A CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1928, Page 5

A CONFERENCE

PEACE IN INDUSTRY. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 0.25. a.m.) MELBOURNE. Dec. 7. The Peace in Industry Conference in which prominent employers, representatives of commercial, shipping and. •‘other interests, together with Trade Union officials throughout Australia. arc participating. opened with -mi- Wallace Bruce (former Lord Mayor of Adelaide, as Chairman.) The convenor of the Conference. Mr James MacDonald (Chairman of the Associated Chambers Manufacturers) appealed to delegates to leavetheir prejudices outside the door and hasten slowly to make a sincere effort to understand each other. He regretted the absence of the Australia!! Workers Union delegates who were holding aloof. He added that ibis was the first deliberate desire to learn something of each others viewpoint. A message was read from the Gov-ernor-General : “The ideal before you i.s of such vital importance to the prosperity of this beautiful country and people that the prayers of all will be offered for its attainment.” W. Duggan (President of the Australian Council of Trade l nions) said he was convinced every employer was not tyrannical, because lie was an omuloyor, just as every worker was not a. striker because he tried to improve the working conditions. Mr Duggan ■.Hided-—We realise that industry is the goose that laid the golden eggs, mid while we may quarrel over the distribution of the eggs, we have no desire to kill the goose. HgmMßfflaMfl l twwNjmummmmm