ARBITRATION COURT-LABOUR'S ATTITUDE.

Evening Star, Issue 19844, 18 April 1928, Page 10

ARBITRATION COURT-LABOUR'S ATTITUDE.

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Labour's sittittuie towards tlie Arbitration Court was defined in a paper road sit the National Industrial Conference by Mr Roberts, secretary of the Alliance of Labour. TJie tenor is contained in the statement; We desire it to bo definitely understood that the .Labour movement lias no hallucinations whatever about the Court of Arbitration. Wo say unhesitatingly we hare not received justice from that institution for many years.” They recognised .strikes were generally undesirable, and nftci. caused economic loss to the .community, '(’hey were of the opinion it should be the duty of the legislators to amend the .law in such a way as would give the. parties concerned every opportunity of adjusting any industrial dispute that might arise, and were in favour of arbitration as against Urn strike weapon, lint in saying that they desired to assure the conference Unit they did not desire an arbitration system which was hauled against them. The Art at present , was far too narrow in its outlook. There should he. provision for national unions and national awards and agreements. The Act gave too much power to the court, which should he compelled to follow certain definite rules in regard to wages, hours o( work, and conditions of employment.—Wellington Press Association telegram. DEATH FROM INJURIES. The young man Walters, who was injured internally through a head-on collision between two motor ears, died in the hospital ("says a Dannevirko Press Association telegram), CIRCULAR. SAM' FATALITY. George. Menaies. aged forty-seven, who was injured through a circular saw flying apart, on Saturday, died in'the hospital.—Oamarn Press Association telegram MANAWATL RACES. To Mat.ai Handicap. 200sovs lin and If.—2 Mend ip (5.2) 1. Flying Shot (7.0) 2.1 U Braeniar 1,7.8) Scratched: ’Frisco Jack. Gordon Swift. Three-qnaiters of a length. Time, l.min •>-( 2-dsee. AVONDALE PACES. Waitakerc Handicap. 250sovs. 7f.—l King Men - (S.J, Tinker) 1,2 Ti Tree (S.B) 2, b Oration (8.8) -T Scratched: British King, Time, Imin 27 2-bsec. NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC TEAM. The New Zealand team now consists ol ,MiVos_ Miller and Stock ley(swimmingi, Mi-s Wilson (running). Lay (javelin), Lindsay (swimming), Morgan and Cleverley (boxers), Muorehou.se (swimming). Dr Pornlt (runner, now in London, who will captain the team). Mrs Amos, wife of the chairman of the council, will bo chaperon, and wilt mako the trip at Iter own expense Mr Amos goes as manager. Wellington Press Association telegram.