N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10128, 26 October 1910, Page 5

N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

DISCONTENTED EMPLOYERS.

A CONFERENCE TO BE CALLED.

(Received October 25, 9 a. in.)

SYDNEY, October 25

The Chamber of Manufacturers lias decided to convene a conference to consider the trend of industrial legislation, and other matters affecting industries of the State. Some strong speeches were made against some of the laws now being placed on the Statute Book. The mover of the resolution claimed that the manufacturer was surrounded by a network of laws enacted for the benefit of the employees without due consideration of their fairness or possible results. Mr Wunderlich, President of the Chamber, claimed that no one could shut his eyes to the gravity of the situation. The ultimate object of all this legislation was that the men should rule the masters. Already they dictated as to hours, -wages and the' class of labour to be employed. The next step would be the governing of the profits. Once that point was reached, the final step would be in the direction of laying hands on the profits'on the plea of individual welfare should yield to national interests. In the near future employers would have to face the danger of an attempt at wholesale nationalisation of all sources of industrial wealth. Who, having capital and a life interest in an industry, was going to calmly and weakly submit to such revolutionary methods' ?

One speaker warned the proposed conference that a great mistake was being made. Tt would he like holding a red rag to a bull, and they had better leave well alone.

WADE GOVERNMENT'S LAST

ACTION

(Received Last Night, 9.45 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, October 25

The last act of the Wade Government was to sign an order for the supply of £300,000 worth of locomotives an hour before resigning.