SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 298, 9 May 1913, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

MASS > MEETING OF WORKERS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. It is understood that a mass meeting of all workers (unionists and nou-union-ists) engaged in the frozen meat industry is to be held in the Trades Hall on Sunday, to discuss matters in connec-' tion with the present position of affairs at Smithfi'eld and at Pareora. A special meeting of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Workers' and Bacon and Manure Workers' Union has been called for Saturday night to discuss matters connected with the industry. THE WATERSIDERS. SUPPLANTED BY FREE LABOR. Timaru, Last Night. Both freezing works had an augmented strength on the killing boards to-day, and work was going on as usual, though the boards are not yet full. Great, interest was taken in the result of the refusal of the watersiders to load meat, etc., into the Zealandic, and their replacement by free labor. About eighty, were at work to-day—contingents of farmers' sons (one farmer has four sons in), sheep buyers, drovers and threshing mill hands—and work went on not only [as well, but with greater speed than when the regular watersiders were at work. The .public have no sympathy with the strike, and the farmers are determined to see it through. A public meeting of all interested is proposed for Saturday, to set no a committee to enrol and control the free workers. The Union Company's Pukaki came in to-day to discharge coal. The unionists were prepared to discharge her, hut, on the railway truck men, who had been trucking at the Zealandic being sent to the wharf, the unionists refused to work with them, and the stationmastcr refusing to send other men, the watersiders knocked off. They turned to again, however, and discharged the coal into the hulk, where the railway men were not needed. Another Union - Company's steamer was due to-morrow with merchandise and to load produce, but, upon it being understood that she would not call, a telegram was sent to the manager at Dunedin, urging that she be sent and free labor given a show to discharge and load her. No reply has been received yet, but it is doubtful whether the Company will comply, for fear of