MILITANT LABOUR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1460, 7 June 1912, Page 2

MILITANT LABOUR.

i PEACEFUL OVERTURES. I (MINORITIES AND ARBITRATION THE. WAIHI STRIKE. MIX iii IS WIU. XOT GO BACK. Aliollt to'cttly bf (ho delegates. -lyJi'o- Jrftv« ■ .boon :ii!c-.niiii;f the !Yd<-i'aiii>ii of j/isboii? tttdl.M'.uju'e ,itt A ('ilingiiiu waited .yesi'i : r "fiiy flpuh the Ron. <5. Lniri'Phsoii. ttr fur Laboiir), !v' auj>Bi;s.t iiit aiisctnlir.eiit. to Mi*! Jndiisii-iui t'iMciJiatiftn 'a.u.d .Apbi- ■ vratibn Act. Tim Hon. .1. Co!,in (Minis- . U'l" i"pi- jiiiiL-s) aitttiultil lacti:,. ami receiv■oil .iii. .r.eg;;i;d to working cpndi'libiis i.;s mtiieSj j \\'p.bb (jtrpsi.ilSiil: ol "tjife 'federj aiiuii) ;,ni« Hint clip siciiiiiatiaii repi-c.-enl-od siiiae sp'veiik-eii .01- e'i'gh.t'fcpn U'fo:usaiUl . ptijplo 111.tills. ci-'.u.t; v, siiiil'. they had cwije t'u i'ay flipir grievances bpMo Ilia I'ar.ijai'ivL'Ht .pi' I'lifi sitnmt'r.y, 'lie. . dPpu;,;.i ; tio'ii -iiliiud-teii that biiyiiialiy i'l J ii ui nul tired iutcas'iMl ta liialte the arb:tfttlioii lacom ill.-lay., ijiit r; ci-.H OaseS Jiku thai _at Wai.'hi he'emed (.0 iiuhtaU' | t'iiafc ti'l6 w.as absolutely cpnipuisai-y, aii:d that it could lip .sq applied That a . iniiufii.ty could t'oiiviii?!- -si- iiiiij'o.iiity l -to cpn-fpi-i.ii tii Ihe ni bit ration ia\V, Xhoy held ■that this was. tt.runjj a.nd hoped thai; .('ho' but.p.o.m.'s> ol : fliis deputaiion would bej .if : apt. thp repeal,. at :icest tlip amcimip;? .of' ."(lie Act, sq.tliat 'a minority could hol.t/iigpp ppcrc.3 a majpri The Federation Organiser. Mr;. 1!. Ss-mpip (federation:, organiser) ■ Said that fltf* Jaw- iiro.i'jiled fhtft. ,#• Unioii. could pai'i.cei its fe/s.-ti-atipn. Tlioy now Ib.Uiid t:iia:t a minority, iiitpr pajicellatipn,. had been agreed to, con lit lo'riii ,a 'unio'ii ami. .apply fui* an a'.v/ai-'il. covering (lip : ivli.?lc ci' tl'.a imiii.-'ity conccnitd. This had Ijceiv (ieiiioii.st.'i'.ittcii at Kaitangata. : The i'ed.P!;a.t'i"aii. tald tliat.it wa's .abs'o? luicly. ..ridiculous tliiVlt a ■liViil.biiiiy siiOufd. . Ijc alj'ip .l(j Set .asiilp. the. decision of' ;i ii.iiiO'oi'jty 01 tin; indu.-trial democracy which had lies-iiiod to cut away ii'b'ni tilts (i'diili. The nii'ii who had farmed a union at \Vaihi were: not even a Majority P'i t lip elixir,e-iiriver.i. A small. liamUul ■ of 111011, .liiidp.i: 'io.vei!. of (Hp: Apt, li'iid '.at-, tpiiijitpd. : tu. cb.pre'e a inue'li, ;wm- , b.pr. 'Ijiii'oiis ft :a} ; iqr')i.(?iits .rebiilfed: iii the Court, had ikcicieil (in aeporilaiice' with thii law) !a sp.'er their cpmrecti.oii with, flip (.'auit. it. would .not. '.end ..tp pro- : iiibtp' industrial' p.eaco .if 'iinall. min'prjtieis. vere be aiio.wpti to 'ira? the. majorizes : bacli again. ;Tlip result '\vp'.uJ(l ; '.bp ilidiiH- ; ti;ia : l liplipavals rill avpir the: ipuiitrv'.. Jtl '.liati beeii :.sai.u that ■ this .©dieration oi Labour iniervpned i:i .indiuiries ' sixifp followpd, but this was iio'f (lie ciise.. '. lii flip ppai-iiiiiiing industry there had hvn inihiitriul ];pacp lor four ypars. The employing .class: 'tviis bellind the. union. : rc'cpntly •formed' at AV.aiJVi'.. 1 Aiivattenipt' ha.d' : been made by (!ie piuplpyprs io create sip'li a liriipn wheii tii" la:-! indusiria.i i'aspiap iircbP. ;il YV'ail'J. It ,wa.- dpne ■viipiy to crc.iling .dissension, amongst the : workers. . X.ow tliiit: oiip; lyiion jat 'AVailn: liacf bepii lipKisteied it was 'quita 1 that attempfs \vpiililj' ;bp, i,o 'fpfcm pthpr ii'nibHS;. If tiie Arliitrntion Court ■ coulii not b.' i-bettor ajliniiifttevetl,. : it had : . l::'!ir-r !k> out aiiouethor. The femoral km vas iiot put t'c break the law. Aii .: {.hat Its, moiubp.rs y.'antpd was hotter poii(liii.Ptis ipr iiic workiau. ppap'p. . Ti.l6 leiU pr.a.tion ; of I.ahiur defied' 'anyono./lis siiy. i ilia! : it had pver Ivied to swash ltji His. jaw iiia'phine.' oi'' to in'j.ure t:lie'' :r.voKross-'-.'of' this country itr any .'way; Bill if Ixdirvrd liial inorp co'ii.ii! fe doiie; for l.lie' jvorlcp'rs: iii conference- with' eiiiiilpyoiis than inllus Arbitration (-'.raii. .'r.lip: ;.:£l.ny had_ comp wiipii.ii'ii'dJtstrial .iU\moci;apy' was .gpjiig -tq b? rule'd by the majority am! hot by a ininoi'ify. ''Glaring Intimidation," Mr. W. P.-rrv (\Vaiiii) said th.at t'ao Vi'aihi v.'prkers tirtct had fwp.lvo years'.ix.pei'ipiico. lindpr ;|lfe. i\rbit.ra(ibii . : Act 4 Qiirinir that".period: coiiilitioi'.s were, abpniinablp. iaifeilyj :f).y "J;ljei'F : VqtcivV .had', .sppureit *:i in provejii.en, t'is j and ;it ''.w.as.v'riSi.-Tiiiclx' : -.¥liji.i!ltHf:x -wprc' i-ioinix to Be. for-ed fcaplrinulpr the jnrisc!ictio:i of (lie .Goiir.ti. . T!ip ;.Govphiiiu:nt :■ forrc'd . into .a cprijer ■.iintil to-ilny. TMie authorities hail, strained tha Apt ljvpraer 1 to meet tlip wishes of tlio omp'o.vihs plass and a minoriiy of ivorkprs. :TliPrp ■■La'd l)peil.:(!:lariiig: iiifihi'idn( ioit.'Lby' : thq : ein ; uicyers. W.iiila' sn.cii ponditions wprp legalised -by -tilts'. laivsVp.f co'uritryi. so. : far as he was concerned .there would 1« n.o , rndusfrj'at ihti'co. As tp ti!p ppsit.ion' .at; ■ W.'ii hi, thp fiovr>rni« pr,t' .ivas net. board to : rp'itistpr . tlip. ■EhgiiiK.u.r'jyer.s' .Union TJIIV ■■ni.ir.c.rs ■wpii.id''iipvpr ''gp liack 'tp' "ivprk with tii.p'so iiieii if tlie' ivj;islrafion wprp ..tip- : he]d. S.e.ve.raf 'ia.tteni'pt.s. had been imido by t.he .rinpipyprs at AVaihi to. fprm the Hii ?i rip : ili':iv.p.r's l l T .Two attpmpfs T.'itd ■' fa.ilp'ii. ; r rii'e-: {-allp-d. l>v unsinneii eirenlar-. . Thp iviioip thins tp■UVpspn.f.pd pn attempt ; ijv ttfp' femp'lpyers fo defeot 1110 "!ije:d.; of a ni.r.joriiv pi the : wrrlier-' ;st AVai!!!. What wiis sjainir io.bo tilo. .outcq.mp. lip did -.not: ik.nbiy, biif: the. mniority 'wpVi'iil never So lyick iintil ■tlip newly :fe»ist'6rpil uniim had li'-rii disba.r.dI' ed. ......" . Mr. K. r,)ii'i':i:ii /Ain-!cla'':i] Wafpiisidehs) oul.linpd tlie rprpnt jtptivities. of Kis prstaiiisrtion. "con'tc.njiti'jis: ; 'th/tt: , .tJiV:py^uVl ,, ' t 'f''O' l - 0 ; iiHuiediafp ntst pxrpsed. an infeiitibii "011 th'o liJirt ofvtlie fo. compel"workpi:s i'o rpmain liii'der t.l.ib .j nri-s'tii^ciibii. *of : -i.h 1? Arbitration Court. " -"'A-'-Ridiculous-Position;."- . Mi". .T. lioiV;:ray (Westpiit) cnnieiulpil that. (lie clause which' iK-rinittod :1") .jiic.itto- form a union save rise to a ridiculous 'posifio'i'h At Waiiii .ojp'-tiiird. of flip :pi.i----pine-iirivpi-5 had fp'rined a iinibn,. If liethe 'cojiTct. adi'isfe -the inaiorlty, wJio vve.fe/ .ffah'diiiii:: .o;®-,.. to .;i:t:'in. : the union, and carry a ballot in favour <if eaiippllaiibn, J?iit jt ilii's' wpi;p' ilpiie vt would l.'p. pp>n to thp minority to apain [ -.fof.pi .-a iinipn, Pcfc n'ji aw.ard, and.-coe.i'c'D ..the nta.i.pi:i,fy." Thefp. -w.as ,nh. fii'iaiii.v- 'in i tlio .iiiatte'v.' A; presrni arbitra'.i'in was 1.1-aiaiaWe. tp: n..section b'f file workers, bat if ;Hiey found, that il. was .cpnipii.ls'pry -tiipir. .aJfifiidP ;m'iph.f. _pl!hiijp-,. . Sf'i--. p: .Stpplrphspis (liVcstn.ni;t: .(?.c ; l!Pral i-niil that in 'Wps'porl a small m'inoriiy pf '■lipvb'p'iir lypn.i'i). eiiiplpyp.es wprp. trying--to forin :• unicn in nrpcr t.o r : et asvpy fi'.oiii- ] , 'odei:'at of .T-.: i il)o , ir.. H's iiiiion was ffeistprnrl- : bi)i;!fy, jiiit if r-ijlrl f-oiv.e into .c.on.fl.ict with thp -new jinjoii' if . i-i were , fornipd. M.r:. • ! flt tlip .pi:»:s'eiit tiinp, u.iiriV. i- tlir- Act:, -it- \v.as lie'i'fher one tpiii'? ■lib!', 'JiP. pthpi', Jf it, (he fiifphtion. : a.f (lie'. f'liv'piM'i.ii.iEipt 'to I'.iv" .■coiii.pu'lsqi'.y a.vlu.'.ra.tipn, thpn thpy l.fould J;now whersthey wei'p. An Ultiiiiatuiii. Mi:'-, fienrnle said that if the of' ini'hS.ritics fri fpi'.ih Vinio.ii.S wc : rp a n.rii.r.pbpr Pf -peppfe. 1 i';onld inrij.:p p of Hfiv, sbri: p.f tl'iiii'.' '.tnf nnoney-::ih'fin,'r iViiritpsps., .If t-Uo (ißvprnnienfc .allowed \tli6. ■ bu'-iiij.e.ss o.f small unions;, to pp "p.. I her" wo.uid. be. noOiintr ■pise !,nt .tl'.'m in.ilus.t'rial niilie'av-.'i ftp'iv:. bii.". n'd rf this " "inlrv to thp cthpr. . Tie. did r.ot ij.n!<e i-lris >:''l--iieiii as .a Ihri-.'i. ba! ti'.p toaln.i'iiipii's.-;: wlip: I'ad iinj-i.rovc.d' t neii' conii.itiaivs liv If-T'in-r Oriii.H,. ivpre npi: lack- tii thp: C.'b'ur.t fli'ain. If a.tfcni-jit.'s were m-idi- io -rviej-co Hi.r'.til industrial uph'.i va! was iiiov.jtislile. The Minister in Reply. Tlie Mir.is'.ei'. iii. replying,, s.tii'i that 'ii-Tipu. i'lip- inaljcr- was. : !.)vp.v : i.oii>iy l.ir'aiitrlit li.ndiu' jiii.s no!ice. lie had 1,-pen of opinii 11 I'.l'iaP't the pxisl.piip'p. -of -.ap, enjin e-t!riyfrs' iiu'inii ;i.'. .A-noklari.c! -"Wp'ti I<l prevent. ,tlif .fbr!.iVp:ti6'H...-.of .it niiipii. in tli.p- saiiie.--tVii'tlp' n't. v \'a:.hi, . ; Vii ppinirin obf.aini'.il froai the. tlrP.w-ii T.aw 'fl(li|'p,i;si. liowevpti, sfainii tli'at fJii've was ii'ii jiisfiiiea'tiioii- fp.i! v'pfu=in!J. t'orp. Eisler ih:'- v,irion. a- i! !i:.u! abinidanil.v {iri.vs cd it-1 i: 1i» i":si>': atipn. ,;Vs to t'l'.e poii.u. Iliat a unibh 'cbulil be frrir.e:! wiihin a tiv.i' ii. ii spfini'd !a h:"m ila' ll:e ibpt:;--SiPii had maiji- piii 0 very stror.x p'a-a. It wjs an'afiist r!l! iiieas o.f a. (lein.o.c.ri/'y ihaf :i'i niijiantiy, should be' mniiled in omiia'an.d >1 ift:).jant!y; 11a. v.pajil have t he: i:..; lfpv ■isfil' tipf'info .'v.liW iv.paii.nienl, wiili ..a ' viipvv' .j.--;i -seeing- -what yemeiLy pqiiiij: lie ■ "\i. .1 niiH:> im iyas pawari;-s cil.crWHP t-.b'-vii. 1.1" had eeie.il. Mr. VWbii liiJii "stv'iil: TliVil: t'hp, : [feniiJaijp'U' ,i:pj\resen;pi)>' Spyeiiieei! .'wpjkprsV:' Atiilfiplyiiys iliiS iiniiibpv'iiy allow;:: fii'j.' nii'p'p.'i and children. Ilia dcpuiiiion inp:".-Miit"-! i.a.ine ninety thou.-nni! jiiople. lie a.-ki-;) IU. PipinVa-r.-' lc beer in isiiiil ■flVat'. ,-i.hp".(ipyeniivipiit- rcpr'-pnli'd clr-veii I'.amireil Shousaipi jifopie. .and must :iriH<lp(i liy -(lie.-wis lips: ;af''iifp:tfiiflipri(y.';aiiy : .j iiot -nrpedp-tivAhij (:oni.ind-,::01: ;v:::ia'iiic:i:ily I)n.t'ulVfs.t.f i/Vl'iiij :^ ■ aIL- ! pvpi?Mh'''d .ivo;id

J?<flsU." . .Slaitk'rnil. was Hji .kiiilnst ' eixmniina i.i'sji'isiJuiOrv muTcr wiii'.cii. l.t ; h'ad-' : Ikli'MMl';; ?u" »i (.'(••.. ./"'O 1 JJo lyellovcil t hut: .kO.ii. '"'i'TraTiii'c.s:-' Were; In j>ri>-jiiri. h; \ia- nil 1 :h- more i;.y hi Iffi nmderaie iiirtl WaSoiijihlev.' : ih Ill" iViN'ialion hi lip' iill ilial if coiiid to >lii■•(•!. (lie .M.wmi'iil. iiuu 'isAii-i. tiilb plaee tffiui;; jsat'o .Gdi'crJ; WW.' l!ll' lll(|VCl]K'i|!.: tin).!): 'willrii tiiiy :'i!] ■ irojirtl -vii v/nuld pniihicp !h;it Av|ii::li, ;[:•!••••[ !:» sim; pri»ii;<.M|. (ireat hapf.owmc.iiis IfftiJ ■(ju'piiijf-"tlie: : l;!>( (Uj'iit-y y'oai'S ivitif ivli;.i■h , ad':|i.!'i'ii. doi.i-, by order iiml moderation, \wi» noth- : i.TSK )ji wlia.t epiil:d l<ti dp;i<; :iii next, twenty y^q'rs-i'liiifllj-s Mr. Kiuireifvoii sjffrt ■J.lii)i ;:iie : . hopi/d Hint .I'ifrriiiinoht wri.ii!'f 1. .(like thiv vit-iv to wji icli : . It.e iViiiisoif suViVc-rlVKVii';,, JViiit ; ;v iir.ii!!: MmnM contain a iii'iijprity of'.lho vVQl'.ict'l'S in "it :i]i'<}Vlstl-y. CONDITIONS IN MINES. xi-;u- Rix-iCLATHixs ni;sn;Kii. . lf-spitwirtiitivcs of' the. mining- imlsi-t 1 y h:!ki wire ]IK'>| ill mftv .-.iliirosii:! l!i- lloli; 3. fVolvii.i '.oii t i).<? Sli.l/jijfit'idi \y6rfen^!cpft-». ■ ©kins, iu minis.. ' li.bw'Kiviy -,'vi(! thai.. niiii6i's. : as...n whole- wi-ro jrraii'l'iii to .Mr..'-CplvN. for ji'hist he iiiu! done in scc'M-in? irood l'ci- . lures fij existiiijj: iicK'.jiUch'.Rif "tank to bank"' ; cl,;vu'se'.. HpiPeliiiiijj,.. liri\v-. •' still 'rpiiiiiih# tp .beMlonei' "A;;'))]-K vi-ioii -imiiiir to that oblaiiiir.;! in Kii;;: liiml, fliat no miner -sfto'iifti- Woi-it. iiiQi-o- ---« hours'. oMt.lor-tliokf\vonly-fii\iiv ... s.lioi.ilil lie li.asj-ed. ill Xev.-' Zuilami. '.Tim deputation iiKo (Itfiiyit thai' ilie; Gov--■errinjpnt vjioiiltl. iulbpt. the .majority Tepoij' . pf tliiS' .Miiifis t'vimifissioii .;iii':!ipfereiice :, .i(i. the'ventilation of inj'nes.. 31 r. ))o\v;.'ra,v : fljlvoSafcil /iv mfiiijfipn, .'iii itK'K . wiiisler .<ll ios at.lto p'ravisi(ui.." , of: ' ■'Sfifri.v' Kistes pit *chg;es- ; .'sinil. ; sliai(s.'K' ! TSi& ..-; tV'.lM.ation do!»-:ra!<, ifa\£Jro.;iojiiVroiice- • »'?*«• iiiianlm'.oiisiy of opmioii.'lio 'saiii;..th"at, ■the minority rc'iiort 'of the /toiiimissioii; slio.ulcl Ijo: iulopi'ii ii; :'itS:.'iTiit.fri'.tj-:- \i .MV, Duiican, (Iluiiti'y r-iivinei'sj,",said: tliiit life iprK-ijiit ."!?:)# Av.ris .iioi a J'.e.iit f ' 1 l J .ank Mo .:bii]ik''^i.elau t :ii; .. at ifil, :a. man e'oul!l werl; !'• liouvs :if "lio.. so .'dcsiV.Gd:-; T-'J-'o H rw.ouunemlatio:! iii. t!m 'j;-iajriritv an;!n-- : p«it Vi tlio' Miiilvs, CoinnnV- ion oi:!y , oii;: liriur shoiild eianse ; ■ hof6i:pi ■liiiss-iirft won id Ix- '('qui.valeDt.. to ;nVun : l : slaiislita;.. ' "■ j i Sir'. W<ibl) "siftf.fkat>i:li'e4(rdcrat*ian'.'fe--ired iii iiiiprcw iipon 'Hie.Gnvi-niinMil H:V> iistcssity:. 01' luivini th'w."lianl: io ljank" : plaiij!! o!j;"oiC<'(l at tlio Ol.iVa tinnVr-1 worl;<. Tho JfiniMcr : (iiiinno-x aiid iiot hiiowhoti.jid. crii-'in- . ato.il' U.ie ''liaiik ia biiiiK," ,i Zealand:, Jt&Avpiiijl 1 :gcJ.:iiitp '.t bo:pqiitftrjiipotl:; with tlu> iav.- plf:c«'s. A Hill was. at j:ro-. in prpparation, aiul it winild.bc suii- : fliitisct'tp tSflimet.: Jff^:ivo»l<j«lp=-Bjsflk r st. >, folnoi?t Hhe-' phCA-.-..of''Hie- ; :iiiii)to' , 1 ijii.tes, etc., .lie cqi 1 Ttii;i 1 yvp6ii'^id6i : cd;tliat.'-1 ho, .: miners shouli! b?.:PV?>t;ejpi:t;<h..!.'.. CO OPERATIVE WORKS < ■SOME OHIKVAXCKH. VEX'ni.ATED.; .' >[!•. D; .Stejihc'iisoil. ; iliori.- were certain claui-es. of the CVopora-'- ' Act. which meii could' )iot eompiv. . jv it. it I-oa i; n- a. .decent,. wa'gp'. "■ .The' Act. ' ■ provided that no memljer.of.a party .shoii'd- «• ■)>>^ J i!i , sii{i?sed''siij^;:iViHi^th&: the:oillcar in clu'.rgo. This should, be'altered. Anot'aei' ameiulineo.t de.-iiec! v.as tiuit a maii difab'od by sir!<iu.-< 'shonUl/li: cntitled to resmiio his. job. upon' recovovii!!* ■ pnly 'entitled-.i'u.iiUt'Vi un ;to' tiie'. iimo ol' the fii>t' ijn'bgressKliiiyrs : nidit. Jt .was iurjher dejiiT'iitliat. parties slio.uld: only ! the consent pf : .tlieir... : S.fepherisciiv confeiTdc-tl that'.nfl further eim-. : tracts. Khoulil bi; let on ;,he.' We.-tp;n'S-.. '.: inansah.ini line ' under. Hie '(.dinYK Utive . 'Tlfej; 'worlcs>^,tpuldStre ■ '•'eVuiilly' ; co-r.pei.it've par.tios. .. . , :. Jfr. 1). -Arnisl ': ni.<>:itioii'.\l iiiat wiiereas out.-ide.eVilp'.fyi'l s. wert' c;6iitehi. witli;:.!V ;weol;'^jyork ;, (f ;'l:(i;or; ■lo t lul 'I , AVoi:ks ..:3)L'nai , tineiit. : e.Viitioil IS 'h.T.ir.s. Tiiev ns'ceil I'nnl :thewuriiinj; week ;hou!d i>e ml'.icAl.' to : i-„ : -ihojiijs. . ... ~ .Lanrensqh-proihised 'that'tlfcireiiffe' .[ Feh'tat.ipp.s.; .iiuida .■wouTd. ijc. sent ;on to .llip:' I '.Minister for 'ffiiWip Works; i