THE UNEMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTY.
(To the Editor.) Sir,—ll notice a letter in your issue of Tuesday, complaining of the difficulty of men obtaining' employment. Is there anything surprising h. ollc „ „ rnct? Wna , man of sense will, under existing law employ more labor than he can p° 3s il,| do wiihoutr The present position btween master and man is not such a to promote good feeling. lVople wil not risk an action lor compear uuupossibly through carelessness on th part of the worker—if they can avoi it. Wages, too, have risen so high as fr be, prohibitive to many who would b glad of help. Then there is powerfu liovernm'ent competition to be reckonei with co-operativet work at highest rate f«v least work, necessitating horrowinc for which burdensome taxation on thos »'lio might employ lalior presses all to heavily. Working men must sooner 0 later recognise that an employer ex uects justice and civility, not tyrannj but a fair day's work for a fair day' pay, without the risk imposed by ; Compensation Act.—l am, etc., SETTLEB
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 127, 26 June 1909, Page 5
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174THE UNEMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 127, 26 June 1909, Page 5
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