"A COVERT THREAT."

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1919, Page 5

"A COVERT THREAT."

BREEEZE AT ARBITRATION COURT. PRESIDENT'S STRONG COMMENT. By Telegraph.—TVess Association. Christchurch, Last Night. At the Arbitration Court to-day, during a discussion in the typographical dispute, Mr. A. N. Robbie, representing the Typographical Association, said typographers had come to the conclusion that the worst countries as far as wages were concerned were the two that had compulsory arbitration, New Zealand and Australia. He made the remark in regard to a possibility of consider'ng the cancellation of their registration under the Industrial Conciliation -uu Arbitration Act. The president, Mr. Justice Stringer, said: "Your observations are a covert threat to the Court as to what would be done unless you get something more satisfactory. If you come now in that way I warn you that we will not discuss this question any further. Be good enough to remember that, if you are going to make statements to the Court that you will wait and see what the Court will do, and that if it is not satisfactory you will cancel your registra-. tion- If you mean that ,Mr. Rpbbie—" "I did not mean that, your Honor." The president: "If you mean that I will dismiss this application at once. I won't allow you to make use of the Court to say that if you are getting anything from the Court that is not satisfactory you won't be bound by it.". • Mr. Robbie: "We will loyally abide by Hie Court's decision, and I am sorry the Court got that impression."