MUSICIANS' UNION.

INTIMIDATION l'IUCnSED. APPKAL TO KAITLOTERS.

'Hie trouble »vhith haï been browing in comcqiicncc of the rcfusil of a great num. 'ber of the plijers in tile llir-hall Hall Or ? tbesti i lo juin the .Itisiciins' Union h is I noi» icnched i cusís mil representative«, of

j Iho union Imvc ippronohed some of the-min

| ij-eis of the picture-hills requesting them lo

ictusc engagements to suth men -.embcri» of the M u«hull II ill management committeo |nio of opinion tint, this tvnnny can bo qtiicl.lv dcfi itcd if the managen« maka no distinction beti» con the phi) era tbey Icmplo» \c«tenli) i Inrge number of people intcrc»tetl in musical matters waited ?upon Mr 1 lint of the firm of J and N.

lint and a»keil lum to adopt tint course. ])r I M llitrett introduced the deputv

I tion

Di f W llirrnlt Mid Hint i crisis had

linsen in the mu-icil nnd irtistie history ul

, Melbunrui Iii, Mir.hall Hall Orchpstri repiesentptl nn irtistie i-sociation which had foi it« nliiot l the miisii ii dciclopmcnt ni t lip « it » I lu 11 » t re no nrofits necnting from tin | cr 01 ni meer i"d the whole of

the mont» inllectctl WIR disbursed for tho hi no it <l Hu mima ins If cier thcio should bp i «inpin« mil there ne»or had been so fir-it »imilil he used for tho cn louri 'Pinpin M niu«n HIP managpmont lind ileudril tint the niiisii ians pirtu lpitliig in the contort« shoal 1 be pud for oioi)

Hung the» di I \s i nutter of fact, thev »»in pud »»lilli tim »tere being taught it «ictii nil ICIIPII ii« N'o» it »vis found th it ptopli »»hu »u«li I tnt'i» in thit orchestra »icrp Ihipilriit I lu tlir Mu«iciin«' Union, mil »»iib Hi di pinn inn of their luelt

haioil foi Ihn ii nulli ii I be allon til to pi iv ii pir tin o li ills m theatres -The object of Ihi« lit uk »» i« tn intnpcl the «hole of this Mir»lull Hill Otihritn to loin the union NIP man itPinciit hid igreed tint it« mpin leis' coii'd join tin union or not, a» thev jlctsnl but llu i cn inn must bo («topped, nid u hid tli ii'ire IIICIIIPI to ask HIP lirm i f I mai \ I ni 11 do the samo Hung It »»nilni tin in t > gili» their niu«ieiins i free li mil mil In ill m thrill lo pin where thev iii i«i I leirirdle««, in1 ah of Hie question

m Hnioni-.ni i r non nn nmsm

I'roft« or \l ir-lnll II ill expressed lim t punnu tint tin trouble »»is lint n music ii one it di It « is pnrcl» -i political ques- tion illin brirl The Munnin«1 Union ti is gua u i I In a ti rr moti»es thin the in- terest of iiiii-i or if imthing reliting to innsi Hu« ne» du tonn . nt »»na pirt of tin Inborn inmcinpnt »»Inch »»is »»»epping t»er th( i muir» ml until tint mo\empnt siili«! I rl on it runt of connnereiil deprcs »io i Hu re «null lu n runtinnition of all tin« iinrc-t 1 ni im»ts »»pre onl» iboiit onp r- trln li o llu | muh im und if the remain II a li | a ill «lll"k to »»lllf »tis f-ir nnd ju-t it «null imprn»p matter»» Ho ii-kcil Hut Mr I nt s firm should bike no hind n this ni it ti r

Mr lui \\ t ri j erfectl» impartiil, ind I le bri u »> ill don.

I'roft «mr M ti-»lnll Hall mid he win glad tn li ni tint drilintinn St min» lies hld beril i ni ill it I iboiit Hie ittitudp of tho « inn'« ici« lint it »» i« nell t > line them ton inalutrl

Mi lut \\ mu- ln»p til cn side« nu I m den t inn n I . i \\ p hn»p ne»cr wini in» thing i « «i» i r t le othrr liefere this i ' n » l' u t * r 11 i» «np

Minim I'm li if »i d that c»cryone «ho »\n« must di» III I m I sholl! I linn mike a si uni nuil i | Hu« Hung bcfoip it »vpiit nillir «i ill Hie sil.nl I »»nrk thit Pro f.« « Mu I ill I! ill Ind nrtompltshot

»Hill li «i nil

Mi II («iii« lu n r »nil tint ho could mi It rd in ! m inn ii liloumrs forming min ii» lui le i null lot understand v»h\ n II«II an» el i ultl i ona uro tu stop the How of intirt «t in their art (Heir, heir )

M In .nu i «in I the depiltition ihi li« Inn i dil pr «ruo tin nme lni 1 iitnl it i u I i li i« n itiei

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