PEACE IN INDUSTRY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20586, 8 December 1928, Page 13

PEACE IN INDUSTRY

THE MELBOURNE CONFERENCE,

APPEAL TO THE DELEGATES.

- (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, December 7. The “ Peace in Industry " Conference,' in which prominent employers’ representatives, commercial, shipping, ■ and other interests, together with trade union' officials throughout Australia are participating, opened with Sir Wallace Bruce, aformer Lord Mayor of Adelaide, as chairman. ( The convener of the conference, Mr James M’Dougall (chairman of the Associated Chambers of Manufacturers) appealed to the delegates to leave prejudices outside the door, to hasten slowly, and to make a sincere effort, to understand each other. He regretted the absence of the Australian Workers’ Union delegates, who were holding aloof. He added; “This is the first-deliberate desire to learn . something of each other’s viewpoint.” 1 < The following message- was read from th;* Governor-General. (Lord Stonehaven) : “The ideal before you is of such vital importance to the prcsperity of this beautiful country and its leoffie that the prayers of al] will be offered for its attainment.”

Mr W. Duggan (president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions) said that he was convinced that every employer was not tyrannical because he was an employer, ji st aa • every- worker was not a striker because he tried to improve bis working conditions. Mr Duggan added; “We realise “hat industry is the goose that lays the golden ’eggs and while we may quarrel over the distribution of the eggs, we have no desire to kill the ■goose.”