A Novel Episode.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 470, 21 June 1890, Page 3

A Novel Episode.

[WELLINGTON Pauas.] Ah incident occurred last evening which was undoubtedly an episode in the journalistic world of Wellington, in which the Evening Press played a very conspicuous part. At the entertainment tendered to the delegatee from the Railway Employes Society, at present in Wellington, towards the end of iba evening the oribodox compliment to "fM trect" was grepned in a neat little

Rpeech by Mr G-. London, Secretary of the Wellington branch of the Society. The health was honored with loud protestations of dissent at the inclusion of the ns me of the Evening Press, and a rather exciting scene followed. In all directions warlike gentlemen stood up and declaimed fat the tone of the Evening Press in the matter of Unionism, and on our representative ri ing to reply it was evident that he had a warm task before him. There were a few more friendly gentlemen in the hall, however, who by their words managed to pour sufficient oil <on the troubled waters to give the pressman a hearing. Our representative in the course of his reply pointed out that the Evening Press had boldly taken up an independent stand in connection with this railway diffi culty, as was its policy and practice on all public questions, including the question of unionism. So far, however, from endeavoring in any way to stifle or even to oppose growth cf the true spirit of unionism, the Evening Press had fearlesJy pointed out the dangers it had to meet and rhe ruin which would befall it from extravagant demands or rash action. The Evening Press had done the best service to unionism in the conviction that if wisely and prudently conducted it tended to the general good of the commnnity. The Evening Press counselled moderation, and held out a helping hand to those on whom was placed ths present

momentous question, and he was quite certain that the time would soon come when those there assembled, and whom he took to be in a manner representative of the working men in this city, would recognise that no journal had more honestly and ably served the workers and the public than the journal he represented ; that all it had said was for their good, and not as they imagined, for their hurt. Thege few words had the effect of still further quieting the minds of the majority, and they gave vent to their feelings in cheers for tbe Evening Press, but there were yet a few present who stuck to their points, which th y endeavoured in a somewhat uproarious tone to express. Mr George Fisher who presided, rose and scid that after tbe very fair and reasonable remarks made by thn representative of the Evening Press it was, to say the least of it, discourteous to indulge in this unseemly wrangling over any litre faults they might have found in that journal. This elicited ringing cheers and applause, and the sound of a song proceeding from one end of tbe room restored the assemblage to a state of tranquility.