LOCAL EMPLOYERS' REPLY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1923, 4 December 1913, Page 9

LOCAL EMPLOYERS' REPLY.

ATTITU UE UNCI!AXGED, AVitli reference to Jir. Hmdies's cnbl-> nieasaßo Mr. W. G. Foster (chairman or rue local Doieuco Committee) said ilut alto,- the cablegram was read out -o ye;,terday morning's meeting of tlio committee, tlic unanimous view taken was that their attitude, should remain entirely unchanged. There were cardilial principles involved that would "bo srnctlv adhered to, and one of those, was that, in consequence, of the disregard m the past to the bindine- force ol agreements and to the frequent and unmistakable utterances ol* members or tho Federation of Labour that if the agreements made were found not to be suitable, they would be broken in tho iuuire, it was quite obvious that the employers could not contemplate negotiating with members of the Federation. i*i|oml>or.s of the Arbitration unions, who had emtio to tho assistance of the country, had been promised preference „f employment, and the fullest protection, and on tllat point there would be no weakening, finally, the employers irould consider no agreements as satisfactory thai are not hrow'hl under ibe provisions of the Industrial Conciliation ', and Arbitration Act. | A formal reply has been cabled to .Mr. I Hughes, acknowledging his message, and staring that it would be submitted lo llic Defence t.'nmiuiltees in each centre., whet-, their unanimous decision would be the subject of a detailed cable. right travels at the rate of 1'.12.000 mil-", per .-ecan.l I'mmch the iiliiiui-nhoiv of the earth, anil t!!2„*i'lO milei) per secern** ilirnnr,*! other; vet jt takes eight minutes thirteen b-.-coniN far Hie lighf of the mil ' In reach the r:,rth. One pound ..f iho-n*. wyol is raimblc of prociutius cue. yard of cloth. 11