THE ANCIENT POTTER

Evening Star, Issue 15478, 28 April 1914, Page 7

THE ANCIENT POTTER

a pathetic Case, tSffciAii ltd the Star.] CHRISTCHURCH, April 87. A soiSewhat pathetic little scene occurred in the Arbitration Court to-day to illustrate the sad, fhot that jn the progress of the legal regulation of industries very little provision cad be mftde lit times for individual Casefe. , A White-haired old man* with a refitted fade fthd patient, introspective eyes, appeared before the Court to prefer a modest, request, Nervously clutching his hat and ft W6man‘s parasol dripping with moisture from ft driving easterly, the “artcient ” explained that he was a potter— 1 1: * ahd the oiuy one in New Zealand,” he that the Brick add Tile Workers* Union Sought to bring him under aft a'wafd wljifch Wduld compel him to pay wage? Which Would navfe the effect p{ driving him 6Ut, of the country. Gould hh hot be exehi|>UsJ he ftslced. Mr J.ustke Stringer, in a kindly tone, explained that exemption WSa impossible,, as the Court ih ft prSvioul oftftl had ruled against the > potter, and tMt precedent must be maintained. , The Secretary of the union objected to, .the exemption being granted, and the hid matt voiced his protect that if he had to pay thfeir wagAs he would be Unfthle to hiftkl ft living. He could hot employ yoUhg folk, he said> and competition, was becoming Worse every dfty. The Court pfttPofte, refused exempliohj arid the last ftcftne Of all. WaS thft old man, white ih tnl hkerdfta p! his pfttient att, carrying forth ,ih ft. uifthner his dripping hftrftfeol #UB Which to fad* the fain ftnd Win. < The ‘ Sup ’ , this evening, ih a leading article, used the incident 16 OhlOr a word d\ protest against the,, restrictions being imposed upon industry % tM Iftfehr uilioai.