DENNISTON DOINGS.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 62, 17 May 1912, Page 2

DENNISTON DOINGS.

j The Fight with the Coal Companies, ! and How it was Won -All-round j Activity. j Since I last wrote you, tilings havo ; liWIl happening hereabout. As hinted lin my la-t, in , were then in ; tloll I'iij- a new scale of prices :it wilicll jwo were inline.;, l<> rent 011r-•■■[-cs to i I.ho W<>stport dial Company Cor tlio ! next twelve liinlitlis. Till' in;»e||;illi- ' iiions company granted concessions ol : :\ '. microscopic nature,, and afler some ; serious consideration we declined to a<'- : <'!•))(, iiny ;i_;ICell!cli! Wiilcii did Hot pidi vide toi- I'Js. per d:iy ill "Met." ]il:ices, 1 o:i<' penny per i,;n incre,i.-,e in liii , ;!) cikil . (over l)fl.>, mid :i iniiiiuniin v.is." of not le~s tin n I IK. Tin- nil iidult workers on ; tli.» Kill. j Of roill'se, in red'ii:i])> u\||' (lellHUli!^ to losv lin'tir-' , , wo wiM'ii iii'tiiiitcr! hy the iiumy handicaps hv wliicli our K«v|e|-;|| ion l.i)ni: ,; i :it. tin , present, jmiet'll>'. Tlie'ie .'Mllefldcl (JeliKlllds V. ere pn-.tellie/l io ilie c.(;iip;iny, find, nt I course, rcfii.-ic/l. }Jv Hume unguis or i other it hec.'Hiin kii'iwn to the efnpoly<Ts i ,'md tin , ' pii!)|ic ili.if our tallow workers 'of Miilrrloil .Hid S:.«-!vt<m uere uilline; ' f<) the ori/ir.-iil iind Mr. M.Kploiti'r l-'iU I hilt, otic* , ;ie;;iill lie hiid to deal witli a dif<ore;aiiis(y| ia!i----i Mc, oll(. (|li< (ilnc I>X leclvOlllMl uitllOllt I liis host. I ! W'lien tlje cOT))p;l.lll.M ( W.C.f'. and I \\ .5.C.(".,) lin:iil> to roncedo any ! nior" of our dn!ii;inds (he r;isi> \v;is plnc-'-d in ttio Jmri'ls oi' the N.Z.K.L., Comrade VVebl) [>;ii(J us a vinit, and by pointiiii; out, tho desire nf Fedonition to still t'lirtlifr its position by (ir;j;,ii)isiii:iofi and, aljoiv all, to eet tli" ■ Worker" on a thoroughly sound looting liiiiinciiiiiy lielon." eMte/in;; on ;i IjiV tii;lit, induced us U) withdraw t.lio two deniiiiids relating U> cnal-uiiniii", but not to (five way on the niiuiinuin of Klk. lor lalxn-ors outsido. Webb then proceeded t<, Wellington and Dunetiin, and placed tlio still furtlicr anu-nded demands iiei'ore tlio dire<'t,ori of Kat (coal companies), with the rfsult that they concedini (id. per day, t\w prico • it' this class of labor to ':>•>. p<>r day. 'I'lns ine.sS:iLje vv.'is t'onveved to us on. [I think) J'Vidjiy, I'ttii ult., and it was divided without ii.hi- rjissentient to adhere to this single point irrespective of

c j i.i i _ —' ■< •,j y ! «iiiii expression [it them. The. j decision to uiulvv the Trades .< I'niiiii Aft. was n'vy widely ooiinnoiiU-d '> I upon, Such an action wj.s :i distinct - departure from fin* ind':.-trial liislor.v t.f s Now Zealand. Hith.rto registration - under tJio. (.'. and A. Act, had bc-eii a 0 iii;it{.<_'r of conrso. That it sliould lie !■> j iin.'iiiiiiioiisly upun lundo if. llic ■• J nii)iv extraordinary. H'll tlio cxplana- - tidii is siiii|i!(« Thi' Arliiirah'on - Art, Mr. point.>d nut, was in--1 j Irodurod iifiniiiiilv for (he of s : iiidu-i:-ial disputi's. A.s an ur^aiiisutioii - j tiie Vi'di-nitiiiii oi MiiuM'.s could mil cv- ! j ti-r into n dispute under tlio Act. ■• i Tlir , mcist ard.'nt. av'iitnitionisls, rcco^;- ---■ 1 ni.sinij; tifnv farcifMl it w(mld ln< to ri-ifis- j - J t«T under an Act that, wouM itc useless, l . ilroj>j)cd all objections to registration r j miller the Trades Union Act. ' Oflioers for tlio ciisuiiifr year were fleeted al- coniVreiici , , and res ill led an [ i'ollons--President, K. Seinplc ; vicofHVfsidciil, 11. T. Armstrong; troji.Huror, 1 I. .). Scaiilon ; .sceretary, lj. ]\!:i jmirtLC; executive. ,1. Dowfcrav. C. I'ry, and J. Foxier, lii'forc rt•-.il1>.■;. each and overy I flelej;ate presen , . promised to do :i!l in j j his power !o niako ihe a j It'iircc iiii.:!itv in iis infiuiMi'-e for workI inn-cl-iss ho; t.'riiicni. | j If ihnse llJl'l Ollly I<IIO\VII, ; ' the flit of the bfhv was! i .soon to hv (.;-il.v|. l!;,;-.-ly h;,rl ;! 11 ret'lrned to their respective unio'H, wlkmi ! vJie was called upon to ! fu;ht ih«-> tvrannica! ,itt<Miipt nf (lie Now j Zealand mine owners in their ell'orls to i 1 intlief v]■■ >n the ii.i'ners of Now Zealand i j th.' of a medica] exainina- J J !;'.,!! hefoi-e cn:;>!T.-jne:)i. ! J ■ I o'' i- >'■' [.'!■;.. 1.

eoiiseriuciices. On April '27 and 2 ; ; \V •> visit™.! Stockton ami Millwton, wii, i tlm nii'ii unanimously plodded ih,.; st>]v<« In nmUfi our demand tln-ir d maud ami not. to one inch mi \] point. On Monday, April !!!■), our i preventatives, accompanied by I'omni' WVbb, \vaitnrj o>l Mr. JJrown, the lc<: luunaecr hcixij w lio point blank dccli,: ■ l<) discuss tli' , position with a rcpt. sentalive of die Federation of I.n'mr. Ah, fellow-workers, you should !i.i. been in Ih< , Deiiuisloii lliill when (i chairman made this announcement yes, Mm sliuiild have liceu w it now-. ( fh' , demon.-.! i ,it inn of loyalty Iμ o" l'V'l'Tlltinil V, liiili it, was my pl.-asm to witness, and which I shall iH-vt-r foi (J,cf. \o, not as as life remainIf i».-vci, I dl-rens. When tli<« ]ii.-ss:i:;ix iv;u tl.-livrred, v i'<-.-iolvc(| iimiiiimo'.isjy, and jiinid.xi .stci lin;4 (■lilhiisiasiii : "That we, (!)•• Dei nistoii Miin-rs, lin\f< 1 lu> fullest conli d.-.'ice in tin- S.'A.V.],. lo conduct th witli tint (Miijjloyci-s, alin llw di'lenali>s "I"' hnvc rtiii'hi'-t >d Hi ca>e so far, niirl that we decline lo n< <cpl any wjiich (loot m>! co-i cede the ininiiiiuin of 10s. and "Il'icial! recoftnise the Federation. Full Ski that in the event of thew winditions u<. agreed to by 2 o'elm-k j>.m. tn morrow (Tuesday, April .'{o), u<- piu coed in n Iw.dy to Wjuman.L'iiio-i oi WVdtif.sday, Nay 1, to rrioci and conle with our comrades of Millerton a.'i< Sdwktoii." Tlio resolution was <'anied will cheers and applauso. Sequel : l.i More ' p.m. on Tuesd'iy, April M), tin- I u-n m»nae;er of t.ho VVestjiort Coal Coinjuui" prf-icnti'd himself to our represents ii\es with the nn'ssiiuie that his diiee torj wero "willing" to concede i.lv points demanded. Yes, workers, as soon as (!:■■•,• s,n« own a sernhlance of solidaril.y Hμ ••: tin l «liit<> II of Kiirrelidcr. Is thoro no moral to bo drawn j"i'i:r thisr . Cannot, we workers read the writWμ on the wall? I think w< , can, ami will. If a loosely-knit organisation wiih sonic solidarity can brim; proiwl capital to its knoos in 18 hours h\ iiifivly. its tooth, what cannot Industrialism accomplish? V«-s. work ers, pivrli and evorv union in tin* l'".doration should instniot its delegates i;i llu' fortliiviininix oonl'orciico to vot" solid for the proposal to organise on I.WAV lines, and oaoh union, or i.ho Federal ion if necessary, should place T.W.W. pamphlet's in the hands of all its menilieis. Let us watch the conference I Well. w<> are bound over for oim year (o keep the pcac-o so far as Deoiii.stoii, •Millertoti, jind StiK-ktoii an , coiuvnio'f. lint make no mistake, these conditions do not apply ii our fellow-workers in other places arc in holts with I'ai ami Co. Apart from (lie principal item of tin , past mouth or two (the aureemeui ), other matters' are jirojjiressinij: s:iU\l;.etorily, and in a manner to brin<j; j-iy to ilio heart of i-he cl,iss-consei(,i;s !r,!- ;- er. Ijileiat 'ire is like v ild-jiiv and not uiany months will have dapsei,. fro there will exist on this stormswept hill-to]) a hand of tliorouuhlycijilipped e\j>i)!ie!it.s of scientific Sμ i;J • ism and Industrialism. Hilly Hatijo is with us now, and is :• power for Scott. l)iamcml and other members of the Union e.\iriiii>o arc* busily preparing to ta]c<i an active part in the fijiht for ooonoiiiie freedom (the only true freedom*, which looms up so conspicuously, and which cannot be evaded, de:s])ito the frantic efforts of capitalism aided by .Mills ;'; lid otllOl- li.-l]!rl):)iKs (if ill" S.\s(elll.j I*n i■ t ■,',-■' ..'. ill b.-)\'e ill the je-ar futur, , , j b'l! ii will he Ihe unity of earm.st ,-Uiil j inl:i'j!i;ti>nt wo: , ); -rs. net the v,Jj •]m coiiii- | terf.-it brand of ihe poliiicil .-.eJiem.-r- [ and labor fakers, of whif-'i w ln-u w>) much at pivseii!.- TO!LKI{. i

o;:)!V moans l.i i;> - f]^;i: Mourj;i ..■;.• f.,nif--i fi-<»:ji ll;.-' ivonl hon.!. T)i."v '■•■in In- mi lii>iid■)...;'■■ cxrcpt Hi.Tc is r'.'ili'l : nor f.m ( lice. , ;i lioiid ■/. ji !io ii i , "i.'i" in !ioi!i]fi!j;o.