FURTHER THREATS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20738, 23 February 1939, Page 10

FURTHER THREATS

THE GOLDBERG CASE LABOUR WARNINGS GIVEN VISITOR’S PREMATURE DEPARTURE (Special to Times) AUCKLAND, Thursday Owing to further threats that" he might he refused service. Mr Frank Goldberg, governing-director of the Goldberg Advertising Agency, has abandoned his plans to attend the newspaper proprietors’ conference at Hamper Springs. He. returned to Auckland this week and left for Sydney on the Agfa tea yesterday. Reform his departure Mr Goldberg said: “This affair may become a trial of strength between the Labour Government and the unions. Unless the Government asserts itself, there will be repercussions from this boycott of myself. "I went to Christchurch on February 14 with the express intention of attending the press conference at Hanmer Springs, which opened last Monday,” Mr Goldberg said. “I thought, after my disagreeable experience at the hands of certain unionists in Wellington and Christchurch, that that would be the end of it. but to my astonishment I was warned by persons connected with the political side of the Labour movement, that I probably would be refused service if I went to ITanmer Springs. Telegram to Mr Savage

“In the circumstances, what could I do but cancel my plans? T had been advised not to go. and I had no wish to have my friends at the conference suffer distasteful experiences on my account.

“Unknown to anyone I quietly left Christchurch on Thursday evening and crossed that night by the ferry to Wellington. That day I sent a telegram to the Prime Minister, saying: ‘Wish to make arrangements to leave New Zealand for my home in Australia. Would you kindly assure me that I will be free to leave New Zealand without embarrassment. An urgent reply will faciUtate my early departure.’ “I received this reply: ‘Your telegram received. I am not aware of any reason why you should not leave at your leisure.—M. J. Savage.’ ”

Mr Goldberg added that he had no interference in Auckland and had received dozens of letters of sympathy from all parts of the Dominion. The whole matter was in the hands of his legal advisers.