THE STRIKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1920, Page 5

THE STRIKE.

THE DRASTIC PROCLAMATION.

"GRAVE ABUSE OF AUTHORITY." By Tolecrapli.—Press Assn.—CopytlsUt. Received Feb. 12, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, Feb. 12. Mr. W. A. Holman (the Premier) severely condemns the Federal proclamation in correction with the engineers' stride. He sav.s Mnit though the strike Is a hundred times wrong, irresponsible autocracy is worse. The uso of the.War Precautions Act for this purpose is utterly unconnected with the war, and is a most grave abuse of authority—Aus.-NiiZ. Cable Assn. PRIVATE ACCOUNTS NOT t AFFECTED, . • ' j Melbourne, Feb. 12. 'Mr. Hughes states that the procl&ma* tion is not intended to apply ,to e«jrineera* private banking accounts. Th« Commonwealth steamship owners weiw granted a rule nisi for the cancellation of the ■ resignation of the Institute of Marine Engineers, Mr, Justice Higgins »tat-i ing that he would require a much strong-' cr case to induce him to deregister thei union. [The cable announcing the enforce' ment of the War Precautions Act wad shown to several legal gentlemen inf Wellington, and all expressed the opin-i ion that the regulation referred to was most extraordinary. While they wera unaware of the exact nature of the Australian statute under which the regulation is based, they said it would open up many avenues for controversy, and would probably lead to extensive litiga.* tion.]