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Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 55, 29 March 1912, Page 1

«r.c«-et>?d that in tlt# event of .my proposal being earned that would involve the disintegration of the A.S.U.S. as at jm-isoiit constituted they am to withdraw forthwith, and not commit our members to Un> scheme ur any pail of it." Jiy the way, it is instruct ivo to witness daily papers such as Chnstchureh "J'ress" and Wellington 'Tost" frantically appealing to the milwaymeii to kftp out uf tliaf terrible -LVck ration. rilllKUß appears elsewhere in tin's is- -*• sue an appeal from the. New Zealand .Federated Enginwlrivers, "Kiver Kn-ffiiieer-s, and Firemen's Association. Through the nature of the industry, it is practically impossible for an organiser to llioso engaged therein, h-em c the attempt by circular to nui-h th" enginedrivers and firemen of (lie Dominion. The circular enumerates many evils which at present obtain, and which it is beiieved could ho ahi>li>lwu if aTi orp.-mised (-ll'oit were made. 'J'he Arbitrfttion Court .Judge has laid it down that oiifrinodiivers must, raise .steam in their own time, Ihu.s compelling them to work limy; hours ;>t a w.i{(o lower, in many instance-, llian what is paid funeral .Am.l her important point raiwd li.v the, circular is Mia.(. nil effort is hf'wg madt; by a. eerlain body that none but iliosn who havo RPi'ved an apprcnticrsliip to the cn.'.'iiH'eriiiL' trade s-hail ),:• entitlvd to sit tor examination. This, it Ls p<. in ted out, is eontiary f<, (,!,r. < r.?U\iw vi e\ery rnj,'lishspoakinj? ronntry in thr- world. Although l.ho circular (Ims not dei'uiiWy sfiy so, it. is very eviiknt that Ihe. body to wliieh rei'ere.iuM) is made is t.ho inarino pnginoers. It would (x> interesti'i!; to liiinw what it has to say upon the matter. Tho niroular littinprly vnds with mi appeal for the political and industrial organisation of tho workinp-cilasf: aR tho mennfi of winiunß bettor conditions tJian exist at the present time.