THE WELLINGTON STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 186, 5 February 1912, Page 5

THE WELLINGTON STRIKE.

NO SETTLEMENT. '■ ,■* V. ■'■' OTHER WORKERS MAY "DOWN TOOLS." , V $y T«ltgraph—Press Association. * Wellington, Last Night. ' , The tramwaymen's strike remains unsettled. ■ . ,-. ;' The City Council held a special meet-' l; . '' ing on Saturday to deal with the report' '■ of the sub-committee which had conferred with the representatives of the' . Tramway's Union. A UNION OBJECTION. .'«, ( The terms of settlement . had been agreed to, but the men took exception to the paragraph which stated that Inspector Fuller's transference had been at his own request. -. Subsequently, the strikers' representatives arrived to announce the result 1 of the previous night's meeting. They were received by the sub-committee, which subsequently reported to the Council sitting in committee, Press representatives being excluded. ■: ■A.ROW. Loud voices were shortly afterwards heard coming ,tfom the chamber, and various epithets were hurled about freely. Councillors came out in ones and twos, and the meeting had evidently broken up in some excitement. # COUNCIL'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT.' The Town Clerk later gave the following official statement to the P>ess: "The delegates of the strike committee came over to furnish us with an official report of the result of laqt nights of the union. .They «]«o aske*d to meet * the delegates of the Council. The delegates of both sides meJU.sijtf the repis- - of the strike conu&ttee advanced a ftwfltejf proposal in the difec-' turn of a settlement.j /they asked that No. 1 clause should;.be deleted entirely from the previous .basis of(Agreement And that the Council's own. jeaplution of yesterday ahould.be substituted *'and embodied in the agreement, as follows, That it be an instruction to the elee- ' trical engineers the settlement of the to' have Inspector Fuller placed xn a position where he will not have any dealings, with members of the Tramways' Union.' The Council was considering this* proposal, when the unfortunate incident occurred which led to its compulsory adjournment until Monday morning." "DOWN TOOLS." The men met last night- represent*-'--tives of other unions, which had not previously taken any part in the matter. . A l l " nd «; sto ' o d a resolution was passed ' that the City Council be notified that unless the men's amended terms be acceded to by noon on Monday other unions will be asked to "down tools" in token of sympathy with the strikers.