Auckland and the Strike.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 70, 12 July 1912, Page 10

Auckland and the Strike.

THE UNIONS RALLYING

I Another week, and "all's well." Thc Waihi men are still out, and are going ! to stop out, and are going to win, Mr. i Rhodes. The money is coming in, and despite tho lying and insulting atti-tude-of the capitalist sup-press, and the lies and innuendoes circulated, the workers are realising that tho Waihi miners' fight is their fight. Thoy realise that the handful of patriotic, bombastic, crawling scabs ato pliable instruments in the hands of their dear, kind masters.

That reminds one of a loyal, faithful, boss-loving creature who used to be in the Tramway Union in Auckland. With another like unto himself ho scabbed upon his fellow-workers in the tram strike, and the fatherly Employers' Association under Papa Ooldio raised a subscription for tho faithful ones, and presented them with £(30 each for selling their class in the fight- But retribution follows most such, and those two were no exception to the rule; they had served their turn, and were both sacked by the company for doing what they ought not to do. After a while ono of thorn died, a monument to the love of the bosses at whose shrine he worshipped. Ho died penniless, miserable and forsaken, and charity buried him. I say again, charity buried him; and two reasons may explain why his loving (?) and charitable (?) Employers' Association could not bury him — one was because he had served his turn

and thc other was because they needed all their spare money, .£250 in all. to keep live scabs in Waihi.

I think tho scab union in Waihi ought to noto tho glowing generosity of the Employers' Association in their case and the tramway strike, aud compare that with tho treatment, death, and burial of tho poor deluded tool who sold his class for the mess of pottage. I suggest to Mr. Ooldie that, although ho despises tho man who "rats" in his heart of hearts, his Association pay the expenses cf that man's burial, etc.

Tho Carters' Union here voted £ GO. and a levy of 2s. per week to the .strikers. Bravo, carters—that's the spirit that will keep the miners out for a century. And £300 from tho Barrier —bravo, Australia] Tho lying press, tho time-serving politician, tho Watsous, etc., cajiuot keep you from recognising that all strikes are justifiable, and every striker is a comrade and brother of yours. How much response has the manifesto of the pence card crawlers got from tho working-class of Australia? Nothing, oh, Mr. Scab?

Thc Tramway Union, with a very few exceptions, are paying their levy. The few that haven't paid aro nothing more than the dregs found in every ordinary union.

Scott Bennett; still attracts large gal borings at flic Opera House, where regular collections: are made for the strike fund.

Tho Socialist Party's Literature Secretary has sold £210 worth of literature in the last six months, which speaks volumes to the energy and enthusiasm of Comrade. Jensen. The light wages on, the day drawotb near, let us be doing. Forward tbe Red! Tor solidarity.—SPAN WIRE.