THE UNEMPLOYED.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13336, 30 January 1909, Page 10

THE UN EMPLOYED.

DISCUSSION BY THE ASSOCIATION-^jfß EXtwJlfll ADVOCATEp_.]V iWm At the annual ,nce_ing trial Association b_t mght^^M Mr brostick moved :—"'That __3|§jP sooiation views with corn the reports published part_ of the Dominion. tliens are at the largo number of «n__p|(J2l|Sf this country, both vi __a2i_3§39> unskilled labour; that ciation endeavour to other industrial associations view of holding industrial c«ji____|l|. in Auckland. Wellington, and Dunedin. consisting of ' bens selected hy the oiation of each centre, and bens elected by tho Trades &__ !__!_!_??« Councils, and also four ally selected by each of the f__2?*ii. Industrie.?, viz.. woollen, «_S___S-| ; implement, cabinet, making and shoes, and any other ln'-__S_!S*si may Ik- nccessarv. and Irom each of those the Government bo roque_W':s_2?_sß; struct, a Conciliation preside over each enquiry provide Uicx necessary c&rks__ v_|i@ ancc, and to print Hi. Government, printing dewr^Sgy In proposing the resolutionlsl?6&s tick said he Had dono so for t_?*S* throe reasons. Firstly, the KpKtMi2_| coining from various parts of _££S_?P mm.ion that there were _ne_!__S_fef both skilled and unskilled. ports were persi stent! v Government official".. was _**__£_£?§? therefore, that thov .<liould at the truth. If "there was" »'!_£_£& in tho reports, then the pubhe __SN be made aware of tho truth tho other hand, the reports _w*s_ff,!& they should take steps' to somo remedy .for tlio ovil. AH eißr_f_iP? statements were made as to USS why, in this young eountrv, ot things should exist. In h_r v «_S.''| there was one reason, if it wcreSggl whicli contributed towards th» J_SPI and this he thought should bo SErfll clearly and strongly beforo tho I his was the insane idea—for" &!__c-l insane—of'the people to "n ear __n*_s2f articles in preference to those.JoS»ll made. This was, as they all ing most prejudieiallv on the iod_M___ll of -the colony. He was the duty of the Industrial _j_|iffiii tion to endeavour if possible toroSli lato some scheme which would _*ife«tl effect of an enquiry being h*Ji_.a__f the question, so that tho trothtJuS-SSJ be ascertained. That was hiV_i___B§| formulating the resolution WM_u_«li had moved, and he would oe\m|iif§ hear what other members ot tb&MmM ciation had to say on the -n_ie*l_S Mr Beaven seconded the nwtittiMM he thoroughly agreed with pie of bringing the employer* workers together in tlie discuiwagjSll a matter such as this in vhic-gXM-l common, interest- were was no doubt that the took place at the instance of Mcafijlll -tors between employers, and 1 as to the Customs" tariff restuMrfSsgl doing much good. He t-ongKEgsßp| tlie proposal of Mr FrosUck in "the right direction." Wi&tjfiiilH operation of the other I-_-s__£ilnli eociations in tho colony, befolil||l| a great deal of good! would) nftraaii the subject would completely inveatigatedT the result of the enquiriea-of'«iw3ll sions such as those pn_>o9ed>3tN_fHEH Frostick. would have the oonfiMMmffl the public that-tho -nnrlminn -tjfilH at was well founded. - *'if_l_f_i Tho Presidont tliought that _fi§§|||| tick deserved creddt for the motion forw-rd!. They fo_gidH_m that after ia" period' of ""■"' r pority they had reports of u»«n&_y_| in all branches of labour, -ot&MMHfI and unskile-. ' The reason, ;if£j|gjs|j reports were true, was not f-r-w_9al when they found that their i'tmSiffl amounted to twenty million* num. and their export* to tmStaSM lions less. He thought thai Mirefsgll tick's motion w_e __. excellent onmzmM if the. principle in it were effect, good to the wholo ofpmj&mffl minion must «n__c. - ' ,< *''__l_t_i Mr Southworth said' that agreedl with the motion. doubt tho increased) cost of bmjij&ml was responsible for the pre-e_t'pS_l There was room for tago buildings here, but increased price of building could not afford to build! no doubt that a large iiiiiiiTih "t-l_jjjßQ. in tho building trade were ployment. Mem whom oighteaa ago -they would have beeni gjad t_ : employed', were now out thought the -proposal of .Mr'lramlfl was a very excellent one i-d«0-i__iff__ Mr Cooper said that he Hfjjwl that the report- of men out ,*ofl3|||_ were.correct_ because during \_Jm|n£| two weeks over a hundred called at their works for He was Tory glad/ to find Frostick had brought forward tlM^i^P Mr Howland said' that retired' from business he sent _oSK§i_| the Employers' Association to tftwM§| »amo off th© list of member-,- sAI&M. "Thank God /I am no longer (-raMlf ployer." They wonldl not men nowadays who would capital into ■an Lodu»try urtMf labour, because tbe rostrictiamt; 3iiM& way of legislation, were so en_t^|^^ Mr Buchanan was quite with Mr Frostick that the tin»'--ls|B rived when such oommiasions skotohed out were needed,' • byffi&mß thought they need not discuss tion more fully now. . i^S^®_l Mr Frostick said there deal in what Mr Howland had! WragJSSl the une-nployed were their tures, and they should far as possible to help them. __Nw|j proposed the oommimoa oa theilflma he had dono so as to remove a_»"',iDwl»| from political influence. The iMbJjai___f>. of the Conciliation Corr___-His*j||j would give these gentlemen • insight into the matters connect*- «JJK| the various industries, and wou-t_«K?g| them very greatly in their work. jyw§| he meant by removing the |co_-__lflJ@ from political influence was- U>rtjl*?| the past, when the pointed a commission from Parliament tthere was a general* 9 *"_f_s_j| for the dollars. The result « |r * ir '~_3S they had commissions winch '""* 9 of a great deal of use, if any. v case of such a one as he now he felt sure that when their the evidence came before it would be accepted as the r_wljKs||| careful consideration and deductions from the testimony addng^M Tho motion was then put and"' *S|l ried unanimously. , 't-w —_ww_—>_■——"i