UNITY IN ONE CAMP

Evening Star, Issue 23915, 19 June 1941, Page 6

UNITY IN ONE CAMP

PROPOSAL OF EMPLOYERS’ FEDERATION (P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 18. A proposal that the employers’ associations, the Chambers of Commerce, and the manufacturers’ associations throughout the country should get together and form one big federation was made by the president of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, Mr 0. Sutherland, speaking at the annual meeting of the Wellington Employers’ Association to-night. “ By having that.” Mr Sutherland said, “ we would all be united, and 1 think we would have a much greater power in the control of the country than wo have at present. We would not be able to be taken piece-meal and beaten one after the other, as is being done at present.” Mr Sutherland said that this otter had been made to the other organisations some time ago, but had not yet met with am> resnonse from the manufacturers or the Chamber of Commerce The Kmnloyers' Federation had elected a committee to meet them, hut had no: vet succeeded in getting a inerting. “ 1 want member.-, of the Employers' Association to know, that tire olive

branch has been held out by the Employers’ Federation,” he added, and that it will continue to be held out. I will not cease working until those organisations arc united into one camp.”