INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1360, 10 February 1912, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

ROYAL COMMISSION SUGGESTED. (Bγ TcloEraoh.-X'ross Association.! Auckland, .I'elrrutiry ?. The industrial unrest nmv prevailing in His Dominion was referred to by the chiiiniiiui ul the Chamber uf l.'oininerco (Mr. l.<o. Jiver's) at i< noting, of the chamber ti>-il«y. Mr. '.Myci.-, remarked that Ihe univH that had be™ so prevalent ul tola in Mii; industrial world of Svw Zealand and Au-lralia hud doubtk, ciiu-cd all thoughtful men to give earnest i<.ml judicial consideration to tiie Mibjwt of Hie relations Iwtwci-ii the employer and Ihe employed. _ Mr. Myers went mi tii say thai m> legislative enactment would work out entirely >nlisl'actoiy In cverybudy, but as sensible men they must endeavour lo find a solution to this great problem that would best, suit the cxMhuj circumstances and conditions of our Dominion. He had intended asking the chamber to set up a committee for the purpose of investigating this problem, ami endeavouring to find a solution to it, but recognising the fact that such an investigating would necessarily have to devote a very large amount of timo in the performance of its functions, he suggested the passing of a resolution asking the Government to set up a Koyal Commission for tin's purpose, such commission to consist of leading representative commercial men of tha Dominion, together with representative leaders of Labour in equal numbers, whose decision one could reasonably expect would be based on justice and sound common sense. To that end ho proposed the following resolution :—

"That this Chamber of Commerce, having regard to the frequency with which serious disputes arise between employers and employed, views fl'ith alarm the future development of tho industrial and commercial life of Xew Zealand, and requests the Government to set up a Boyal Commission, composed of representative coramercal men and leaders of Labour, whose duty it shall be to investigate the problem as it exists in Xew Zealand, and to endeavour to find a solution t« it. Such commission to take evidence throughout the Dominion, and to report to the Government within a reasonable time." Th'j motion was carried unanimously, and it was decided to forward it to other chambers for their co-operation.