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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 151, 13 November 1912, Page 8

i' c in the hull and were afterwards so roughly handled by the crowd, is in the J hospital. His injuries are of a serious 1 nature. There is 110 sign of the prominent federationists in Waihi to-day. From about 9 o'clock, as many as were available were hunted up by the arbitra- . tionista, and given a fair warning to clear out of the town. Kennedy, anting- > president of the Miners' Union, made s>. r hurried departure from Waihi by the j morning train., He was rather' badly j handled by the hostile crowd at the sta- i tion, and boars marks of the hands laid, 'i upon him. He. told a constable that the* '] strike was off. It is understood that 1 Kennedy was proceeding to Auckland. \ The injury to Constable Wade" is f serious. It is understood that the bullet \ has so far not been extracted, and that ij the real condition of the constable cannot ] be ascertained until after the. lapse 6f a few days. ; ! Evans is in a very bad, way. He is suffering principally from concussion of the brain, as when he shot the constable . the latter batoned him, . " , The injury to Johnson is of a slight character. The bullet grazed the upper , part of his leg, but luckily it did not penetrate. The leaders of the arbitra- , tionists claim that they had a ;perfect : right to enter the Miners' Union Hall', as many of tliem are financial members of ; that union. EXTRAORDINARY SGK.XES.. THE FEDERATIONISTS FLYING. GENERAL MANHANDLING. Waihi, Last" Night The federationists were chased by the workers whenever they appeared. On one occasion a federationist was suddenly espied, and in a moment :t'!ie crowd rushed liim. The police, seeing the move, rushed to intercept them. Two or three constables seized the man and ran him up the street to get him away from the crowd. After taking .him . a short way they let him go, but he wav no sooner by himself than the crow! gave chase. The police also ran, with; the object of protecting him. At Wynyard's corner he was caught, roughly handled, and sent sprawling to the ground. The police again surrounded him and pushed the crowd back, and 1 ultimately got him into a butcher's shop. The crowd yelled, and attempted to push their way in, where the unfortunate man lay huddled on the floor. There were about twenty police on the scene. They prevented any of the crowd entering, and partially succeeded in clearifig them. The man was then escorted into Rosemont road. The crowd attempted to follow, but were prevented by the police. The man was eventually set free, and started off at a run. The crowd again attempted to get past the police, but were stopped in the street. About twenty federationists were included. It then looked as if the man would have got clear, but suddenly a worker, fleet of foot, slipped past the police, and. then a great race ensued. The federationist fled for his life, while the worker, followed closely by the police, pursued Sim. One of the constables .outstripped his fellow men, and gradually lessened the distance between himself and the worker. The latter had got within 8 few yards of the federationist when the constable overtook and • grabbed him. The federationist then got clear away. Just after this incident a local bootmaker, a pronounced "red-ragger," received the attention of the same worker. Tne latter rushed at him, telling him to "clear out." Before the police could prevent it, the man was hit and knocked down. The police got round him, and while he was on the ground' searched him, but found ho weapons other than a heavy file. He was then escorted to safety by the police. It is reported that the federationist who fired the revolver this morning, luckily without injury, took to' Ms heels as soon as he had fired the shot, and has since eluded discovery. In the early part of the riot a prominent federationist and the husband of a leading "scarlet runner," appealed to the police for protection, as he felt himself in danger from the arbitrationists. The police hardly knew what to do with him, but he solved the difficulty by suggesting- tliat they take him to- the lockup as being the safest place in the town in the exciting state of affairs. The police fell in with the suggestion, and •he was accordingly taken to the station. Revolvers were taken from several federationist pickets during the-forenoon. Bands of workers, ranging- from 100 to -200, have been -roving the outskirts (of the town. Hearing that some women iwere being insulted, a band of workers 'made for the locality. They caught one and before the poliee ars rive(J on the scene they gave Kim a jough ' handling. The mounted constables keeping watch on the workers hunted! them off, and placed a temporary guard over the home of the federationist. Mr. Kennedy, acting-president of the Waihi Miners' Union, took a- hurried departure from Waihi. He- was rather badly handled by a hostile crowd at the station, and bears marks of tlce hands that were laid upon him;. He told a constable that the strike was off. Mr. Kennedy, before leaving- Ms house on Martlia' Hill, asked for police protection while en route to the railway station. Two constables escorted' him down to Moresby avenue, where- a number of irate workers rushed' towards him, and Kennedy told his escort that he would go no further- till more police | arrived'. Kennedy then went into a ■friend's- Rouse, and waited there till' j the arrival of mounted and foot police reinforcements, an escort numbering about a dozen. When they got to Devonstreet the crowd broke through the 'police guard and severely knocked Ken- ; ncdy about. At this moment a passing j vehicle was brought into requisrsti'on, : and Kennedy was put into it and driven to the railway station. , Waikino is said! to be clear of federationists. Many departures took place to-day. Several' of the homes of the federationists who have been conspicuous in calling out "scab" snd other epithets to the workers and their womenfolk have been visitevl. The inmates were told that they would have forty-eight hours to leave the town, or must take' the consequences. In one instance a federationist replied that he would be |,

carried to the cemetery before he would ' clear ou-t.i !- EXODUS OF FLD!<:RATLONISTS . A .MASS MEETTXG. CONSTABLE WAl)'<'H CONDITION SERIOUS. Waihi, Last Night. \ " ■ The members of ih.* now union held a mass meeting in the 'Union Hail Build- , ings, which were packed. Mr, Rudd, < president pro tem, addressed the meet- ' ing, He explained that in view of the ! fact that they had among them a mini- ■ ber of financial mewbu-s of the Federa- : tion Union they had a perfect right to the use of the hall. He went on to say that they had put up with insults to [themselves and their wives and families long enough at the hands of the "red.raggers," and that certain of these individuals should be driven out of the town. ' . It- was unanimously decided that these men, of which a Jist had been prepared, and read to the meeting, would be given 48 hoars' notice to clear out of the town or take the consequences, i Several prominent members of thct new .union gave short addresses, applause and cheers greeting each at -the conclusion of ithek; remarks. One speaker emphasisea the -fact that the hall had been built fo.workers and miners, and that then .Jioped in a very short time that the new I union would be in legal possession of the building. Votes of thanks were accorded to the .Government for sending poliee to Waihi, and to the police for their conduct. • The proceedings terminated with the singing of "God Save the King." k A. number of federationists, including * dozen women, left Waihi by the afternoon train, and a few more left by a later train. To-night a 'bus load, containing two red federationist families left for Paeroa. and a cab with the wife and children of a prominent federationist drove away to Paeroa. Another federationist, in his eagerness to leave .-the town, hurriedly sold his furniture, the whole lot being purchased by a second-hand dealer for £2. By the aid of X-rays the bullet has been located in Constable Wade's body. It entered slightly to one side of the' middle of the abdomen, and passed round to the right side for about eight inches, ! where it lodged. It has not yet been extracted, but serious results are anticipated. Evans is suffering froru concussion of [ the brain. He is unconscious, and his [ condition is very critical. A number of applications from "red \ raggers" for protection have been rc- , ceived by the police. | THEIR MANA ON THE WANE. ! DESPOTIC FEDERATIONIST I LEADERS. ' . Officials of the Auckland Brewery Em- '. ployees' Union state that the result of [ the recent ballot—which decided, by a , majority of Si votes, the secession of 'Uhe union from the Federation of Labor—i was largely influenced by the despotic tactions of the federation leaders, and the irksome levies to which the members j of the union have been subjected (states J the Auckland Herald). ' The Waihi strike ■ levy was the first bone of contention, , and after paying £7 Is towards that ' levy the members of the Brewery Union » declined to contribute further, and have ' not done so. The cost to the union of ' belonging to the federation for twelve months has been £O3 10s, which is \ looked upon as an extortionate sum to pav for little or no return. The action of the union in seceding ' from the federation does not necessitate \ registration under the Arbitration- Act, , as the original registration under that , Act has not been cancelled, and the union [is working under an award of the Court which does not expire until next April. The 'brewery employees having followed l the example of the Tramways Union in the revolt from the federation, that body ; is in a parlous state so far as Auckland I is concerned. The only two unions in Auckland now retaining membership of the federation are those of the waterside workers and general laborers. Al--1 ready members of the latter have decided ' to re-register under the Arbitration- Act, and are shortly to discuss the question ' of final secession. It is also well Known ' j that a large section of the waterside workers are impatient to free thouaelvea from the bonds of the Federation.