AGAINST THE AGITATOR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 5

AGAINST THE AGITATOR.

1— . '/•'.,',' ~ EMPLOYERS' VIEW&j ■ • "Phe conference of the Employers' Federation did not quite succeed in finishing its business onvl'hursday night, and a short sitting, which was not open to the press, was he\d yesterday morning, & statement of business dono was handed to 'the press. . ' ' ■■Mγ. J. Miller (Auckland) moved, and Mr, D. 'Goldio (Auckland) seconded, the following "motion;— * • "This meeting, representing the employers throughout tho whole of th,e Pqnunion, desires | ' to place on record its high --appreciation of I the following <Temark madß by Mr, C. >C ] Kettie, Stipendiary Magistrate at' Auokland, i on September 21, 1909, in connection an alleged breach 'of the Hotel Employees 1 Award.— < i 'The labourer is , worthy, of his hire, unity is strength, and workers aio entitled i to safeguard, ani maintain their rights by all fair and . legitimate. menus, but the imeddling, imschief-making agitator, who, through oxcess. of zeiil, or ,under a mistaken i < sense of (discontent, and encourages a, spirit of hostihtv and antagonism towards employers, instead of ■t cultivating and promoting a. conciliatory spirit and good feeling between employers and employees, is an enemv of the em--3' plo/eis, a greater enomy of the omployees, : 'and , a ourse to the community.' Ifhis conference considers that Mr. Eottle \a entitled, to the best thanks of-vemployers and ' porkers alike for his plain out-spoken and fearless t condemnation. of labour agitators pf the clais that debcead to such tactics as were disclosed in the case that was heard before him. Attention, ia a,lso directed to tho faot that Mr. ICottle s remarks aro supported by the'following statement recently made by Mr. Justice Pring, of. Australia.— ' 'Ho lives on 'keeping iup strife and tho ' ( sooner yqu uwako to the faqt that this agitator who lines upon'your hard earn- *, ings is your enemy, the better for you.'" ''A deputation was appointed to wait on the Prime Minister, the Minister far, Labour, 1 and the Minister for Mjnes In furtherance of the resolutions, of the conference. The proceedings concluded with votes of thanks to tho president (Mr. W. Q. Foetor), the advisory board, the Parliamentary Com- , mittee, and the seoretary of the 'federation (Mr, W, Pryor). : ,i