OUR INDUSTRIAL LAWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 96, 11 April 1908, Page 5

OUR INDUSTRIAL LAWS.

) 'J HE SXKIKIMI AX J) AliE'J'l'lVO j Cii.il S)-X j MK. SKKiaiiJT'i S OPINION. I OPPOSED TO UK. I'INDLAY'S.

I I'er Press Association. Wellington, Last .Night. , y.|U",t ot (1,, Ne* Zealand KmK t ii\ -V 1 '- !'■ *kermi, -L. lu, given ail upiuiou ou section 1". I i ,v T S u -' Ael. He II ■ ■ i | I( . section |n . lktls jt iiH I 'ti l ° l r , w '" k -'' t» (II ' trik |:!) (~k" I" ''l "■< ' >u,k <. (I.) nil! „r abet a sir kc or •. ""strik 'T' M I-™-"''- " Mrik,: -v Milki' (ONLIHUf.s so lull'* ... tl. -Trite 1 W'"'k 'ill ii'im-s, rtn«i''.V i 1 i» -.ml to einl when tin- men hive ™ in ' •tUke is a continuing aet. It S cems •II that the Legislature was a war.sens.."') lMI1 " t -' U ' "I"' 1 "* 1 ' 1 " 1 in this sense, because ,n elaiise 5 a strike or lockout Is referred to a< 'taking plate. ' lie lact that no penalty is provided . . i'"' continuance of Hi,, strike does "pinion, all'eet the

matter. I h<. line iiupo-cd is the punish"lent lor the act of striking, but takinpart in a strike or lockout is also pun" i Mia hie. | | U . ollendei/cannot lie punished twice f„ r the S J„ U , ~,t j but ' th(l . th: " •'»<■ only can lie imposed I" resjß-ei of the aet „f .Hiking eannot prevent that whieh follows irom tlr act ot striking that is. a -trikc-from '"•nig a continuing thing. Mr. Skerrett considers the .suggestion is unfounded . ■' rt ot aiding or abetting must , Previous to the strike to be punishable. He IS of opinion that union-, passing a resolution omourai'in" the continuance of a strike ami "lonating funds ill aid ot .strikers are liable to punishment. He adds that, in hi, opinion, neither the words ••industrial union' nor •'any worker'-' n-cd in section la are limited to the particular trade or calling in whieh the .strike has I occurred.