A TEMPORARY CESSATION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10547, 1 February 1912, Page 5

A TEMPORARY CESSATION.

The tramway cars ceased running in Wellington at two o'dlcck • yesterday afternoon. The cars were piled up in the street along Jcrvois Quay, where they were allowed to remain until after the meeting of tramwaymien. After over thirty cars had been laid up, the men assembled in force, and a call was given for a inarch to the Trades Hall. Previous to this Inspector Fuller arrived, and he'was. jostled and.hooted by a certain section. He, however, made Ins way upstairs in the tramways buildings, and there was no further demonstration. Shortly after three o'clock the men filed Into line and proceeded to the Trades Hall, acconij-.Vnied by several union secretaries, ana about six hundred people.

As they passed the Government PHntitig Office they were olieered by (the men. They were also cheered as they passed the wharf liabouirers wait, ing room.

The procession was quiet and orderly, and practically no remarks were passed by the tramwaymen.

i At the Trades —all hundreds of people were gathered. The men iiled : upstairs without demonstration to the J meeting room. After the men had assembled in the Trades Hall it was found that the !M>om was too .small to accommodate tins parties interested, and they went I in a body to the King's Theatre. ' In the' course of discussion the ■President of the Union strenuously ■extorted the men to observe orderly 'conduct. 1 . j , LABOUR POSITION. WILL THE TRAMWAY UNION BE ' SUPPQIOTED?; . , \Will,,Labour support tie tramway men if they do strike said a Union , secretary to a- Post reporter. "Of course-they will. This is not a one-man business now. -It, is labour verbis anti-labour. If r necessary, .funds will he. forthcoming to support j those who. are'lintwosted in tihe battle* Mjike no mistake about it— we J o,ne-man business. The men will win, j and they are out to win." Enquiries in other quarters go to ! sHiwv thilt the' Unions throughout the j city are solid in their support of the tramway men's attitude.