STRESS OF WAR.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 462, 3 August 1915, Page 11

STRESS OF WAR.

FELT IN TAILORING TRADE. TRIUMPH OF THE MACHINE. Press Association. ~™~" . GISBORNE, August 3. The Arbitration Court decided to make no award for the present in the tailors' dispute, Mr Justice Stringer stating that the union would be well advised to leave things alone till the country got over the war. This was one of the trades in which the stress of war must be felt. People could exercise economy by purchasing factory suits. Evidence was given by the Gisborne master tailors and by Messrs Hobbs (Christchurch), and Nicolas (Auckland) that tailoring proper was dying out, and its place was being taken by high grade factory work. It was the old story of the 1 ■triumph-of machinery over handwork. The system was developed considerably in America, where from 80 to 00 per cent of the people wear ready-made or store clothes, j Figures were quoted to show the dominishing value of the trade, and that a good many master tailors had gone out of business. Mr Bullen, appearing for the workers, said that he had not come prepared to .light for a Dominion | award. [ The court decided that it would be ! better'to have the matter fought out in Christchurch later on.