THE TRUE CONCILIATORY SPIRIT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13161, 7 July 1908, Page 9

THE TRUE CONCILIATORY SPIRIT.

(SPECIAL TO ''THE PTIE-S.") AUC-U-AND, July 6. "At tho prc-sent erisi. in tb_ hirtory of our Arbitration system, whciv tlio possibility ol -0-6Hr__: i-r_.lii.-itria-l disput-is by p-accft-l n_-t-l_od_ is bc-iivr po vkjot vueiy ch-cusscd, any amicuble adjustment of the rivail claim* of labour a-r.-l capital is worthy <*- forious a,-ten-t-ion-." P-____rl_» the "Star,-" "and the- a_T«.ncroi____ just <__-_re_ into by tb.- W__hi Miners' aid Worker-* Union with tho miro owners is thus -a iD_it_cr of g-r..iir.o public iirterert and import-in... Tho Union ha, requested th. mire ov/r.-T3 to allow al. en-tract work don* in ihe mire to be carried out on tbe co-oper-ative system- This would in.-a;- that a.- mc" warkii-!. on any "riven contract would bo prac-ica.ly y,irtiw_rs. and wn-uld- F-haro in the outo-Toe of their l_.b__r. Thi* is «• matter en which tho work-rs cor-oem**- feel very strongly, ard it w... <_*. open. f-Wet th«w they wero liiclin-d to procc-d to oxi.TC-ra- nw_«ur«M if th_ mine owners re hi nod to- oonooao their proposal. Ilowev _r, tha mino owners mo. tho Trail, in an cxrerdinsrly oonoilifltory F-piTit, and though they refused to _urrei:d"r on.iroly th-e ritfht to call fcr private tenders th-ey pro-nii-ed to civt up tbe work into ran-ftll con-tr-ct. and ___.._?)*'- th-* .ystcru of public tender whore ovoryth",, found it practicable. Tbo ChaiTina.. cf tbe Min..s* Union pointed out at the mt-tin-j on Saturday cveninff that tha mine owners were, tbus endeavourirspr to nioet tin? wir-bes of tbe. work-irs with ro:_ard to c--operativ-. labour, ua fr_r fu» thoy possibly could, ti-nd thi" was the view taken by __rac ticallv all tho rpeak.rs. Some oi the unionists even oxnrcs.cd the opinion tin-1 tbe mine ofmb had coin, more than bait way tc _,! the Tn--i'. and that the union had rcallv e_t .i»re th_n it asked for, ar.d the re-obitio-i ir. favour of accept.--, tbe mine owner?" terms v--" <■-_"•-. d by. an almotf ur_.ir,_mo..s vote. Fr__n tbo public porrt oi View this result of tbe dispute at Waihi must be rc.M-c.-_ c. extremely !_.factorr- *_ *or ; ___. diaicMllv in ennec-ion with the Wrat nun-ir--r industry oontrcd tbero wmid liave a d:. _---trouis eff-ect ui»n Auckl-and. and ove ,-vrv!'e (vnicrrned is 'o be con-.-Tati__-.1-, that" tiie dir-putc ftcjjpod short before it had rc-v-hed dati-j.-.-r point."