LABOUR WORLD.

Grey River Argus, 10 December 1928, Page 2

LABOUR WORLD.

INDUSTRIAL PEAOE CONFERENCE MELBOURNE, December 7. The Peace-in-lndustry Conference, in which prominent employers, represen tatives of commercial, shipping and other interests. together with Trade Union oflicials throughout Australia are participating opeiu d with Sir Wai lace Bruce, a former Lord Mayor or Adelaide, as chairman. The convener of the conference, Mr James MacDougall (chairman of the Associated Chambers of Manufacturers) appealed to the delegates to leave prejudices outside the door, to hasten slowly, and make a sincere effort to understand each other. He re gretted the absence of the Australian Workers’ Union delegates, who were holding aloof., adding that this was th? first deliberate desire to learn something of each other’s viewpoint. A message was read from the Governor General: “The ideal before you is of such vital importance to the prosperity of this beautiful country and people, that the prayers of all w<id be offered for its attainment.” Mr W. Duggan, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, said he was convinced that every eni ployer was not tyrannical, because he was an employer, just as every worker was not a striker because he tried improve the working conditions. Mr Duggan added: “We realise that industry is the goose t)iat laid golden eggs, and while we may quarrel over the distribution of the eggs, we have no desire to kill the goose.”