THE RUMOURED STRIKE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3410, 14 February 1920, Page 5

THE RUMOURED STRIKE.

PRONOUNCEMENT ON THE UNREST.

VIEWS OF EMPLOYERS’ REPRESENTATIVE.

Mr Albert Spencer, president of 1319 Auckland Employers’ Ass is-Eatioii, when questione d'.on Friday morning re industrial matters in the Dominion, including the much talked about coming big strike, said the remarks made by a Labour representative that r~ mployers “€v"e“i'e" acting in conjunction izith the Government in stirring up talks of strikes for, political purposes, was certainly utterly incorrect as far as the Association of which"he was president was concerned. “On behalf of the Employers’ Association,” said Mr Spencer, “I must emphatically refute the accusations implied. I contend that as a body, the Employers’ Association is doing its utmost to promote and increase friendly relations between Capital and ‘Labour. I am aware, of course, that there is a certain section of labour, 2 (1 also. I am sorry to have to adfit, some few employers, who are always looking for trouble, and doing everything possible to sow the seeds of discord between Capital and La bour. This i‘§"deeply to be. deplored, but I feel sure I am safe in saying that the great proportion of labour peieople in New Zealand are extremely level headed, and therefore fully capable of seeing through any attempt made to hoodwink them into adopting revolutionary ideas. Taking all things into consideration, I am quite fiatisfied that the industrial situation in the Dominion is very favourable as compared with other parts of the world, and if both employers and em—ployees will only exercise patience, and forbearance during this trying period of after-war reconstruction, the time will come when both sides must see more clearly that the interests of one is also the interests of the other; and that, therefore, the only ‘true course is for Capital and Labour to work‘ amicably hand in hand for the general good of the whole community. My Association has encouraged its members to adopt the SYSteflx of. where possible. running their, businesses on a profit-sharing‘ scheme, **“wh:ich, if adopted, will help, or go a. long way towards settling, all industréfl troubles for the ;future..’’ -" M =-...-—-—-:-.-,.,-..-- ..._._..._',-