CHRISTCHURCH ULTIMATUM
THE WATERSIDERS' REPLY. ARBITRATIONIST9 TO START WORK. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. The reply of the watersiders to the ultimatum of the Citizens' Committee is as follows"Yours of the 14th and contents noted, regarding asking this union to /register under the Arbitration Act, In answer, we refer you to' our Executive in Wellington, who have our- unbounded confidence to settle the present dispute. We wist you to understand that we are not but simply from loyalty to our fellow-worker? in show our undisguised contempt for the Arbitration Act. We think it would do your committee no harm to carefully read the sub-leader in this morning's Lyttelton Times.—Faithfully yours, F. Lurch, chairman of Strike Committee." In consequence of the action of the strikers in turning down the proposals of the Citizens' Delegate Committee, arbitrationist3 will be engaged to work the wharves, .starting on Wednesday next.
On Monday, barriers will be erected 011 the \vhan r es, and it is understood that a large number of men liave been engaged to work the shipping. •v lint the attitude of the strikers will be is not yet known,-but the majority of tlio strikers will probably confine themselves merely to passive resistance. There was rumour current in port -arbour Bomd employees had refused to erect the barricade, but there does not seem to be much foundation for the report. A meeting of strikers and sympathisers was held in Sydenham PnrV this aftemootn. and was largely attended. Among the speakers was Mr P. C. Webb, M.P., who gave a review of the position in the North Island. A -notion was adopted demanding the release of the imprisoned strikers. The local strikers and sympathisers marched in procession from the railway station to .Victoria /Square last night., and held an open-air meeting. The procession was headed by a cross, borne by members of the Christcluirch Socialist League. The weather was wet, and there was only a moderate attendance at the meet-
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 17 November 1913, Page 5
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324CHRISTCHURCH ULTIMATUM Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 17 November 1913, Page 5
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