"PAMPERED NOODLES"

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 6

"PAMPERED NOODLES"

;;,/;■ A'PBSSIMISTIC DEPUTATION. :■ !!■ % JRONFOUNDERS SAY LAW IS MAKING yS : -; "WORKERS'TOO SOFT; $£X IN REPLY. ■■/■■.. ///.V'/Represm^ Hon;!;J.;i'Millar.(Mino'!'! : ister-.for ■Labour): yesterday had ,a .very '■'i r % /doleful/talo''-to .tel L.as- regards the efM,:;:.!:' fect!'of,'more;^recont 'legislation'on -their ?!-; ; ';, ; X: "branch of./industry./:: '■ . ■■,',-■',■',.;,'.-.'., ■,'':■.::, ■ ://!Mr; ;j;'. P. 'Luke, who /introduced; &£:& :: ' the '"said '.that 'tho ■' employers' \r'-{::'.l. ': strongly! .ob'jccto'd. to ;.being; required :;to- ;',-'■:*::-. ,! 'pay. "apprentices/during.;'any ;; .period/.when ; ; /' ■//; they•: were off/work. by'/mutual''arrange-: /://// /menb//: Ho ■ said / that'; at' ■.Christmas./tinie 'j'ikiv thej :Varibus!/tirms/"t66k!: the//opportunity: '■yfi¥; ? ' : of /overhauling' theii; machinery../ 'The'lads, W/-' \! were'/at-this 'period."''of tho year "very.- : !":''''/'/''jlnd"tb'get',a" : chanie:o'f'hblidaySj:'as-raany. Hi. 7> "of them 'had'-their :.homes ,in 'the' Soun&S' :; :■ try/-- . ;Only; recently ;Messrs.', 'PricCißrp-. £f~-<;:rP thofsit of:■:the.' Thames,/were:fined, for not /:/:;': : .payingiapprenlJces.during sach; a. period :-//W: ; of- absence/:/ It ■.\vas ' : only / too:/apparent k/V. : ,th'iit/too.'•'■-niaiiy;/ disabilities^/.wero., being t'':>"; ; placed/6n.:'emplbyers/.-What/was\wonted :'/j // "• »»/a :po'ribd '".'of /legislative, rest, as re- ::/?;:-'/::;■'! gards^industrial'; law.,/-: : •/.•,.'; /■'; <■■ . ■-'■:;■ ,: -■-:■.^':. : -,i ■. Mr.'D.: Robertson, emphasised; the, point / ; -S/■';'-''''thftt;/tKe'. ; ifon/ihdustry,...was, .verj'^muchhandicapped.'/"Every/steamer, arriving in gi ; a; lot of inachinory; i/•■'::/■'.:/•.•:from/ the.'chea'pest.markets ?:'.; ■- '■■'•'■■ ; 'J.'h'ero we're-now "inspectors this./and/ -;75v i'--'. for ' that;/and//inj.'raany.-"' ways' the.. em-, /::'/-':"-" :'-plo'yers : 'wer&Vuhder : disabilibe«.-:;He.Knew' / i 'w:J!":' : tliat 'tho- apprentices; in.Wellington; appreM//oiatcd";thb ..opportunity: of-getting ; homo t-/'/: -/'::: dnting ? :the:holidays: v There '.was: another to"which:ho:'wbuld:iike/,to.'draw. attention;/•:lti..was! now,;/proposed^that ■/*,:,'.:■'■'. lnrthe .accident: an .employer ! ■f'A :■. might •' be "■compelled -to : pay .'medical,, ex-. ■v-■//:*/jenses ; up'to:the-;sum/of ;^lo.:,;At:presenj, .v'.:, , ,//^/>employers Were:'iindeT/,sufficient. 'liability jrrf:fe/-in theVcase -of!accidents::: Nowadays/there: /"*:>-/':-werovworkors,who, :i if/ they got;-.a:scratch iOft// ; /; 6ti : :their' ; finger,': went: off. work for -an f ;^/!':!' !!nndne length :6f.;,itiuii;,:- /The/.insurance. v-'iv\'r, cbmpahiea'VwonldValso'/object.- V;/-":■:;.,' ©?.;■:.:•;'■•• C.;; M./' Luke,; M&.Gi,

-/■ 'V'v/ that ..at :"-:?::"': -,i: ferred; to go: oh :hbliday!fbr*a weekor : two. '■'?/;"£& To ; ::they ; '.:we're;;o£f-:Work J !/;':'j: '-.vwas.rid thing^more; norj.less.thari' -to-pam-f S i,; 'i':-::-'' P^r : :-thern\;:V:vsL:'-'^:,v;:?:3:j-; ; ::: ' : V'' y}T-'^ te; ; :S:; r '".Mr^Cabielheld ; paidifdrithe;ho^:they:; ; #■:-$ i-vrS-laidsc; ibe^pamperea:; ihx that ■ii : would otherwise .be the ; case., s--fi ':\ Wj'^Spaie^the-rbd^and'".spoil;the child".^was. fi;i;!.^.:vwhat<Soloriion>hadv ; laid:idowri. :;K;"a.p-;. t-^fiSpeared;that;:iriany and, :'vK'V■■;::other;';p'eople- ; ;'>vere .endeavptiring : :-to v ;spoil i'ijJSfi; !:ribpdlesi •.;■ No venir ::'^v-?'ployer'iwould:->make:;a;'present :of. ; wages ;#■/:::::lor:a'rabnth fbrihours:-not;worked. ?He. ?S\.;:J;'did I :ribt.i coming. v to;;iin;;his:;»youngV;daysA:,they/. ! : ';^'!- 1 -iiblidays''aridvHbthirig;;urilesslithey;!carned, proposal; :S ; iriedical- • up.'jto.yeiO "might, 'Jf S?S: also?be;-;clairi)ed;:;frprfl ::an; emplpyorS ; A. Jv^ :^v; 'leadingS'insurarice : i company-'manager-had; tPii ■'■? '-'.■: told-:hihi'thafeiifithatJlaw;' was passed: ■5.',;?::.; hisVco'mpaiy:',would ; ..'.riot touch;industrial, :;:??;:.:;::,:business. L i: There father:.tod;much ; .v.-;fev'.bfi';this/.pbUti'cal*' , ':P ; ySW- lniew.::'any^iriai£ f :in ;:; his;vlorig;:esperierice ■-> ihis A saltiiwho^rieeded^ fi such:,a f :lbt-: {& '■-- 1/'pf" cbddlirigv:,; The treated' ■;;''f..;p,'.:;'.'-nbw.;asjif~;tteyj' ! ;w.era :a 'parcel: pi .nb'pdied. iii'l''.; :.At ; .'present: : thß;-trbrid ; '::of.;affairs;.wiis ; .io,' make':an:;; employer^^appear^'little--less' Atharij'a ycriiiinal;: ; he;.did $ not :i 'get ft ?:'-«-credit'fdr.ihpnest iriteritidrisi-; ; :Then, again .'should, be: classified. :'£Orily;; a,:f ew;'years:''agb ; fa ;coritract'; for.' ! r'iikH'o to. a: country. 'fi-A vy-r:i'i;~,'fcibi>;- "■- ■ \ji*i : j: -:".;?::;. : ''..'. :; ' Mr. i .''that: the ;Goyerriment' ■■'SS-:::'- 6hduld-;iinquirc t !.iritd,;the.;declirie in .'the: SrtSv'Sirbii 6i . l the:'reasoris':was,'that' ;■:•%£ eriiployers"#ere / ': by^ilegislatidi;; y-i ! /; ; beijittle: &:s¥■-•, moreVthaii'.repair. was'= no.- ';?. :': < iS ; : . ■'•' '-greatjvolume' of; work;at time:: :v;.- ; :f:':':y^ «;::H:::v:;that|h.d ,kriewi:that:the>irbn:'iridusb , y'was ; ;vS:K;&'onb;pfitHe;slackest:inf:Newv&aland.:j:He S;9-W-: jbined,issue;;hbweverv;with v thbse whb'de-: 3S;- Pclaredf'.tHat ;;this/wa's"':due:' to ..'ij:, ~'t-': •rTheH,:'was'':no'; : .philarithropy-in money :-;'iiito' 'V'f!,c;: : busiriesses isifai'iy ■^^iWHStatisticslshdwed:'thafcfrpm' 1 :.1895'"t05i909 ; ;v? v ; : ;Ktlie:muhaber ;of ;i.workbr3' ; .in..-New Zealand 2?,000vto: 80,000.': KlKr i:;:ii;];* : irfvS;-,;:-crease;in ■'■ the::fdnn3ries;'/;;;:'-'-'j ■'■< '•!: • ;: yj* b\ -,r:- ';■'£. ?Mr.-vifillar':«" : I:' a'dinit "the,'-ii'u'raber ?w : pt«;':?;vnfidi,ii r ypuf:trade''has:gone back.,';,'>": fSt:';:- -;,. />,Continuing: his '■ remarks', Sir .''Millar' said ?:;^:i <:■, that I :there;had;beeri nbthirig;'tbitake'thb. vJ 1 .::;;-'.>'-;.:mitted:that,the';tariff--jvas not fairNto the 'i;:S-i '■'.' riori^yorkers":;and': he:hadJ;'said 5 so" be fore,. S& ■:• v'; : :Mr.C;Rdbertsdri:): Why' ; :;dbn't>ybu 'alter; ;,.7;^v;,'>'Mr.-/Mi^ s'- ! .?'A'i'A'"' .*S' l ld fallow; : -;r:,believe;;iriv;baving/: thei ::■:::': •■::"':'- : " r 'V-::rK:Slh;:the;;ccurse'' ; ■v;j:;v'MiUar ! ;said ; that \Mes'srsV::Price> Brbs.y:?df ::;;s'.;!vv.,ThaineX I .were" : :fined 'underVan:.'award i for' ;t-.v;>',;' not; paying ;apprentices:: during; holidays.", :..;.;,•:--i>.'iWhen:tlie< breach "Wiis-jeferred' to'-it:the "^K^l^part^^hadinboption biitto bring,ari : :.T-;;.t ,actiori>as; a.; >yarnirig: had'previdusly 'been; ■r-r'K'^.'-'Sveh;^ iCourt ;df ;;Arbitratibri;'to; put, ; ::. ! ,;v.;.;;;■^iri : .ajclause.:meeting.^the::t>dinfc :"Hb.' did ;:''::::p^ i ;not^v3htvto;.syp; : ':';h ! '■■'.: ".{bin?,:: but:'hp'.'jwa"gi'n'ot.. , '^rij'.' : to''asMst'.iii: ■: : V<: : ]: Jkpnly* ;0 ; ;;':;'i ■; Casual : ;eniplpymest.:':;Thcre;was;case:after .V-:.";S- : ;;::';2:> : :fore;:holidaysiarid;told;to' apply,fbr-Tein-' ::'.■•:,;-:, '- statement::when-' work • was; resuraedv ' :if' f:'-.::-:l-;:. eriiplbyers ■ .'started' that.;: sort''of: gaino 'the -'.;.'.-:''' lawjwbuld^'be;made:;much' stricter: ;' He" . \.,'.: ,;. -thought :a •clause'f'iri-th'e'-iiewi'Bill'would'- ! v:v::; : be; valuables".ltVread::*"No •:;deduction: ;::.:;.:, Bh'aU^.J».;'made;;frbrii r '':ttie}-wagos .of,: any ';:. : '' ; -::.';. : .-.'ibby>or-anyV*'bm'an ; ;; v :■.;.;,.;^except]for. tiine>lost..through' the:worker's ,^ : ::^:r : illriess:;dr:,'defaiiltjvdri:ori":, account, 1 of, the ;:f"; r: ::/:;,tompbrary; closing-: of :;:thb'V;fflctory ;/ -for, : .,-'.' cleaning". Tor., .repairing;-! the-'.•'machinery.'.' ::•.:•, lit could not-.toveipected'that'-an'. etn- :;;';;:;; ;,plpyer,;shpad : :hayp. thp7rigKt A to'.:putfoff' ;"; ; . .=. ari" apprentice ,for five.' brfsix'-weeksjwith-' ;:. rt;:n:v out':wages. ;;:Herdid; not; know;;that;; the '.-; .a'm.Dridmen't .which .the,' employers wanted :- ;- : ,;;::." could; bp: madeby, legislation "as: well as ", : :.-■?":'■ 'invthe :award." ■.■•;•'•'. '.'• ; :: :: ":'■-';■';;''; y.'■;-.:) ■p :.:.::■'; ;Mr;:yEobQrtsori':'. As" : th«t.iair at .present :-..;.;.stands?'we have.'to' pay: the wages' of .:';:.':.: boys'who'i,wilfully".absent themselves;- : ' :;.;■:- ; Iri'.cbriclusibri'.Mr,;Millar said th'at'he "; ; ;'; :;.:.: .could not .discuss-''.'the- point-'as-to' accident ;.:;.; ', L :''insuraric6:aß.tho:Bill was ; before a,Comv V;;-: ■:;: mittee; :of: thopHouse.,;:..';-.;-" ■*■■'■■■/•:. ■■ ■..";