WELLINGTON TOPICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1916, Page 5

WELLINGTON TOPICS.

THE LABOR POSITION ■ (From Our Own Correspondents). "■• Wellington. Dee. 20. The Labor position, according to tie' man-in-the-sitreet is "easier," "less acute," or whatevci tlie proper diplomatin phrase may l)e, tlinn it was a week or two ago. The improvement is attrl»•buted by some people to the rigoroui administration of the War Regulation! and by others to the approach of Christ" mas with it spirit of peace and goodwill' but probably the real truth is the workws have an much common sense an| loyalty as the rest of the community hat and are just at, anxious to avoid an !*> dustrial conflict of the bad old klndv Of course, the talk in certain quarter! of what is going to happen in conwrpionce of the wav legislation being a* forced is just as persistent and loud ai it was when the penalty for sedition language was lived by the magistrate !» ChrUtchuroh at twelve months' imprtso»incut, but the talk is. not encouraged by responsible unionist* and h frankly repudiated by their loaders. TronMa has occurred in of ihc sherrtag sheds, biu- Hone of !t has btri: of a very significant dianeler and a; a n»t» work is iiroc-"eding in th« efiiiulry dietriets with rallier" more than 111'. u:twt smoothing*. There arc wmplainii of* seareily of ,lab"r from some place', tint even in tli'sc in>tan;".'s the diflleutty dees not appear to ho o ;:rest Hi 't h&t bfen represented by >r.\;e en re lew «V fervors. In the city plenty ivt unsXllbd labor is available and a sord deal «t tt cnnil be transferred to the country.lf (lie demand tboro beoanio urging, itn% ,• a sliiTht adranoo v>n curtsa.t wares, wxr» r , .ottered. , . - ****> ■-■:*-,■ ■:-.:*■.,. .. <^§i