The Waihi Strike.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 67, 21 June 1912, Page 9

The Waihi Strike.

1 Messrs. Parry, WVlili, mid I. I'Yascr addressed y mass nieciii!_; of the striker on HsitHldfiy infill week, iiiul is- | plained thi« executive's ;iiul cnnleiviice's i dec isions in rciaiivin lo tin , piesent j irouMi'. ♦ * * If lias Yen decided tll;i(. Lin- li'jjil Tor "till- pres'-nt .-• iinH In- <-untilicfi In Wailii, %h" vx''<-ui\vv holding tin , opinion tii a t it is I hi , wisest plan t< i adopt. This action h;i< ):■:<: met vuilj I lie apt prm'sil of t-Mo mure advanced thinkers ■ iiitiftriix tin* niriktirs, who strongly he~ . lirvp that cnnccried action should have heon taken. "However, those men, whilM i differing; from the altitmlf adopte-d. are ! fully prepared -to support liy every j means in iiu-ir nmver a sectional con.i (lid. It imiK't >n» fully recognised, Tnnvwpv, that cnlicistn «(' any body of tikmi must nhrn.ys lie allrnvcr?', ivifimiii (.lie eritirs Ix-itif; r'ltil.Afd ''i7npo.ssibli.sts;," ft'C. No TnflV'.'inpiit in or out oi' t)ie wtrrlfl is too ancrwl lor rriticisni, nr;d H - finy .111 an I;liinlvß t-liat iiTijiroper steps hiiro iK-en ia!;efi .\,y any .section of o/Ti--ciiils in t)i(» I.ii'l-m , more-ment, i( is rtlways up Lo Jsiin to say so, ;iud )iis opinion should He rrwpwtod. I • • # The iVdrrsliiifi hns de<'idfd on n for tain lino d' ertiitn, and all unionists nro prepurcd in l>y tli;it tleci.si;.ni. \Vo ;im tn-rj.'iy, not Jidviinecrl opinions amongst otirsclves, l>nt, our Mintmon e-nemy, Hie. nia«ter-<-IMSs. AYe ■are to make r i,li:ii will Iw Te'iit'Jiiherrd "li.y all ivurkeis and sliirl;r> VK, TJio firsl sfrilce pay was paid mil last ! iveck. niifH-how wmk a o;ood /lemund !'>r .help. !( in-pninow-i!) tliiit » whol<-- j SMieordfr for Krowi'ioK, <'te., !k> plnwd with an Anrkiandfirin. which will mean b Inrff-t , ssvmr; , to -Wai nvlimicra, and flistrifiiilcrl in cofxis. This is n most liflective way of dealiTm with the case, us Imyinm wluil(is:iJ(< means a .Kirat ssr.'ii!" , finaiicia'fly. « *• # * Dutiros, f-iurd iournaineiits, and various other (■■onipfi.ijinns ;ire si ill yoinu in full Hsvi'sir, ;iiul ■drsnvinjj; h\,'-j,c att'C'idanres. # * # Anoi.hor fn<c> (vuvert \v;vs held last ir-ei-'k, ivlion ;i Toit-k/ , ?! house atiended i<> ! : Hc-ir a p!(-.is;i:i'f and v;iried fii! '-'I ;rin- i Mi-'iit pruvicl'vl liy Jocal artists. j

Official Report from the Scene of Action.

In his leetinv on "Sli'ik'-M and I'ulities in. Australia," 11. K. Holland roinnienccd wi'h a hriel outiinrol' ihe I'lnii'ka Stockade, Ansii-t*(i:i'«. lijst 111----dnsirial oiillirenk. All (he moie irnjiuil.anl strikes Here drjilt nilh uj) In thf pre-ieui lime. The aitilude tint has; heen adopted 11> the "l.iiJinr" jiolitieians in connection with .industrial nphrjivaks is iht! only nepluiuhie. lull treacherous in I lie extreme. .In their iinxi+'ty to c;iftliire vot-. r, s and retain I heir ollicial positions tiny hnve st-ii])-ped at nothing. They have stooped !to Ladies thai would have disgraced | j and -degraded any human hein;j; vvlio j piis.'.'ssed ;i( least a spark oi niiinhood. ■(And liherc arc some mi.s-nided «nrkj men iind women in New Ze:t- ---! land to-day who are 1 :-i into -existence just such an orjiwiiisiilion as the one Holland f»pok<- «l !) 'liii' prominent feature of the wholr "Labor" politicians' is that on every occasion the saii:o clasp-hiaßs.'d iiiap;istr«tP is set npnn the judicial lieiH'h tO try the caws of Tohe.llinns the same hriititl and d<--graded policemen are sent »n the Ijirwl ol <':ipitali?nn to maintain law' and order Ly 'i.ahor" Oov-t > rini« , i)ts a« were sent hy Ihe notoriniis ynvrrnmeiits of (he pa.sl. Kor two litmrs the; audience sat and tn the strnv ol linnian tragedy and htiinini . treachery, and then seemed h>l h 1« !:mvi> the ii:ill. The speaker {Mim-liid>'d t< vigorous address with an urgent appeal For Industrial -Unionism findRevolnl ioiiiirv Socialism. * * # The I'nion well (ille.l uheii C'timra-d- HuUmni sp.'.ke on -'The Mary ol the A.ui's.." The speaker delivered tin , h"st addi'ess on cviilnlinn ■"/i % r lie- | j li\ei-ccl i;.i Waihi, and ivhs -reHcati'dly npphuided. in a clear manner he hi+i audience from to I st(iv;e ;i!"lie the paths of lolif.'" i>!'J), ! Ijronu'ht. them lhnrii-.;h all the periods ttavcrvd hy linnian heim.!.s. 1 )t , s;»il i> ihe wonderful progress miirl-f, despite ihe fad, that man had ha mossed the elements, nu<\ made idem do his ljidtiiin;, man had Tot yi lcar.nl how to five himself. This whs m work that, 'an ;i he sieeomp!ish"d <•?•<• and fii'ov thase wlm made all thitms iiossiKle- liv their liilnir lo vnjov the fullest, fn-il.s of their toil. Thai" the lecture w:is :ic.iMily ai)'ir(4-ia] ed was evident Iα t'-u , iparkei , , attention of i'ne in iienee throughout, and the frequent ajiiilans; , .