INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11629, 10 May 1912, Page 4

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

LIBOR CONDITIONS UNIVERSALLY CONDEMNED.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.]

(Per Press Association.)

London, May-9.

Mr Crawshay-Williams moved a., reduction askingfor air investigation into the industrial unrest. Lord Robert Cecil stated that the factory and company systems destroyed the human element in industry, and he advocated co-partnership. Mr Keir Hardie sand tiie -enquiry would cause delay. Tiie Labor Tarty objected to a special commission of enquiry on these questions. He added: "We are a' special commission." He moved -an amendment .'.in favor of a Right to Work Bill, eight hours a day, a minimised liy.iug wage, and the nationalisation of industries. - • ■ Mr Lloyd-George said agricultural labor was much underpaid, many men onl'v earning 15s a week. The national-is-ation of the railways was worth examining as a business proposition. The unlimited competition was costing the country millions sterling- The tact was that- workmen were suspicious ol interference- bv the State: Mr Thomas interjected that out ol thirty appeals to the Board of lrade onlv one was in favor of the men. ' Mr- Llovd-Gcorge replied: "But-the Board of" Trade rep-resents the State and smelv nationalisation is' State control" He added that Lord Robert Cecil' had been invited and consented to put the case of co-partnership before. t'hf'Cabinet The Committee debate was adjourned? Received May 10, at 10 5 a.m. London, May 9. The Bishop of London, addressing the Diocesan Conference, stated that a Instill"" solution of the labor unrest was to «et behind the higgling of the market Clerics ought to have preached more effectually to both sides. Wages should be the first charge upon industry ; if an industry required sweated labor it was better for the nation to abandon it. .

Received May 10, at 10.40 a.m. London, May 9. There has onlv heen one award in five weeks under the Conciliation Act. Only •joven out of twenty-one district parties have agreed in selecting a. chairman, the Board of Trade having appointed the remainder. Anxiety exists respecting the outlook. . ' The Admiralty is placing large orders for coal'at.Cardiff, anticipating a strike of seamen.