INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2676, 28 July 1913, Page 8

INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION.

f]ii;boldened by tho belief that flu; Con sm ives ai'i*.- to enjoy a long lease oi power, .several of llidr press organs are I'prnlv jidvitntmg the repeal oi labour b .■ :sbit'o;i and I.riming tin; eountry bad; to tiie o! I iede.strla! order when swiatuig. was ramnaiit. Thus the Rangitikei, “A.-i'-ocatc" : “We observe that Mr Massey intend'l to bring forward some industrial legs, j 1 alien next session, and we suggest that j instead of legislating to make it easier for workers to do less, steps should be taken to repeal some of the legislation which in operation has proved injurious! to the interests of all classes. The time is opportune, and in doing so the party would secure the hearty support of all the sensible sections of the community.- The Socialistic agitators who are living on the workers would, of course, rage furiously, but it has been clearly shown that the extremists are in a minority. Now is the opportunity for a strong man to effect reform in our labour legislation—preferably by repealing most of it—and at the same time 1 altering the fiscal system which facilitates the creation of a Labour Trust.”