ARBITRATION COURT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 67, 7 August 1914, Page 4

ARBITRATION COURT.

AGREEMENT TO SUSPBND DISPUTES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. Wn-sn the Arbitration Oourt resumed this morning, statements wore made t»v Mr. l'ryjr on behalf of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, and Mr. Carey, on 'behalf of the woifrors' organisations. Bofchl edd-is held meetings last night and - aiscussad the situation. Mr. Prjor's statement was embodied m a resolution passed by the employers at a meeting as follows:—That this meeting <f employers, representing the trading, manufacturing, and farming interests, after communicating .with em . ployers" 01 ganisations throughout New /Jea.'and, strongly recommends thai representations should be made to ihfc Arbitration Oourt that it should suspend operations during the present inttmatioial crisis, as in the opinion of me meatinjc the court -would not be justified in making any awards, in view of the I act that it is impossible to foresee the ii dustrial conditions of We immediate future." Mr. Pryor also made clear that thev never intended to seek, by legislation 01 otherwise, to have wages ' brought down. . 8

Mr for the workers, said they were prepared to ad viae unions having disputes btfore the court to agree to tiib adjustment of the disputes till normal conditions were reached. They askfhe court to confirm the agreements of conciliation courts "and to proceed .with all other ordinary works, such as- Compensation, attachment of parties, and enforcoiK-nta.

Mr. OaTcy strongly opposed any attempt to affect wages already fixed by the court, but labor would do its utmost to l.'elp the best interests of the country, r.nd it would be found that every man among them would uphold the beat tiaditiona of Britons. "Phe Court decided upon the lines set out by side, and adjourned all disputes before if for the time being.