THE WAIHI STRIKE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10658, 13 June 1912, Page 5

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE* ! A PECULIAR POSITION. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) THAMES, Last Night. In connection wl'oti the Waihi Miners' strike, the Thr.rjcs Miners' Union executive met to consider an application from the lvarangaliake* (branch to vote a sum towards "assisting the (strikers. The position is~ eiamciwhat peculiar. The Thames Miners' Union is registered under tha Arbitration Act, and has just entered into an agreement drawn up in friendly conference with the, mining companies. The Karati'jrahake branch of tihte Union sympathies with the strike, but the majority of the Thames Miners oppose it. Kairangahake favours Thames opposes this. At the meeting •it was pointed out that there was a. joining the Federation of Labour, hut doubt as to whether the TliameS Union*, being registered' under the Act, ■could abet a strike or assist- tho strikers. After discussion, .the meeting decided to take a legal opinion. The. meeting wars not open' to the Press. LATER. The Executive of the Thames Union has decided to contribute £2(t the Waihi strike fund. As it is l aiegiteiied -under the Arbitration! Act, it consulted- a solicitor before, making the donafSbn. APPEAL TO SINGLE MEM. PROSPECTS OF A CONFERENCE NOT BRIGHT. (By Telegraph—Press Acsocktion.)-

WATHI, Last Nighjb. The town still maintains a quiet appearance. ' *

The ifortlhcoming conference is nob •Looked forward ,to with a great d*-, gree of hope? in! the matter of sejttlcTOent, ids th©. latter seemis impossible in the face oif the conditions .that the-mine-owners absolutely ,to discuss the differences between the two ■Union's. - . *■ '

It /is understood rh'at the &st. general strike pay was inade yesterday. A mass meeting'of. jangle men was held this morning;, under the 'auspices of .the Wfaihi Mine' •Workers Union. The dhainman', in-explaining the business of the meeting, said th'at i/fc had foeen •oonivened with a view to inducing; more single mien to take an active patr,t' ■ Jn'. the- strike. Her pointed 6u±, in "this conne<cfcitan,\that there .wereonily two-single men om the comanitttee oir on the sub-comimittee at the present time. The meeting, he said, had ako heea called f or the pu'rposeof confirming the Srorike Committee's recommendation re ■strike-pay. The iTiCcoanmonidatioin. .was that single men. ■receive 15s a week; married men. ■with two or less children, 20e; married men .with three chMdren, 235; and anedi wjjtfo four or more children, 30s. The Union has decided Ito purchase etorcs and sell to the strikers at cost price. The chairman advised single men. who could htot make ar'rangements to board at the rate of los. a. tweek to • clu'b together wait ■•"back."

■ It was retsoTved' [that- single men j 'accepii lps a week strike pay until, 'further(notice. Nothing was decided 'ffcgairding the Committee's die&ire up to single men taking a- more active-/ pari in connection with the strike. The meeting, as ra.ual, was held in •caanfera. Jficke'ts seefmed tto he well in -evidence, mo doubt with a view of 'lodatang the origin of the Press reports. A LASOU RERS' wwON. MAKES A LEVY. (Si/ Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHUEICH, Last Night. A meeting of the Canterbury Labourers' Union was held 1 last night. | Mr E. Howard gave a (full acooimt of ttJie cause of the present trouble at Waihj {and Recfton, and the follow-;' 'ing rescJiUrtSom was adopted: ''Thai ■«, voluntary, levy of 10 per cenifc,! oir nn&mhers' eaamings. ,be, struck, • the fuhds ,3b/raised ;rto '.be " forwarded rta : the Federation of Labour, which funds . ■arc tto hie eialrkinarked to assist the 1 -wives and"children* cf fthe miners who are out of work at Waihi and ReefrtJon.