THE COAL STRIKE.
GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE.
( Special Correspondent). Wellington, April 10. The attitude of the Government with regard to the coal strike has still to b« defined. The. Acting Prime Minister made a brief reference to-day to the statement of the miners that they ars striking solely as a protest against eoi;. soription. He regarded this assertion of intention as a rather obvious afterthought, and said he regarded the strike as a direct outcome of the go-slow policy, which had forced the Government to take action against certain men under the War Regulations. The go-slow policy added. Sir James Allen, was ruinous to the country, and could not be tolerated by those entrusted with the direction of the Dominion's affairs in time of war. What the Government intends to do if the men remain on strike is 'another matter. But it may be assumed that the Government is prepared to do something more than wait for a settlement by the usual process of exhaustion. The arrest of the leaders obviously cannot- be undertaken without consideration of the probable consequences, and there is reason to believe that other steps are in contemplation.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1917, Page 6
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190THE COAL STRIKE. Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1917, Page 6
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