Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-17

ers,~ waterside workers and general la.
bOrers unions, altogether about 10000
men. Many of the. unions thus feder-
ated cancelled their registration un-
der the Arbitration Act, and they ali
stood industrially for the "one great
union and politically for the social
revolution. An opposing body was
formed which was called THE United
Labor Party, and which consisted
chiefly Of old craft unions which die
liked TO merge their eparate inter
ests in one great coneernl This party
which favored industrial arbitration.
has a strength of about 10000 men
and women These two bodies with a
small but militant force of pure So
cialists formed the organized forces OF
the New Zealand workers. Bitter
rivalry, fostered by misunderstand-
ings and determinations concerning as
sistance produced a split in the ranks
Of Labor which has for~ years prac-
tically preveted the workers from gain
ing any political or industrial advan-
tage; the fighting power which should
have been directed again st the com
mon enemy being spent in internecine
warfare. Today, however, the -situa-
ton appears more hopeful. 1t has
been. decided to call a trade union
congress early in July, and to this
Congress- hundreds of delegates will
be sent from the unions of the United
Labor party the Federation Of Labor
and the Socialist party, in the hope
of con nlon organization being es-
tablished and OF united army of Ia
Dor being enlisted. The proposal sub
mitted for pre-discussionb y the I'M
ions is for one Industrial body 70 be
called The nited FEEDER tion ". La
Dor. and for one politleal body to be
named the Ssocial Dem ocratic par
ty,', the two having a common execu-
tive committee.
AT present Our unions are all in a.
state Of uncertainty and expectancy,
not knowing what form the movement
will take. They would not affiliate with
the international Secretariat at pres
ent, but Will almost certainly do so
after the month of July next, when
their financial and Industrial status
uder tire new conditions can be made
quite Gear to them. Shortly after you
receive This report the Congress will
it. ! i'll lay the matter before same,
md gets its official endorsement to
our action this will greatly conduce
o the generalization of the movement
wards afEiliation with the lnterna-
,ional Secretariat, and the ultimate
success Of same
EDWARD TREGEAR, l.
Intnl. Correspondent
The letter which accompa MED the re-
port received from the editor of the
'Maoriland Worker reads as follows:
For some time past we have been
receiving circular letter from the
International Seeretariat which~> is
very much appreciated by us. En-
closed report dealing briefly with facts.
concerning thew orking class move.
ment Of New Zealand and which may
be of interest and be used in your
international Letter. The movement,
which has been established for the
supplying of International notes is one
of the finest undertakings in which the
International movement has engaged"
Report: The industrial movement
of New Zealand is composed of rough
ly $4,000 trade unions members, in a
population of little over. million.
Very little coalition between the I'M
ionists has existed in the past, faction
al strife and ISOLATION being the most
pronounced factors of the movement.
This is largely due to our compulsory
system of arbitration which, has en-
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