MEETING THE SHIPOWNERS.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 45, 19 January 1912, Page 11

MEETING THE SHIPOWNERS.

On Thursday of last week the waterside delegates submitted their demand's to the shipowners, and the same were under consideration on each day up till I he time of our going to press. The delegates of shipping companies a as follow :—Messrs. C. llouldsworih (general manager of the Union Company), Aiken (assistant general manager of the Union Company), Captain Wiitliins (Lyttelton), Captain MoDougail (Lyttelton), Messrs Young (Tiniaru), Carrard (Cliristcliurcli), Captain llutdiinsnn (Blackball Coal Company). Captain Kiehards (Hlnekball Coal Company). Messrs McKimion (.Blackball Coal Company), Jie.iuH-tt (}U'W Zealand Shipping Company, Christeliurdt). G. 11. F'-alos (WelHiigton) A. St. Clair Whyte (.Varing and Co., Auckland), Mr. John Mills (Port Chalmers), Mr. Deck (Paica Shippipg Company), Captain MeArthur (Maoriland Shij)i)in:'; Company), Mrssrs C. W. Joiu-s (Ihidilurt-Parker Co.). W. E. I'l'llcr (Ij('\in and Cmnpany). TunuT (Hlackba!!), Gale (Johiiston and Co.), Zolifab t_Wellinglon Harhour i'Vmoe ('•omjiaiiy), l''lav«Jl (Wostpurt Coal Co.), Tiiouipsiin (Karamoa iSl)ip|)ing C ; o.), AicliolU (seeivtary Wcllingimi Harbor Roanl), AYestoii (solicitor tlarl.nr Uoar-'l), V\U-\n-v and Gillcshy (Tyuesi'iv l ; ropriciar\). \Y. Anchor ('onipany), 11. ]~ Nathan (Tyser fjiuo), \\. A. K.imcdy (Cni.iii Co'npaiiy), D. Kyan (.Auckland Shipowners' I'ViJrratioii). J!. C. Ken nor • I'aira Shipping Company), Waltaoe Zealand and African Company).

ivaiu.-say ilaeDojiaid has an anicL , ou "Syndicalism" in the ''Socialist llovif.v." He argues that the ideals of the J.W.W. an. , clc.-jti iiciiit. , and not constructive. The <j,ciieial strike will '■k> broken by military law and by scabs i;tmiiiti-d i'lDiu the upper classes as was the case during the Swedish stiiko ol l.M } . A.s a piilitician and a lioiicrmioiiiiist iiible-tiiuiujic , !', it would novw do i<ir Hiiiiisay 31acd(jnald lo admit ti;o |)!issibiiity ol die workers along wiiiiT.u h.is siM'vices. i in , <•■•'...• ho is inapposite. Thi.'ii' wa.s no j;ciicial sin'ki' in Sucden. Sweden id -till ail au,jicultiira] loihiiiy. i'::a to-.vn iv,)k-tari.it are ouinu i>y lli- , cniiiiii'v proh'tariat. The latter ..((•ted s(-:il).s, did aKo [he ciil'. , . ay workers. J lad ilii'i'o Ix-i-n a real i-ial .-.I rikL' the Swedish O'lVermnr'.it '.VO'jid lu'.VO COPii' to Ll , l'll:.> 11l leSft t!);iil h'.nir.i. in (ireat i'rit.iin. h;v.> c , . er, ilii' tewn pioleian'at outhuinin ■;■, t'i« eoKuliy [i:i)hl:n iiil by 'Ji) u> I. Tbai:kj io ihe 'j.i:ispin;i of the Uriti.ik [ii.i]).Mty <<» iicrs. the very ehiss tlnl

would liiivi" , acli'i.l as :i I'Jchoiuiry sa'V>;iund jcviilui iiMi iiiivi- !>i'-:« 'lriv(-i) oil ill* , soil into i ! >e t'.viiMi't*; bells of indusi rialism. Nowhere in tiw uoHil wirild a feller.)! .suik- !;■> S'l pcnveri'iii as in 'wvai Hriuiin. Vi th» lailu a> lucii, traMMJort workers, cli)i-k>Ts. jtostal :u>d tclcLicapU opi'i'aiorSj ar.d liKjtor r]riv<'!'H stcjij)i'd out as o!!'. 1 jiian.; wfvy fuctory, shop. bank, warehouse ai;rl nc.v in (jp'iit iJi'ildin Wdiil'l shut up automatically. Not a soldier nor a sL-ab would bo available. 3 lie nir'n conic! demand and gil- nix•oiidi'ii'miai Titey rouli.l talu , wh;u :I:p\ '.vnnt'.-d ia the siiapo oi' loud and iloth.iu:. So rout nco<] bo [Kiicl. In !:!<•(. iho system would hopelessly coibpso. Tbo construolivc , jjolicy of .>,yii'liciiii-->:n would consist in a '-ii'ivial s izi:;-i' of ni.icliiiier.v Mini mnteiial ,>•■: a < .iii'mina! bo-sis. Always t!i;il tm'ro has never yol bvvu a strife', iuid t'iat uh ■:! it does como oil '/cry illortly it Will y!ti.> 111-' L,M!i!e 'I;' C:ij.'ifaiisi!i in !! ■: • (11 '-!' ii-i , ! , . , -.-•--"'\'oi-..0 of Labor." Sou'.h Ai'riea.