Rangitikei Advocate THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8843, 20 June 1907, Page 2

Rangitikei Advocate THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES

THE decision of Justice Williams that strikers who refuse to pay the fines imposod by the Arbitration Court cannot be imprisoned shows another weak spot in the Arbitration;Act. We can offer no opinion as to whether the decision is likely to be reversed on appeal, but the judgment appears perfectly clear to the lay mind. The'; judge says he finds nothing in the snb-seciion of the Act under which proceedings were taken to suggest that the Legislature intended that in the case of default in the payment of a fine under Section 101 of the Act the defaulter should be punished by imprisoiiiuont. When it was intended that imprisonment, should be inflicted for default in payment of a fino the Act was perfectly clear on the matter, as in Section 103. "It would have been simple enough," said he judge, "io have placed both clauses in the same category, and the fact that the Legislature refrained from doing so is the strongest possible reason for holding I it had no intention that imprisonment should follow default of payment of the fine inflicted under section 101. The law must bo clear, and not a matter of doubtful inference if the liberty of the subject .is to be interfered with." We can quite understand that in passing the Act through the House much opposition was avoided by the fact that imprisonment was not mentioned definitely, and as a result of this slipshod method the law lias practically become a dead letter in the case of men who have no property from which the debt can be recovered. Two alternative courses remain open to the legislator. The Act may either bo amended so as to make it clear that imprisonment will follow non-payment of flues, or an entirely new departure may be made in the direction of Wages Boards, or some similar expedient. It is evident that imprisonment is practically impossible in the case of a strike in which many men are con corned, and therefore it may just as well be dropped altogether. In Canada recently 4000 minors struck in direct defiance of the law that strikes should not take place until after disputes had been referred to arbitration. It was clearly out of the question to imjirison 4000 men, and the Government was therefore powerless. Our Act is in the same position, and would be ineffective in the case of a widely extended strike, and wo may as well recognise the fact at once. Just as war is the last resource in the case of quarrols between nations so strikes and lockouts are the final means of decision for industrial disputes. Arbitration between nations can andoubedly do much to avert conflicts between nations, and various means may be devised for the settlement of difficulties between employers and their men, but in both cases the final appeal must be to war. We may lament this fact, but it is useless to shut our eyes and refuso to admit that it exists; 'Our only safe course is to realise that strikes and lockouts may still occur, and to take every means of so improving the relations between labour and capital that irreconcilable differences maybe less likely to arise.

The Wellington correspondent of the Dunedin Star says that a Bill is being prepared by Government regulating the hours of work of young children on dairy farms.

For eight sections of land, from 217 to 1041 acres in extent, in various parts of Tarauaki balloted to-day by the Land Board there were 18G ap= plications. An Auckland wire tfates that the scow Curlew is on the rocks, and is leaking. The sea is heavy, and the scow signalled the steamer Ngapuhi not to attempt to tow her off until the weather moderates

At Wanganui Police Court yesterday J. J. Hills was charged with having failed to provide 330 cattle with sufficient food between April 30th and May 3rd. The police gave evidence that the cattle left Palmerston on 27th April for Wanganui and were kept in bare accommodation paddocks for some days. Defendant said the cattle had been four days on "the road from Palmerston to Wanganui and had obtained good pickings on the way. It was a recognised fact that cattle going to a sale were always two nights and a day without food, the nights being spent before and after the sales in accommodation paddocks. It did not do them harm when travelling to go with little feed, so long as they had plenty of water. He sold the stock a few days later at an vauco of 10s per head. His Worship said that ho was satisfied that there had been no cruelty. Hi said this inconveniences of travelling were quite inseparable from sales of cattle ; also that the owner seemed to have taken remarkable care and attention to see that tho cattle were aot neglected. The case would therefore be dismissed. A meeting of the Dairy Association was held on Tuesday night in camera to consider what stops should be taken in

case of a labour difficulty With the factory employees. In the course of the discussion it was pointed out that the labour conditions in the dairy industry

' was not on all fours with those of the I cities, for tho manufacturers in the latter " wise, in the event of a rise in the price of '_ production could pass on the cost to the ' consumer, but the dairy industry of New ' Zealand was in direct competition with that of many other countries in the open ' markets of the world, and therefore could | not pass on an extra cost. Consequently if the price of the of butter was raised "by a penny per pound, that rise would have to be borne by the producers. The question was discussed m regard to advisability of the registration ' of the Association as an Employers' ' Union, or leave such action as it might be necessary to take to the several Provincial Districts. Tho. Taranaki companies having already formed a Dairy Factory and Farmers Industrial Union, practically decided this phase of the question, and it was decided to leave each provincial district to act, if it dosired, independently, the Dairy Association being ready to give what assistance might be required. "While riding across the bridge to Stratford," says Mr H. Crawford, of Cardiff, N.Z., "my horse slipped, coming down on my leg and braising it very badly. As soon as I got homo I bathed tho limb iu very hot water, • and then had Chamberlain's Pain Balm thoroughly rubbed in. Have always been a believer in this liniment and am so now, for in two days' time the soreness had nearly .disappeared, and within a week I was as fit as ever.'' For sale by T. H. Bredin, Marton; and W. B. Clark, Bulls. A MODERN REMEDY. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption gets to the root of the trouble and effects a permanent cure. For sale by Turner and Turner, Tip Top Teas, Marton; and Ellis Bros., Hunfcerville. Science has achieved a triumph in Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption, Absolutely guaranteed. For sale by Turner and Turner, Tip Top Teas, Marton; and Ellis Bros., Hunterville. It will go a long way to provont you taking cold if you provide yourself with warm pure woollen underwear. Warm woollen undershirts and pants 3s (id, 8s lid, Is Cd, 5s lid, Cs 6d ; warm knitted socks lOd Is Js !id, Is Cd; flannelette pyjama suits 5s Cd, Roslyu flannels 2a lid, Crimean shirts os lid to 7s lid.—Neal, Cash Clothier. Feilding. Rheumo has permanently cured thousands of sufferers from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbbago. It will euro yon. All stores, 2s Od ami 4s Cd. Give it a trial. Gout is really a special form, of rheumatism caused by excess uric acid in the blood. Whother your gout is acute or chronic, Rhenmo will our© yon.,- All stores.

Thirty«six houra* continuous rain has resulted in heavy freshes in the rivers round Whangarei and Ngu* nguru. j . Wanganui farriers notify in our , advertising columns that owing to tho rise in the price of material and the award of the Farriers' Union an increase of about one shilling all round will be made in the price of shoeing. At his time of the year the bridge over the Rangiitkei river below Bulls is very dangerous to horse traffic, owing to the decking becom- , ing frozen on frosty weather. , During the last few mornings and evenings several serious accidents have | been narrowly averted. Now that, attention has been drawn to the danger, no doubt the authorities con-1 cerned will take stops to insure the ; public safety by covering the plank-! ing with something that will give horses a foothold. Mr Horace J. Moon, Secretary, Empire Hotel, Wellington, N.Z., is a great believer in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He says:—"l am ! pleased to be able to speak in high praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it having cured me of a very severe cough. Other cough mixtures I had taken failed to even relieve me. For 'sale by T. Hi Bredin, Marton { and W. B. Clark, Bulls, NO HOUSEHOLD. Should ever be without a bottle of Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment; a reliable remedy for cuts, bruises, aches, pains, rheumatism, lumbago, etc. For sale by Turner and Turner, Tip Top Teas, Marton; Ellis Bros., Hunterville.

THE HARTNETT MILKER. It by certain people that the Hartnett milker would soon disappear from off the market. Does it look like it? 230 machines sold within three ' months. Somebody will surely ask for an explanation, and probably will receive the usual reply, "wait and see." Come along and see the Hartnett milking cows at the Winter Show, Palmerston N., and reserve your order until then, if you value your herd, your comfort, and your money, and you will do so.—O. Dahl and Co., Ltd., sole agents N. 1., Palmerston N.— Advt. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is fid and lis Cd