What Follows Influenza?

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 59, 7 September 1905, Page 2

What Follows Influenza?

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posal to develop trade with the East, there Mas a vast population there, and he hoped that there would be commodities to exchange. A large import trade in this colony was unavoidable, but he thought our manufacturers were making all that was wanted within the colony as far as was consistent without being a burden to tho colony. The consumer must be considered in dealing with industries. Before putting on extra protection, our manufacturers must first ccc what they could do by taking advantage of the best machinery, such as the bootmaking machinery of America. With regard to trade combinations inside and outside the colony, and the Bill to prevent monopolies, it was very hard to say what should be done. The session was half over, the Bill had not yet gone before the Committee, and he did not think the Bill would be gone on with this session. This was one of the greatest problems before society, and to deal with it the Bill should have been introduced early in the session. ILLEGITIMATE UNDER-SELLING. Responding, Mr. C. E. Daniell (Masterton) hoped that we would maintain our principle of fair dealing between man and man. Wellington trade and shipping amounted to 42 per cent, of that on the Clyde. With regard to Wellington's palatial buildings, would they be able to keep all this going without giving more attention to "us at the back," i.e. , to the producers. Wellington was simply handling for the producer^. ' _^ Mr. J. P Luke said they couldTTot say he was a pessimist, but he pointed out the shrinkage in quantity of our main products. Increased prices had made up the difference, but they must not go too fast, lest prices should fall and leave 'them lamenting. The new Parliament must face the question of the tariff. Mr. Dnthio had become an Iron Duke by importing ; he did not know how long it would take him to become an Iron Duke by manufacturing. As to the Trades Monopolies Bill, while preventing a re- j petition of trust conditions in America, they should see that they did not throttle local industry. Mr. Frostick (Christchwrch) stated that there had not been a single labour law placed on our Statute Bdok the fundamental principle of which was wrong. What was wrong was the ' application. If Parliament -had confined" itself to stating principles, and not putting in so much misunderslandable matter, the purpose would have been much better yet. No one objected to the fundamental principle of the Factories Act. The only Bill the fundamental principle of which was wrong was the Master and Appi entice (limitation of apprentices, etc.), and 'the Government had never succeeded in putting it on the Statute Book. We imported thirteen millions annually, of which probably ten mdlions was for manufactured articles. How much more prosperous would we be if we manufactured these ourselves? Employers wanted workers to be happy and contented; at the? same time, the employers must have reasonable protection. There was no doubt that goods were imported and sold in the country at lower than legitimate prices. In buying at such the public were disloyal to the country. When did the woollen industry of New Zealand ever pay 10 per cent, as the Bradford companies paid? Our people walked about in imported woollens, and employer and employees suffered. It was considered almost a disgrace for a man not to wear an Amorican boot nowadays. Yet the colonial boot would keep them warm and not hurt them much. If the employer had to give his men conditions much better than those of the oversea maker who competed with him, then the local article must be sufficiently- protected or it could nob go on. THT SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM. "The Press" was proposed by Mr' F. M. B. Fisher, M.H.R. He considered that It was the arrogance of the advanced section of the labour party that was regarded with so much fear by men in commercial enterprises. The labour laws — the fundamental principle of which Mr. Frostick said they could not quarrel with should be administered so as not to create deadlocks. With regard to the invasion by American trusts, especially the International Harvester Company;, how were they to meet it? By a protective tariff ? To that the country people wonld object. There was another way, and that was to inculcato the spirit of commercial patriotism— the impressing on the public of the absolute necessity of givTng strict attention with regard to all their purchases, to encouraging local manufacfactures. The press representatives replied. During the evening recitations were rendered by Messrs. A. H. Rogers and A. W. Newton, and songs by Messrs. Allen and H. Smith.