RAILWAYMEN.
THE STRIKE RUMOR. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. A local railwayman who is connected with the A.S.RA, and claims to be in the entire confidence of the local executive, when asked' if he would hazard an opinion as to the origin of the rumor regarding a probable strike of railwaymen, said that one statement had filled him with suspicion. This statement 'was that all hands, with the exception of the engine drivers and firemen, would go out. Engine drivers and firemen had what was called a "loco society," 'which was straining every nerve in their interests nndl was not particularly friendly with the A.S.R.S. The publication of a strike rumor and the emphasis placed on the loyalty of engine drivers and firemen, suggested to him that the paragraph had been inspired by a friend of th« '•loco society," if not bv the society itself.
RUMOR DENIED. Cliristcliurcli, Last Night. 'Mr. IS. Kennedy, 'president of the New Zealand Engine-drivers' and Firemen and Cleaners' Association, in an interview regarding a statement made by a local railwayman to. the effect that the rumor of an impending strike on the New Zealand railways was to be traced probably to the 'loco society," stated that the rumor in no way emanated from the society of which he is president, nor did it emanate from the headquarters of the association in Christchurch. or from the branch of the association in Dunedin. His association would have no object in circulating such a report. Asked if he knew anything about the origin of the rumor, Mr. Kennedy safd that he. did not think there was the slightest possibility of any section of rail way men going on strike. The Superannuation Act would bar them entertaining such a proposal seriously, as they would lose all benefits under the Act if they went on strike, and would therefore be very great losers. He did not know where the rumor cam* from, and he was quite sure that no railwaymen for one moment seriously contemplated striking.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 96, 13 October 1911, Page 8
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337RAILWAYMEN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 96, 13 October 1911, Page 8
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