BARRIER DISPUTE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 7

BARRIER DISPUTE.

UNIONS At LAW/ ' anti-Lockout proceedings. '■.-artjlb'nisl'..' ; . (BY. ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) . (ftec. January 14, 9-.50p.in.) . : Sydney) January 14; Bfoyu Hilt ribfer was .fined £10 fcsf asstlultuig tM police; .... ' Counsel fbf the combined.Barrier, unions ip"pifett\tb kr. Justice Higgihs (President of tlie Federal Arbitration Court) for a rule iiiei t(i feSttain tile IProprietary. Gompiny ffbill continuing the lockout until the. inhtter bbnieS b'efbte , tiie Federdl Arbitration .■"Court; . -Jif; JusticS" Higgihs is ilbt satisfied that a diiSe tot in iiijviiietioh haS btifeh Biade 'bii't,- ftS tlife Proprietary miglit',. ajiaft from the industrial aispultl,' •be biasing dbwft for; busfn&ss 'f Ostitis': He g'rantea a Hie nisi; retu'riihblß oil: January 22, iil order, to give the SjieUry pomjianip a chance of:'sh6wing ta'Usß yvVhy iihylilju&'dtjori should inbt issile.- :;■ : . •.■'■_ ANb hit) AHREfefg. date, January. '$, biir 'Sydiiey S°r r ?, s P, 0 sdys i- l 'Jlob rule, continues. ,to dS&rt lts>U at Brbkeii Hill, in 'defiabce of th"e P. o ."^-..-^ B . Konrietary inihe i 3 in a state b'f, siegfe; .sUfrßuudecf by,tW pickets, of the lihioiilStsj through- whose liiifes no 6nS is allowHW Psfl Jl itllout a fcofihit; faihvajr .pbiilts • UM-fe beSh;torn:iip.on the.line leading to the miiie; and on |riaay ; mbrniflg a< attempt vis made W otitoff the water supply by exploding a plug. ?l # n ? mit , e °ji th<s Bin. Water hiaiii leading to.Block 14 mine. The stones thrown'• iin .by file ekplosibit/Which bccuri'ed about tii-6 b'cldok ih the mbthing, ffell oil tb the rijdfs" df hbusas &lMe hiiMrMsof ydi-as. ttistant-. Those wlib pldfiae'd. the ekplbsibil; hbtfetfti' selected tlie wKhg hittiilifor the one injuM. has iibt ned yfearsi aiid, had, ..in fact, been, p.uued.up ff-bin a point a few i'eet:distant, frpui: the:,e3:plosiom : ; ■ . ■ \-. This was .unfortunate; .of cpuise, tor the prppbtefs bf the outrage.. The point about all ■ thigj hdWever, arid the oiife which iiiost deeply coheefiis..tli& public',' is. that list one 'pjirfebn has' yet mn hrresftd Wr tltesfe outrages. . The tbwii lifull of flolicSi.dfafted.iii large numbers. froni ■Syanßvi- -■ DdUbtleSS tlitey are acting - liii'def.-'-in-.struchoiiSj.hUt Jiire is a hie© p'osilittii! . laVr'. aia .order is beiii| bpenlyy set at defiance; ami the Government smiply..looks on; Tom ; Maniii TOpie. lhterterence in this trouble is quite worthy.'of jiis meth6as,.:has inade .speedhes of the rAbst.inflaihmdtbr'y dharacter ttiiring IB&'wliolo" Bf thife.Ufeturbailfee.■■ His has blitfudKl ihtb tt dispute WHi6h dßes ilot liifc iil tH% Yei&i,- ftSiept so far,- as it cbSic'e'rils any Staiflaiy iabiiiberbf tlie 'fibmniilMty.- whb'doeS UOt w.dfk at -Srbken Hill—l ab iiflt khb.<v. ttodfc Tbiti Mann .works uhfbrtun'ately men, of..yhg, stiinp. make- it -eitrerd<Sly difficult ■ forj_ the sane,leaders of Ijtißour to settle, th&sb trojib'les: when they drisb.: To yell out sedition and defy .the. police, is hot the-.way , tb e'nebufago .atid. .#Bpl&yees" to cfime'to-' ahtt S& if the difffe'rences bis Ween 'thdin can .bb settled; - . ,;--.. : ~ : .: . .■•:■' ; "We. haa a tellihg BianiplS 6!': the' whrthlissneps Hf ajitatioil iii. the cbafetal shipping.etfiKe in .Sydney not lon'g ago, *hen violent Speeches ■*erß njade, and the men patided ih the mainj.but , to. no. purpose; ..Then'JCr. , Hughe'Si now-. the, Federal.: Attprliey-'Geheralj who' • had been absent in, England, (i-eturned, and'.the lVhole.,trouble.fas .promptly 'settM iii' a day bt tiW, ,at cpttKrfe'n'c.gs Miiih lie" ebiivened be-.' of the meh antl their Meil' like Tdhi :ManJi ; are A pe'gt t'b thb • btiUSe' of laUbiir, and : lie ■ Shbiild be protiijitly,;,,dealt ~\vith>p'our eiicoufftgef les autrw!. .The. trbiible is- that if. he wetb. &i----r'ested .and .seht ~to. prisori) the -working 1 . men are: 60 cbnstituted.thdt, wlfen Ue waa-felejisedi th&y. wbuld-, send- him to Parliattteht;. • MeanwKile.'.the:situation at Broken Hill' is Abt,i-e----asSuring.-Th6o!ilyli-6)j;6 is that as th-e.dispuU is. tb.be referred to-tlw Fed'efal Al'bitrM'pn Court, ttisef cpuils6ls indy .prevail Dei bit. lbhg-."': avoidable oßisiSiy.yy- •'■" "the 6risisiat Brbkoli Mill'fM-iies the >'Syd■niy.;MDrnilig,Herald") might liave.bßeii avoidiiil 3y,a._little;yieldinß',on thb part,'either, of the Proprietary Cbpipanybr.bf tho i)ieh; bu* sin.ib JpjtE parties.seem.detbrinined tpbl'ingthb.iufttiryto.an issue without .waiting tion of the legdl B,a6liin6?y.both/proFess'.tb fie. eager to ,■ invoke,, they /"."rfillst';' be ■ shown.' that their qiiarreL cannot .bis allowed to disturb tho. pfcatfe. U■; Brbk'eh. Hi 11 . ,: ■ The. move, - wliichever : *ay;*e:l<)6k hfat.-lS a bad niistdke, frhiiSia is UouM to. bb, : IM Sburcb 'bf ■ much bitternessj'i aiid;ifife ffldSe wofse beijaiifee Wilis' takes' afe fehartd bBt(«Bil' the; parties. , The Prdpr'ietary, Cpmpdby. , . might. have iavbided thtt trauble; iViiii ! the.:esfrfcise..oi.i.di'plomac\vj"fthd. on-,thfe:,oth'or hand there .is. no. ex'cugo.ibr'.th'o pretensions of. the- men .-that a'-lbtikont exists. Several broai guestions ; aris, raisßd.,by,-J;he facias they.staiii:!. The.,fir j sUs theydeliberaee flouting bt. the Ifc dilstriaLDisnutes Act;, uhdev wMch the ri>dtt=V 86M.-..Uy6>feen. settled ..by aiV'.im'nattial iriWM- :-3X? mfty.-reaSbhably ;»sk' wM.;lalsßur. shoukLpirt FdtSvard a claifti tb feb behiiid th'i Ifttfi Which (would h6t.be tolerated to thbfjilft or ,a%. private individual. Not' feVfeii iii Uiis where human iusticifippfearS.tb. fall do we is Bl;itisll. tJltizeiiS...condone yioliltioh of tlie. law, W, I# i ?. , ? r , ' n .so,doing is.setting a, preMlfcnt that involves the worst dangers to its tnvn'ia-'. terests.-.-■■■.. ■ ■• -. . ■■" .. , .-'■ ■ . : « ■ '.-. ■' ."Theroisno'doubtwhat'everfflat.this disputeshould.liave.Ueen fettlea bymWiis of'th'e industrial legislation, of the State. Without; raisins needlessly the wider biiestiw of State rights, it.is a. fcoßifiibtt-sfehsiJ pWceS'diliig 'tb feihiiust the possibilities of State, law before going, bevon.l ft. ..Fdrtliis ttaSbii tlWfb is no excise for interWiihon. ,b.y.thb.:3?ed6!pal, Arbitration Court,' though no difficulty;, shbtild be faiSe'd at ■ this moment, if thb, parties..,ji4n'be brought to Vrdic Wij',th'at_tribu;-iali.. The. inttiitib'ii -.as ■t6 tha Federal ..Court plainly was that it sh'duld BfliV jnteVehej- vfhim. Stato. resbuixes bn behalf 'of peace .had, fdiled.; The inaih < tliih| nW, ]i&\vi avpr; .is to.keepj the ..trouble -jHtliin :bbuftas if things. cpliie ; to tlie ittrgt. .Ahfeavy hiad fiiUst be.Sept'on,the! uni-uly elemertfj which at-Buch times always comes-to the sulface; aiid is aU : w&vs cUifiied, by, Lab.iuf to be beyond its fcoV it jis. At all. evenrs),it M.xist M bealflwed to be: a aujiger to,the. State. atiU Mr ; ;W.a'dj frill have piiblicbpiriibh.behind hiiil iii taking any jsteps tjiat may, be heeded; Now that pickets have,been poited.it. ii dl&ost iUipofesiblS td avfiW.a .str'uggler but;it is Aot too iate. to coiifino.it to .tfie one KBiitfe, aii'd it ii to,b6>p|d,-therß.«ll.be iS'biie oi the ftllV bf striking,'; . : - ■