RAILWAYMEN'S CONFERENCE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 215, 9 March 1912, Page 5

RAILWAYMEN'S CONFERENCE

THE MILLS UNITY SCHEME. ' By Telegraph—Press Association. tf.l] Wellington, Last Night, ■VJ The Amalgamated Society of Railway .v<|j Servants' biennial conference in Welling- " ton has concluded.' were .; adopted expressing keen appreciation of 'ify the able manner in which the dutiep con- |f nected with the Society's management „,s during the past two years had been per- jg formed by the retiring president (Mr. W,' A. VeitchJ, and the executive council,, r j also the secretary (Mr.'M. J: Mack),, ■ $ and the editor (Mr. C. E. Wheeler). • -vyfljJ The newly-elected executive council met to-day, when Mr. P. Gaines (Bal- r J. clutha) was appointed vice-president. \ Arrangements were completed for tak- ' *•>' ing a ballot of members to decide whe- \) ther the A.S.R.S. shall join the unity j scheme of labor organisation propounded . . by Professor Mills. This scheme, in the . opinion of the conference, is the, best put forward as a basis for the general co-operation of workers to secure their dpsirea by political or other methods. The Society will be representrd at the conference of Labor delegates to be held. * at Easter to finally shape the scheme. /■