The Labor Dilemma

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 198, 19 February 1914, Page 5

The Labor Dilemma

THE TIMES LOOKS TO " AUSTRALASIA. CONCESSIONS TO LAIiOR NO SOLUTION. Ry Cable—Press Association—Copyrigh; Received 17, 5.35 p.m. London, Felmary 18. The Times, in a leader on labor troubles in the dominions, says:' "How are the moderates assuming that they are going to escape the dilemma created by the comparative failure of legislative regulation on the one hand, and by the obvious social danger of syndicalism on the other? We have come to expect Australia and New Zealand to be the pioneers in devising an expedient for such difficulties. Whatever their plan may he, the leaders of Capital and Labor in the dominions may as well make up their minds that the collusive bargains which pass on to the consumers Llic cost of concessions granted, are no real solution."

IRON WORKS STRIKE SPREADING. Received IS, 9.40 p.m. Sydney, February 18. Another hundred men struck at the Clyde works to-day. It is anticipated that 2000 men will b? out by the end of the week. The dispute has extended to Ritchie's engineering works at Auburn, where 150 men refused to commence work. A mas- lr.oeting of the iron trade unions was held to-night.

LATEST MOVE IN' WELLINGTON. XEW UNION OX THE WATERFRONT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The latest repoited move on the waterfront is the formation of a new union. It is understood that the new body will be launched under the auspices of the members and officials of the old Waterside Workers' Union. It is claimed by the supporters of this latest movement that the new union is 'necessary on the waterfront. Conditions, they say, are not being attended to by the Wharf Laborers' Union, and even men who joined the new union before the strike was officially declared off, are expressing dissatisfaction. They have no remedy with the present union, it is asserted, as the executive has refused to call meetings and has neglected to carry into effect resolutions adopted at a meeting which was held. For these reasons, they contend, a new governing body must be established. No application has yet been made for the registration of the new union, and as one is already in existence, registration may not be granted without amplication to the Court. It is considered that the recent decision of the Supreme Court that the union executive could operate its bank account without instructions from the general meeting has led to this latest movement.

THE REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST. ■'SCOTCHED." HUT NOT DEAD. Auckland, Last Night. In the course of his presidential address to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Mr. S. J. Nathan, after reviewing the methods adopted during the recent strike said he did not think that there would be another general strike for a long while, but the industrial millenium had not come yet. The revolutionary socialist was scotched, but not dead. The strikers had learned that in a general strike they made no progress, but in reality onlv lee way. All the same, the employers should not he lulled into any sense of false security, and his advice to them was to aways be ivady for any contingency that might arise.