all the way. She has made good.— J.D.