N.S. WALES CONFERENCE

Grey River Argus, 28 March 1928, Page 5

N.S. WALES CONFERENCE

UNEMPLOYMENT EViL. TORY MINISTRY >S OFFERS. SYDNEY, March 27. A conference of represeniuti ves o." employers and employee-, calle-: by the State IGovdrfnmeDLfy to discuss * the causes of unemployment, and recommend. means of increasing employment, was opened by the Premier of Nev.South Wales, Mr. Bavin. In his opening speech. Mr. Bavin stressed the degradation and hardship inflicted on those willing to work, but unable to obttnn emplovmen:. lie stressed the hope that rhe delegates would accept his assurance th- re was no political element whatever in the conference, so far as the Government was concerned. The desire of the Government wah to obtain frank, independent opinion of the causes of the abnormal existent unemployment, and the possibility of removing tn<m. He stated that according to official figures the unemployed at the present were about 14,000. After dealing with what the Government had done in the way of relief work, fie said the only means tlm Government believed offering any real chance of improvement was the .extension of employment by private employers. They deserved frank, friendly discussion so that any circumstances surrouaiding industry in New South Wales, which prevented the extension of private enterprise, or restricted employment by private enterprise, might be identified, and if possible, removed. A Labour delegate asked if the unions could show that something should be placed on the Statute Book, which was not there already, would the Government take the necessary steps. Mr. Bavin replied: £4 Of course, yes. that is the obiect of the conference. U.S.A. UNEMPLOYED. A BUG INCREASE. K WASHINGTON, March 26. The Secretary of Labour, Mr. Davis, reported to the Senate that a partial survev of unemployment by the Department. revealed that there were 1.874,050. or more persons unemployed than in 1925. . Mr. Davis declared that it would be impossible without large expense to make a ful survey, as the Senate resolution demanded.