HANDS OFF THE SAFETY VALVE!

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 611, 14 September 1909, Page 5

HANDS OFF THE SAFETY VALVE!

' BAILWATMEN AND IHE VETO THE PEELING AT I'ETONE ■;''<.ln;reference;.fp-:thovfoilqiring..telegi'a^ apje'ared'''in;.;a>;recerit issue,a. irepoi'ter. intefisland work-' .' shopiS;yepresenU'tiye. qa .tlie-. Raihvay -,Baard,.at Petoiie-yesterday.'• "• • v^v; : ?Jj7 .■i r- v n!s : it;v : a f fxaiaetiiig ngtoh' v-wprkisbbps;-;; :it %as', : 'resolvod:' '.'Seoing, that'j ; direct .-'means : ,'of redress j.which:';' '' t'd ! i'eiy. ; :upon\h'ai 'beeli fh'om.by the;Minister','. yyj;Tttbing.'ti6cfsi6ns''t>l tlio:Appeal Eiiard, ;thi's,.'? or : v4l,cct'a 'raemljc-'r .fo represerif: thG T. - ovkshop3;hiis had' an opportunity of giving nieinbors" : i)i;Jtho',s,Sel'vice tile'full' b'oneiifs' intended by: .;^^' : th«;-Clnssification'-® :, ■ renioviiig;.^the;;; 'v; "'cliuse Svhicli;enables, the, Minister ;to; nullify ' ■ a judgment aof the tribunal, which: should ;; >bo; entirely;; free J.from ',Departmental - intor-'. ; endorsed.^'tho ac>.': ' ti6n of Itr. J.; H. Jones 'in 'rtagntiljj: frbm; ii.tKfe'^Appeal.Board 6wing : to.th'e'liiiisteriifqr -to'(comm'nricate:;;i .:fcW^ I Vi , y |She: riiatter '■ has been 1 'discussed at the i'etono i.itprksHpp'si -ind : Mr. '.M'Kehr.ie;-has be.en;;'asked : ;v.sqt :^to"resign ;';liisi : r i : that f-geiitlemani bid :i, "17 fhink ; .? tnß<'not.'.'tb; resign .from the'.'Appeal ; BpifdJ'f Resigning,'-.of Murso;'..w6f-V.. : "sabjrj j disapproval ; of. the • vito 'by - tlie ;;,'»eiabers' of ?.the ■ board,-' andthose . whom:■ they :/''tepitsenty>But l ':;it?:must..be that, if.-1,-resign: from' the board, anil if -another member is;:not elected Hi-my place, then the i jWrkers-'willi'-be :Unrepresenttd; and i':the:.De-;: tartmentiwill.prqceed. rith'.their cases without. ;vaifr ( 'p!B6 being prtsent' ; tp;whtch'-their.interests.-. w thereforej'j that , it <ir6ttl(l; be - a.:- great .:-''iiiUitittet ; to-.rN{ti^i<'^e.''Appi»l^Board;eSii l '.bV riiiljt'oyedj^ (through /repre.senta-'' Stioiisifroin.rthe 'men):.'is;th'e plac'ei to'improve'it;' ;'..The';brfard i mhtXtit ;';of < ;;de'di3i6ns—the siine pbw.ei' as is ii'old bj a' l i.;'6V^^,6tfr.'!f bll.6wsi-i'ili^^:'a4reiy/theTd '--should '"'ba,."'.'jifl''veto v oVer' 6ur. : deciision, : iio.'upset£lhgf'of. oiif'.. whether it.be'a a tin-* linal. '' -.- . .'| ;his ; eas6,::and'. puts" his! evidence Vhopestly,; beforo ';thevboar(i, , :;and''eonsCi(intioiiMyfbelieves', he Tis

labouring uhder-wrong. That man; to my for .-most ■ .people.knowj'thsit'it stakes'a'..certnm::|am'ount ofieourage 'to faCer'oVe'iii Sn"Appeal : 3oard'. .f;.-Vl6afct?]dpon;;;thtt l t't'i]pp.^al;rjßo{« , d'.ftß"' : :'ii grand .in-, ■^-BtitutVoniX-itrf'tf^'l.be.t'cbiteidetisd.t'tUb'V-safet^ ' .yalVPibfJ.the i'.v'find l Uii;,some.Jnstances'/ruinlitUnder itsi-char-' ' iVter^'■all' ,important should/.-bp settled. a: quietly. ,ind:-.^thb!it:jfprce.i'i: ; L.Relieve peal -Board twill;educate; iuid'-elevate tlio .people, -.to / thfiirjust-.riglitsjlftndriiake'them ■ sliapo :;i : v: ■ i-;'