CONGRATULATING THE GOVERNMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 279, 22 November 1913, Page 8

CONGRATULATING THE GOVERNMENT.

j FAHMESS , UNION RESO3UTTIQNS { iDy Tel-graph.- Cress Association.) ! H.VWKIIA. Friday. ! i _ A mretin™ .it the Taranaki Provincial j : I'Aivulhr (> f the Farmers' l'nio ;1 yester- ! 'day past-ed the following resolution:—' i" Thai thit- executive desires to tender ' , to the (Jiivernment its hearty .-onjrratu- i I lation- for the manner in which it has . I met the wry frravi industrial crisis; and. ■ ! further, the executive wishes to state that it. recognises what a. very difficult position the (government, and e=.peciaJly i the Minister for .hu»t.ice. has been placed ;in in connection with preservation of ; : , A motion was also paseerl re.jrre.tting i the present industrial troiibje, and stat- j j in<r that the executive j> of opinion that i .some ..f the labour legislation now on '■ jlhe --tat.ute Bonk is partly r«.-.ponsi-blc j ; for it. The executive consider* that the ; law .-liould be altered in the direction of j I preventing a repetition of the erisie. ' i and is ankin" the Dominion \dvi.«ory 1 j Committee of the union to w.uch closely i I any bill dealing with fiit.iire industrial 1 b-ffit=!ation. A further resolution was I I agreed to. in which th" executive stated ' ] that it h.id always been npp(;sed to ant- i j th:n<i in the direction of preference to I i unwini.sts. and pointed out Ui.u the in- j ' dufitrial trouble convinced it that it was j ! c.;*enu.il to the welfare of the primary I ; industries, and the Dominion a«* a whole, i ■ that every labourer *V.u1,l have absolute • ■ rft-ednm to work as he wished, whether j !he 'belonged to a union or not, and that j ihe -hould be -e,*:ire,i apraiii-t .my form .of intimidiition. The executive' hoped \ the Government, when introdueiru l"f:is- i liition dealing with labour, would brine I '. this about. ! MAS-TKRTOX. Friday. : Ihe foHowinp resolution was carrier! lilt a* meet ins; of the ChamhiT of <"'om- ! ii.erce to-day:—'"Thai thii- < ham'Ser >le.pjr..- I.i place 0:1 irii'orrl iu< keen appre- , , riati.in of the a.-tinn .if the llovernment \ iin rt.s effort:! to maintain Inn a.nd order i dur'.nf.' the present industrial crisis, and , ' 1 hat a copy of tlii* resolution b.- for- I Mirde.! :.. the Prime Minister and Minis- i . t-r ]"..•• .1 ice. Thi? (ham her further | . ■•■■inrntlll.ili , " the Kγ.rn-.e-i-' Union on the ; 1 ■A..rl< .lone by it in KOmlins men to Well- j i. , ston to to maintain order, and j In provide labour for shipping produce." ;