"PIN-PRICKING."

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1920, Page 5

"PIN-PRICKING."

INCIDENT IN COAL MIXES. (By Wire.—Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Last Night. There was too much pin-pricking going on the. in the coal-mining industry, Mr. Massey told the House to-night. He had just seen an instance reported in the evening newspaper. Pressure was. being brought to bear upon two blacksmiths employed in connection with the industry to induce them to contribute to the funds that were being raised for the relief of the Broken Hill miners, and the miners said that if the contributions were, not made the men in question must be sacked of they would go on strike. Mr. Massey said that \v»s a very unfair position to take up, and it was the sort oi thing that was making tho country very dissatisfied. He would suggest in the friendliest possible way to the leaders, because he did not believe that the rank and file were to blame at all, that that sort of thing should be dropped, and that they were citizens of this country, and as such had a duty and a» responsibility. Instead of endeavoring to make matters worse they should he trying to bring about an improvement.