Patea & Waverley Press. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1919. ARE WE WELL OFF?

Patea Mail, Volume XLIII, 18 June 1919, Page 2

Patea & Waverley Press. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1919. ARE WE WELL OFF?

u ; ■.■■:'.; ou I pe f ,:;•! h V, . Uid'aee in which !w live a! i h • ]we -cid lime ':, o s : :•(. There. i.i pkoo of poo a ami uicsdy, wok rule is 1 !k' order <"if I ! io day. ! i umbo r.s :io'i what the rate of pay is for ihe wo: ■.'::\-. . W;V( Siy. 0)1- Ci'V. si"! lerosyhoui ihe land. There is ]•!) .'.( ii i'!i y- a". ;.( oariiy of !'l ;V W<i i-MjvTiy. i tio (10. :.'!'in;• i. 1 n 1 boiny ■ ■i dm 'hands of lii.' !:!..!>. ( ,: \l! \vi-iV.i'-" i;-, ill:' order of Mi.' (lay. ■ w.d Hi;! i he l ■":' : !r\';-. ':U'o>j>erily ;: d kapokus-: - will be i-iikn.;",. :i. ' i:'i'. I .a, si ■ ;■)'.:■:■;-;i'\' i his. i i.";s",e debs of affair- wii'h is" 10l of the ■■!;.•'. of .;'. 11 ves ';■:■■.! misery, . • :* ■'.'■ :'■' i I I.- •■• .jVO-ll \' PeWS' vi'di. ! . • ■■.•■■.■:■••:• ' ; are bvioy nu.-ifi' eon- _,. i in : yd ■' '■■;' 1 !;is hey-ey state u aifad :s, u o ha \o in on:' mid. 1 ';,;;;;;.!-., . a :. \ykl' ;\ chows: si<ny v ;...-:iri' I'm-..-; for i ?: ■:•- workers. -.y. -py : soy ,h is wmyslhy wilh I km ];;■■:•:-Mi I ikac. ii is hard io e 'uyiw : ;':!o i.o n ill a count ry kko r-iwv .owdand ;;y;. ; pai'!'s ; i<s/ \:\ih a lawless mob as dm ].s<.M>evik ■ hew proved Ihomsolvc < io ])■>. aud ii is- siiil harder io imagine 111!' people of ihis wcil-fa'Your-o.l laii'.l ioioi a ; suc'i in ! liair ra.i'.isl. T!:ai 1 he workers ■■■ ,!-.. pat ka-o kad i.-.-.'-'iOHiilv '.:!•;: \ an- o . ji'.-ii'n-.'i i k f 'i■' o!i'])]oy- ..:•.; none w\'<\ ha so .foolish as 1o (I-ny. iii;' will itny fail' Jiiin<k-d inikv'ic'o;.; 1 doisy iliai ilio worU ; ''i-s have every riii'hl to Io or,' (•! tIH-'iv in(arasl>; in ilie I'n- \ ■■'.]■■:. i'nl if 'he jirtS'-ni liaj'iiy ia! ■ of freedom and prosperity '>•■■ io he en.j 'V.-d !;y all, employers a.iKi woricci's alike, eons! itui ional a-.. an■; : u;sl be I;iUon by the >,•>:■!;■ s's if a's! v ken ;!i-y have a :v !(",■;]:)(• s ii; p'aee of "i li" ' )■ •'- ■dr.-vik mc'lkods ikat : oa- : e of ike is aders '..'si'k; ;;npeai" io favour. •ir. ike:::--kai :;).'< haiiaaao of :l:e ikrak i; f v w >'( ..'and. in Ids aei.iai' ; epjoi't I'ffei's I'.'i i he |)erman;d kaiii-v rial ' 'onuil whicii ii is pivpo.-ed to es.laklisi] at Home for iio' K'll'esient of iiidiriria! dispnie. . "dust a < all classes," he says, "I'.ave worked to sa ■. e ihe Slale froia a ;;-!\-a;-:oi-, so they must now aLvain work together harr.iouioiisly to s.:;ve : oi ioly i'roia the internal wrec':( r. Our count !■>'," continue ; .Mi', lieaii'liaoij/, "is suffering iii-dei' a es'uiiiiued process of wajiyraisioy. as a rcMdf of a])j)eals io I he industrial am! ('oncliiaiion Oouris by Ihe various iucrmur.v: i he price of i he a!'! ie;es i>rodae n d. ami,' as a result, (lie in-erei-sed eo 1 (•!! prodm i ion is, ]>assed on ihe consumer. Ooiisoiiueiitly, \\i\<±Q* and prices are pursuing each oi her in an uneudiipv circle: and in ili" 1 final results, even the wor!« iv, thems; k es, in whose intere is, I lie inovem'-iil v/ir; primar;'y isade. derive !il< le os no l.eiieiit. !i \'oiild be lolly Io Ihiuk i ha.: this late of t!i'ii:_'..-; can coi:- ; -sue. Th" 1 iiue is past when any one l sade can be allowed to settle iis working eond!li".;ns. remuneration, el"., irrespective of Ihe <f-i'e.-i whicii Ih" propo' ed lnodificaIk.'ii will ha\e upon Ihe commun;iy in ';enerak .Ml such i''ade un'oi! aioM af; as i Imve indicated should, he deal! with by an industrial assembly in which workers an I employers .should lmve ctpia! eummsra! ivp.vsi ntaiimi. a.u asss'Uibly should be presided over by men of judicial mind and ■. sib industrial experience, ranko'->- in ihe social one" 1 a.-, dialims of ihe fiiiiaeme (' ■. > i; r t. .Men of ihis. calibre con hi iiiiide Ihe delih- ■'■■; !': ■)•; of Ihe in bisi rial assembly, so i hai ! lie tleei.sioiis ;)}■{ ived al mijdd noi j>rove abortive or operate uni'aii'ly to any section of i J j community. ! have oufiie'eni ceidid' nee iii 'ilia ; oiliid common .'■'. o- e oi' i k" avcrai-;'- \eorker. ami is. •■)::.■■■•■.. ■! kv i ho a\o ■. a;e' em- }>''■ \ ■.■;•. i i i- . u. ■ i i:a! c\ssy bis! a:: I ia'r <[■■< •"■•! oi i .aimer would be mei by such an assembly. It \-, cold fall within iis province to i :ak-'' s.ncli )\ eommondai ions i o i!m Ooyi rumcul of the day in re- !■■:., ;.-■:■■ -i Ui-ic s sleodd not lie inc - s ■.■■•! by (ba.ksr.s i--e-yoiid I lie o 'oi ~■ io yield | hem a :■■ a oimb'o re 1 • imi upon 1 heir in- -. o I's! ,-r ioial. \f' : ''i ihis p,."i - ';':■: wou'd bv common (■•.■nsent ef vss J o r., a.iui emi-'oyess. be :.!>- : e|i:|:-!y laboofd rod made df- :;l \ by Iced ialion. all ! i ade ; unions end a variations oi' employers, a si'-sf :,•■',• io be Imin.d by the dee'r.i: j: . of i he indii.- i rial ao'send.-ly, :■ \[}> ]:■<■'. p{o hap 1 -, in ceriain < ai's, io i lie ryhi «o' a|)peal !•■ I he 1 'arisoiienl of ihe ooiiniry. with s.h so j;i]aj deeisioii mu:A j-o>:{.

'Mm noishevisi and '.W.W. woidd t iu-nerfio-ili bo ojxs'aiine; u])on is; r, eo soil, and in due course would cea.se to di.-iurb e.ocial e.'iidii'oo.; jii ; d] lands where employos and eu'pioyees had come to i'eco'.-ni:;:' ; !;a' ( ae'i has riwkl ; v, hum : hould lie cheerfioly c n-cisl-'d l).v \\\<? id he", and that each ka; doiies io the other which ;kooid be faithfully per'f rmed ; wlidst l)--iii. as nuenber.-; of the human family, must work toeyth- .;• ui unity for the common oosdd' Should Ihe i le.kdievisi s id i.W.W. persist in s-irrin"; up sirlfo a.iie-r an a.e.embly such ao is su-if.'/. led at Home has been espd)H bed. duo the best .-ouvse to ;;•• i'odowed veordd jvo-hai)s be to do as Mr. lloi-atio iioltomly has .•;■ jested send iium !o iiirsia ■.-. io ,'.' porhup; a few months of ' o i's\dk rub l \soi,!d to tech them ilia! there arc worse cmui! ii.s to live in thaii those mi- <{<■]■ ,he ibiiish !ki"e The rest, who love and venerate the name ■■i S owji, ;.o l svm vihiua- ['riii-li, (oeo-i j,,. j.i.frly be I-ft 'to work ■ml , heir :aJ ea'io.i on solum.! and cwouduii md Hues.