ARBITRATION ABOLITION.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17607, 9 November 1922, Page 5

ARBITRATION ABOLITION.

MOVE IN AUSTRALIA. (PROM Otm OWN COBKESPONDENT.) SYDNEY, November 1. Industrial arbitration—in its compulsory form at any rate —appears to be doomed in Australia. In both State and Federal spheres employers are moving for its abolition, and its failure is even admitted in some union circles. A definite move has been made in South Australia, where the Liberal Government —not without strenuous opposition, it is true —has passed througii the most important stages a bill unsigned to abolish the Arbitration Court, for which it is proposed to substitute Courts of Conciliation. In New South Wales the Government is proposing to insert the thin end of the wedge by removing civil servants from the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court A similar orovision is also proposed by the Federal Government •in regard to its civil servants, with the limitation, of ealaries ; which may be dealt with by the Federal Arbitration C °An t 'association of employers has been formed with the single purpose (which it takes as its name) of abolishing arbitration. or at least removing the anomalies created by confliction of tne Federal with the State Courts. . Another definite expression of opinion byemployers along the same lines has mst been given by the conference of the Chambers of Manufactures of the Comunion leaders have grudgingly admitted that compulsory axbitra. tion has failed from the workers' point view Even more definite was tbe nninion of prominent leaders of British Australia, who have uSTtKrning that "arbitration laws were strangling tie workers of Australia."