THE ADELAIDE STRIKE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 215, 20 December 1910, Page 5

THE ADELAIDE STRIKE

THE PREMIER TAKES ACTION. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright Adelaide, December 19. The strike position is unchanged. Addressing a mass meeting, Senator McGregor asked the people not to believe t'he stories of acts of violence. If they found somebody trying to take bread from their mouths they might be tempted to do what they would hesitate to do under more sober conditions. There it was the duty of the police to do all they could to assist those men who were asking for a more equitable distribution of the general prosperity. Although he was a sworn representative of law and order, he affirmed that the men were justified in the position they had taken. The Premier states that the Government has made arrangements to deliver foodstuffs in necessitous cases, to prevent extreme hardship. Firms requiring goods delivered will be provided with police protection on application. The Government will ,see that all food required is delivered, and also take into cold storage all perishable goods. The Drivers' Union has decided to take a secret ballot on the question, "Do you consent to 52 hours in Adelaide and Port Adelaide, and 54 hours on Port Adelaide Toad at eight shillings a day?"