INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1928, Page 15

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

IMPORTANCE TO DOMINION GOOD FEELING AT CONFERENCE. SATISFACTION OF THE PREMIER By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The value to a country of industrial peace and contentment was stressed by the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. J. G. Coates) to-day, when expressing the tlanks of the Government to the National Industrial Conference for the work it had done. He believed that the Plain benefits of the conference would be represented, not by the practical results, but by the understanding that had been brought about between the employers and the employees. The members of the Parliamentary Committee felt that their efforts had been repaid in that an atmosphere had been created that would indicate generally to the people of New Zealand that there was a strong cesire that the employer and the employee should understand the difficulties and points of view of each other.

“It is a n.atter o. distinct satisfaction that in New Zealand we have been able to get the various organisations representing the different interests together,” said Mr. Coates. “I think it is an accomplishment, and I believe it augurs well for the future. I congratulate those present on their work and cincerely convey to them the feeling that it is an inspiration to those concerned with the welfare of this country and the destinies it is bound for in the future.

"It may be necessary and desirable, ’’ added Mr. Coates, “to keep in front of us the necessity on future occas’dns of calling together the representatives of employers and of the employees. If we can keep industrial peace in this country then there is nothing to fear. It' means everything to everybody to have a large section of our community satisfied that they are getting a fair hearing and a fair deal. (Hear! Hear!) If wecan do that we are going to progress, because it means prosperity to every individual in our country.” (Applause.)