HON ARMSTRONG

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1937, Page 6

HON ARMSTRONG

an INTER view.

(United Tress Association —By Electrji Telegraph—Copyright).

WASHINGTON, August 10.

The New Zealand Minister for Labour, Hon. H. T. Armstrong, was interviewed here by,•,the Australian Associated Press. Mr Armstrong said' that he is' investigating industrial, relationships and r-managemeiit during his visit to the United States and Canada, and he will continue the discussions of a New Zealand-American Trade Treaty.* At Washington, Mr Armstrong will consult various Federal Ministers, particularly Miss .Perkins (Secretary for Labour). He has also arranged for an interview with Mr Lewis, the head of the C. 1.0. Movement.

Mr Armstrong remarked: “The unhappy relationships, between Labour and Capital, which I have already seen in New York, seem lamentable.” He feels that the N(W; Zealand Conciliation and Arbitration illustrate their own strongest justification.

Mr Armstrong stated he is convincjd that seasonal exchanges of dairy products and of fruits would provide an excellent beginning for a mutually satisfactory New .Zealand and Amerlqjiji Trade Treaty,. and <he plans to pursue inquiries along those lines. He also, expected to .study the mass production methods in Detroit,, and feels that much can be learned from America, despite the, unhappy labour relationships. He is sailing for New Zealand by , the , Aor'angi.