FARM LABOURERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 284, 25 August 1908, Page 7

FARM LABOURERS.

RESOLUTION BY' THE UNION. >■ bemoval of me- justice' SIM asked : \ : -FOR.. .; . (BY TELEGSAni—rnjaa /ISSOCIATION.) I V -it'' ' '.Christohurch, August 24, > A ',special mooting 'of the executive of tho Farm Labourers'' Union was hold on Saturday evening in tho Trades 'Hall, to consider tho decision of tho Arbitration Court. Thq ■ following resolution was unanimously car- ; ried:— •_ '• '' . ■ " That this Union, seeing- that Mr. Justice Sjjijn.; tefused'' tho farjga lab- ! outers of Canterbury, an award of the ; Coiirt, and_being convinced that such a decision could ,'only- •liavo been come "to : . aftoA a comploto .disregard of tho facts proved^.in.oyidonca, aiul by an -unreasonablo'and j invipcibio bias against tho workers.dem'ands tho immodiato removal of: Mr. Justice Sim from -tho Arbitration Court\. Benph, and , furthor this Union desires :to, express its. strong con- - viction that aotions j pianifesting such ineptitude, incompetence,' afld. weakness as are to be found in tho decision mado > constituto..n grayo.. menace t.o tho indusr . trial wolfaro of tho Dominion.' . The socrotary was instructed. to forward a copy of this, resolution to* tho Trades Councils, trades'unions, and labour organisations of. tho Dominion, urging them to pass-tho,'resolution..and forward'it to tho Minister- for Lnbour\and to tho local Members of Parliament/ A V' - ■ ' It was' decided to -issuo- a petition, - and to canvass for "signatures" from -ono end of tho Dominion to; tho 'other, asking the im-; mediate withdrawal of'Mr.\Jiistico Sim from ' tho Court Bench.:, ,It was Tpsolvcd to invite ■ trades,councils; 'Jtrfydos unions, and labour and to siipport'the petition."-' j ' A ". '• : ' •' The;question,.o.f placing tho- ftill facts-bo-, ford the. country"workers was fully ..discussed, and it was unanimously resolved to_ immediately send throo paid organisers into the country- toehold simultaneous moetings. in South, Mid, and North Canterbury! \ :• . Similar resolutions; domanding tho removal of Mr. Justice Sim wero adopted at a meeting of tho Canterbury r Trades and Labour Council Saturday.,night,' and at an-open-air meeting-held nnjer tho auspices of the Political..Labour JjVagub yestei'day."