SLAUGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 13, 14 January 1913, Page 3

SLAUGHTERMEN’S STRIKE.

A WANGANUI VIEW

(Per Press Association.)

Wanganui. January 13.

A well-known-local : farmer, interviewed, says that farmers in this district are by no means unanimous on

the question of manning the boards in the event of a strike of slaughtermen. He says that it would not only provoke a needless quarrel with the men, but farmers are not able to dress sheep sufficiently well te satisfy the London market. Further, to refuse the increase asked for, which only amounts to a little over Id per head, means that the farmers lose all they stood to make, while to give it will still leave them a fair profit. “.Apart from the business aspect, however,” he continued, “you can take it from me that the majority of farmers sympathise with the men. Slaughtering is a rotten job, and should be well paid. The companies that stand between the farmers and slaughtermen take it out of both, and the real grievance is against the companies, and the majority for farmers are not going to answer the call to man the boards.”

IN THE’ MANAWATU

Palmerston, January 13

There are feats of the slaughterstrike deterring farmers from buying stock, 'owing to the possibility of their being unable to quit it when fat. The present lifelessness of the market is attributed partly to this and partly to the backward state of the

rape crop's. While farmers realise the importance of refraning from defying the workers and precipitating trouble, th‘A general feeling is that if these demands! are going to be an annual affair it 'wOtild be better to fight them now and'have it over.