THE ARBITRATION ACT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 167, 14 July 1908, Page 5

THE ARBITRATION ACT.

AT -.PRICE. . ATPdfRNEJY-GENERAL' SPEAKS t OUT. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. '.-.■ Dr.*,Findlay was very outspoken in his speech in the Legislative Council loday oh- the Arbitration Act. -He declared that if the'workers were not prepared to. abide by the Act, the Prhne Minister and the Hon. J,. A. Millar were' Teady to let it go.. He showed what Mr Millar had done in the past for the workers, and said it was no wonder now tbat he was feeling ft little resentment at what had taken piace recently. He declared .that the workers were better off in New Zealand than in any other part of the world. If the -workers were to.have the Act, they would have to recognise that there m-ist be equality of obligation. If a restoration of confidence in the Court meant a continuance of increase in wages, etc., then 'they could hot more effectively disgrace the Court than by trying to restore that confidence. It would, be better to boldly aay: "Our. confidence is not confidence in the impartiality of the judge and the Court, but confidence in his partisanship" He added. '"Perish the whole system rather than secure confidence at such a price!" ........