FEDERAL ARBITRATION BILL.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11945, 14 July 1904, Page 5

FEDERAL ARBITRATION BILL.

AN IMPORTANT CLAUSE. . JIR DEAKIN OPPOSES MR WATSON. .' United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE. July 13. On the Arbitration Bill, in committee, Mr Watson moved a now clause prohibiting either party employing counsel. This wea strongly opposed, but was ultimately accepted. An amendment that leave of tho judge may be obtained to employ counsel was carried. Mr Watson introduced '. clauses applying the measure to overseashipping, so that foreign vessel* were made to comply with the same conditions as imposed on Iocs! shipping. Mr Deakin thought the clauses out of . place, their province being in tho Shipping Bill. He df<|jef)t. believe nn award against foreign ships, whose agreements with crews ~«re made in a foreign port, could be enforced. The debate was adjourned. DEBATE RESUMED. (Received July IM\, 1.8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 13The debate on the new clause of the Arbitration .Bill, applying the measure to crews ef over-pro vessels, was resumed. Mr Manger contended that the clauses do lot injure producers. Under a more i stringent law in New Zealand tho export «•! pcr*>kible products had increased cnor-' wieusly. Mr Robinson said the New Zealand law ■■as practically a dead JeWtr, merely mr tf«lu(xd by Mr Swldon" as a bit of bluff. Mr Bruco Smith declared that tlie new clause wes entirely nnti-lmperiul. Aua'ki'uu legislation should l>e directed towards tlie promotion the solidarity- of the Empire. . This cut right ucress that pwadpie, _^__f'-, : ;; ,■■■ '' '• ..,'. ''- ■■■ ■..-.'.

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