THE ARBITRATION COURT AND THE FARMER.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 13

THE ARBITRATION COURT AND THE FARMER.

!W : '-' ■ to ikb sditob or th* febss / • gif—When I look back to the time ffeen the Arbitration and Conciliation , irk was placed on tho Statute Book, and tho purpose for which it was Mulcted—to create industrial peace and mrent strikes-l now wonder why we Cpwnin do not organise to have it at feast drastically amended. It has ZJ«r been the means ol preventing " ghflr"' when a combination of workers throw down their tools. I the last killing season, a place among the South iers at several freezing farmers were subjected to nd inconvenience. In my i is no Government, unless lidly bv the primary proenough to take a stand b tho present time, and a a strong leader, such as Hon. W. F. Massey. who, oiled his specials, showed the man he was. We now how he was hated by > stand he took on our ly the Arbitration Court >ro nor less than a wagcil with 99 per cent, in eases in wages, and every its destination at the [ueer's door-step. At a present, when there is a aused nrincipally through ices of our primary proaccess importation of farmers are looked upon xwijion ,bY,incre i asing our Everjf ' farmer has m*is sjallnincreasing, his > save" himself in a posiabogi by the high cost of 9. bays, which, by the iftributed to the increase jqwrsby the Arbitration gr*hiigh rates of interest and overdrafts. The tbft farmer's producing his' farm means more axport. and obviously for the country. Many are held by farmers who ticallv all their equity in wgb the difference bebey paid for it, and the to-day. and unless the !pst of production can be ligher prices obtained for I cannot see how many IK land to-day can carry IMARY PRODUCER.