THE THRESHING-MILL OWN. ERS AND MILL HANDS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 239, 7 August 1902, Page 3

THE THRESHING-MILL OWN. ERS AND MILL HANDS.

TO THB EDITOR. Sib,—ln order to place before your reader* the grounds upon whieh the Union takes up its position in regard to the dispute at Messrs Ross and M'Lintook's mill, we wish you to publish the following clause from the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900, in order that those concerned may see for themselves the law dealing with a case such as the one under notice : Clause 100, sub-seotions 1 and 2, " In every case where an industrial dispute has been referred to the Board the following special provisions shall apply:—(l) Until the dispute has been finally disposed of by th* Board or the Court neither the parties to the dispute nor the workers affeoted by the dispute shall, on Recount of the dispute, do or be concerned in doing, directly or indirectly, anything in the nature of a strike or lock-out, or of a suspension or discontinuance of employment or work, but the relationship of employer and employee shall continue uninterrupted by the ditpute, or anything arising out of the dispute. (2) If default is made in faithfully observing any of the foregoing provisions of this section, every union, association, employer, worker or person committing or concerned in committing the default shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ,£60." The above, sir, is language simple enough for any man of ordinary intelligence to understand. Then, in the name of common sense, let working men, for whom the law was especially made, keep the law. Either this, or when the opportunity offers have the whole thing amended. But in the meantime do not forget that the Union desires to see, and will see, that the law is obeyed by both parties.—l am, etc. S. Borbham.