THE STRIKE.
Although' no; decision was come to yesterday in the conference between the employers and the men, there is still hope that a settlement will be arrived at before free labour is invoked to save the industries of the Dominion from paralysis. It was the original intention to have worked the wharves to-day under the protection of mounted constables, but until the negotiations are concluded one way or the other, it -would" bo mi wise-to take the extreme step. Meanwhile, it is to be deplored that some of the strikers should have got out of hand and resorted to rioting. This will not assist in bringing about a settlement. On the contrary, it will inflame the public against those who are responsible for* these acts of violence. It is fortunate, in the circumstances, thatTthe Commissioner of Police has at his disposal a sufficiently ~strprig; .body to suppress rioting >i^ '1 : -,•..-■'•.; >,;■:."-■>,.'','.'»
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 4 November 1913, Page 4
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151THE STRIKE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 4 November 1913, Page 4
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