THE IN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9177, 22 June 1908, Page 5

THE IN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS

\ CAPITAL AND LABOUR, * , y United Pro<=s "Association.—By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. » London, June 20. The Pan-Anglican Congress discussed the question of Capital and Labour. The speakers included Mr O. F. Masterrnan (member of the House of Commons), Professor Burrows , r and'Oanon Scott Holland. All emphasised the responsibilities of Capital towards Labou. The Her. F. S. Grin Vade (Melbourne) condemned Socialism, with which Australian labour was identified, as destructive, of the home. Mr J. H. JenkinsJ( Australian )”said capitalists were being squeezed out of Australia to make room for labour capitalists. Canon Stephen (Australian) declared there was ho country in the world where there was a nearer approach to social justice than in Australia where labour moulded and directed legislation. He admitted that no means of dealing with old and slow workers had yet been discovered. He also admitted that men might repudiate unpopular decisions by a Wages Board. Canon Williams (Queensland) also spoke. Sir George Livesey declared that he put no trust in Parliamentary ignoramuses, whose acts produced results exactly the opposite to what they expected. Conciliation, and. Jbitration were equally useless, le only remedy was to make Gapil and Labour partners. The Congress also discussed the ••organisation and development of ministry to men. i-i* It was^-suggested that the Bishop Sfci I', 1 ', Stepney should make a tour of the **li T,iJK Anglican Communion of the Ijr s £;;?b on behalf of the Men’s MiaA. Leeper (Warden of Trinity wlfßge, Melbourne) urged the forof a • world-wide Anglican ,’ S Socitey—n. federation of AngliLr* i .yraen uniting sll[ranj£S in the II o r Ohris-ciari 'brotherhood, F . would constitute an, epoch in •\ ILurch’e histor) hoped to , c onference of‘la. churchmen out the world ’anised. “ ’ ' Pugh (Brisba/ -described W, bjr‘ janisations * f-,'*