UNIONS & THE LAW

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2139, 4 May 1914, Page 4

UNIONS & THE LAW

I A STRIKE MGAdY. PRMfcEM. !i '. "" "'" ; i \ A certain, amount of coittmeivt' 'li.i? I bOeii excited by the fast iSha* m stops i Mvoj.eeiitakqit by %o Poyewimciit k .' tlio direction, of ilrosocUtiug- flio-'iiidiis- . trialsiiiiians rcKia.te'i'ed under tlio (Jan- ., crlatfioii aiid Atliitratioa Act which took tfn ac'tivo; pjirt iit. thp'hig strike'.of laS-t ~. j'ear, Additioital interest, attaches to ; ; tlio Tact that tho action : of ilitesG iiiiidiis lc.il to' tlio cWatfeft 'aiid I! registration .of .'rival.■■ftrpinisfttjdnSj which .iii a iiunilier. of e'ascs iirte ■stili-sbiiipptirrjj with, tiro original toiri'oii for Supre'rffiiev:. Riglrfc Hon. W« iP.-'MiVssfiy) 'Wis iiiiert-.i'tiwedby , a DoMijijON' .ispflrter 'Oii Sa'turd'ajt," Jia' njsdfe the following toiof ■statonionfc :oiv iaio. igiib je^t . "li'ho. inftttoi; -was. refoiTcd to tho Ciwvn Jj.a\v Officers) who Irave .goiio eS- : Jmitstively iiito tlio wlioie subject* aiid liavo JOrwarded two loiigth.v reports ift the Governmeiit. fr.fli,n iviikli the- foHowJiig.aro extractsiWThci/o are great dTffienlHeS. 11.1-. the way. In .previotts .cases in ■ydiicfh iMtioiiis. .liavo heeii • 'prececdeci against ins'tead- .of .uicnibers'j'the diffieiiity in ~pr6*Tftj* tho -caiivpficiej of &0 : liiiion li.hs usually .proved insuperable* In case Of ft conyi'(;.tjo.ii tltfe i:«gistrat:ion of fli.e- iiii.ioii 'isftiild 'bo siispended : bv tlio .;. poitr-Pji \yo:ijld: Dot Itavo tjie cf- : fe'-t of tjje imion ,<pr \nv.- ; vontiiig it. .ten jniffti*ing its rig-ht to : ohtaiii B:Ul)sci'iptto.ns Mm . Mis ' Miein-her-S;,' ■ • . ' f '-KSc^JnS.^lu?,;' ,lf --itliiß-.'Pi'.ii])e. i Jiifliisti3r remarkoiJ, ''that the law is ■defective, ; aiid tliat" if 9 Mnioiv lliat is Workiiig ujuler tlio. Arbitration Aot .gijes oirt -<sii . -jtriljcj .it's rfigisttntioii sh.Qivl.d be. .a'ulo^rnatiijally suspDudetl. :mf;il tjio .Aifijitrntjion COijirt has .made 5111 iiiqiiiry .into . the wiiolopOs'i.t.ign, Tho .Go.ye'rfiiii.e'irfc, liavo m wish to UiJ lijiiieecssitrily jija;r»fi or. ;6e'V(ii:e iiptin ',I'm.kuis the. .nieinbeiis Of wlvidi ■adnii'.tte'fl 'tiuit. tiie'y lvore wrong by feturijjng to work., jtnd I's .'■■cii|y i ft.nsi.Qvis to u'o 'wihat: i's right, aiid. iproper' ■ hy : protopting thoso; :rn,en". s.tiielf to : thou'''e')iipibjtficii;fc'diiitbg ■a.i'eij' serious cl-isis, ' . ' 1 "1 irtteiid-i" fflt. : Masaey stated jji'.cotu '.cTi.isiori, "th 3fjivo legislation. "4iaffeß's aii.b! l,pVo|iosO.''t<) ky the ,op.i.iiiOn.s, : .of : tii'e Grown iLaw Ofii'co 911 st slj epreespondo'ifco iii 45jrtMlcjatio.il thereivith befoio P?rii : a-> ineuti'' ~ • ,It lio.' iiicii'tip 11 etl tihjvt tjio' 'opinions' frbiji which tho Prim.p i\lii».ste'r qiibied aro. signe'd hy- the Solic.itoivGe'n^riai:. '.