THE WAIHI STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 119, 7 October 1912, Page 5

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

FURTHER DISTURBANCES. CRAVE INTIMIDATION. By Telegraph—Presa Association. Waihi, Saturday. The strikers have adopted an extraordinary method of intimidating would-be workers. In one instance, a box painted black, representing a coffin, hearing the inscription, "Waihi cometery won't hold you," was left on an arhitrationist's verandah.' The man said he intended resuming -work, but the sight of the imitation coffin sent him back into his home. There was only a very small gathering of strikers to meet the workers going to the mine this morning, and there was little hooting. Grand Junction employees living naif a mile from the camp, where there was no police patrol, were followed this morning by about fifty men, women and children, and assailed with insulting epithets by both sexes, besides being pelted with eggs. Since the resumption of work at the mine, an old pair of trousers, a hat, and billy-can have been seen figuring at the top at the flagpole at the Miners' Union Hall. This morning these emblems were removed and replaced by the British Ensign. Socialist members of the union were this morning wearing ribbons of red, white and blue, instead of bits of red. This is taken as a sarcastic set-off to the display of British colors worn by #ie loyalists.

A large nunrW of miners are expected to take employment at the mines on Monday. The Grnnd Junction Mine resumes work on Mondav.

A MEETING OF PROTEST. Christchurch,- Last Night. A meeting to protest against the imprisonment of the Waihi workers was held in Cathedral Square this afternoon, and was addressed by several prominent adherents of the Federation of Labor. Resolutions were arrived at, calling upon the Government to immediately release the 45 men now in Mount Eden Gaol, and congratulating the men and women of Waihi on their magnificent display of solidarity in their fight against the attempt of the gold kings to reintroduce the murdering process known as the competitive contracts system.