Commending Semple.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 54, 22 March 1912, Page 13

Commending Semple.

Th<? following circular lias been issued by the N.Z. Federation of Labor:— TO THE MINERS' AND WATERSIDERS' UNiONS OF AUSTRALIA, AND ALL INTERESTED. Fellow-workers, —Greetings from the New Zealand Federation of Labor, wiiich is anxious to link-up with the unionists of Australia for the common protection and advancement. The N\w Zealand Federation of Labor stands for Industrial L'nionisi'i, and embraces within its membership the Miners', Shearers', and Waterside Unions of New Zealand, together with certain Tramway, Laborers/ and other Unions. The Fed-oration has become widely known as the militant organisation of Labor, and in New Zealand is the fighting expression of working-class solidarity in the spirit of "an injury to onn is th'j concern of all." Recognising the evil of obsolete sectional methods in im'.iu.trial warfare, the F< also re.:lk. i iiut national boundaries should ;u.c hamper worKin,':-"lass aspiration:. , , c;iiu is therefore dt ■'•cus of bringing :i .out an understanding between the wc.kers of New Zetland arid Aus!:;»*!a .n order tJhat (\<ih shall assist the other in wage a ars. At 3 meeting of the of the Fefferi'.'ii-n iv Decwnbe? hnl the a<lvisabl' rtf-sa of the iulih : -rs> .• vl watersiders «.f each place co-op©rati;igforthe ©oninMH benefit, and ewifioallv ifl prevonb .n/thina; approac'hinj; organised ecabbr.ry' ivas disciiKS<:-<l at length and aa a result it waa considerwl imperative that U»e Australian unions! f,oric*3.rn«d be at "iii-e appr«a«:lit*J. Ai> -tpj/tal to

the- !ini<>Ms of tlie Kodrration resultod in tiic iitressiuv hiiuls lx'in<: ((iitluyini-

in.L! to sch'l .Mr. Hubert iSeinplo. Organiser, T-o dim tin , whole (|iK'stion be- !(•:<■ you. -.niii !'.»• is empowered to meet yon ;tml say much whieli eiuniui bo incliuli'd hi a circular letter.

Whilst Mr. Seiiuile's mission is chiefly t(' secure an agreement in relation ti. ]\.::v ami '.vatcisiile workers in so far ii.- , an imitistiial trouble may exjiand lrn:ii < ;.■■ L.iid in the ollii'i , . it is also a minimi 1., ailvocate ilie et)iisr>lidation ft ill.' ,\u>t!'aiiaii worl<iii;j.-ela;-s upon tin-lii!i-» ot Imitisirial Inioiiisni.

Co!i-.idi'V,i!i!e iiitei'est has been shown by ;ii( preys of New Zealand in ,S«'!::)i!c'- ii!i'<>inn. and we may add that m> ma.i ii: iU<> Labor inovcnicnt oi N<>w Zealaiid hii-. aiiriieted so nuieli notiec as ihi' eiiiiirade W(< now eonmiend to vonr U-llowsitij). in tiie full assurance tliar In- "ill be fraternally welcomed ami cenlialiy aided in his work.—Yours i:i \h,< !i-ht'. 1 , . ('. \YEMI, J'resident ; J. f.LO\ VA\. Seeivtary.

VS. -Mr. Seni))U> is the authorised r< j-Toseniativo <if "The Maoriland Worker." official organ of the N.Z.F.L. ami tiio lendiii'j: working-class news|)a|nr el the Dominion.