A COMPLETE SOMERSAULT.

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 February 1911, Page 6

A COMPLETE SOMERSAULT.

CRITICISM OF ARBITRATION COURT STRONG COMMENT ON JUDGE SIM. [BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Feb. 22. Strong comment upon the President of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Sim) was made to-night by Mr. W. 1. xoung, Secretary of the Y\ r elhngton Branch of the Seamen's Union at a presentation to Mr. E. Tregear. In briefly tracing the history of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Mr. Young stated that until 1900 the workers still retained their right to strike if they did not accept the Court's award. "But since that right has been taken away," continued Mr. Young, "the Court has turned a somersault, and it seems almost a sheer imuossibility to-day to get anything from tho Arbitration Court but mere unmitigated insult from a gentleman occupying the highest position in that Court", and who should exercise much more dignity than he has exercised) during tlie test five or six months with regard to disputes coming before him It was suggested during Mr. Iregear's speech later in the evening that ho should comment or the position, but ho did not respond to this invitation.