INDUSTRIAL LAWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144145, 15 July 1913, Page 3

INDUSTRIAL LAWS.

DECLARED A FAILURE. BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. SYDNEY, July 14. Dr. Robertson, a leading South Coast coajownor, before tho Industrial Commission, declared that the whole industrial laws were a complete failure. A now race of officials, specially educated, to scent out so-called grievances, had been called into being. There was perpetual unrest from the' extravagant demands caused through union officials. This had resulted in estranging tho masters and men. Workmen wiio onco vied with each other in tho amount and quality of their work wore now taught to restrain their efforts to tho level of the least efficient. At the same time, there was a perpetual demand for less work, fewer hours and more pay. He was convinced that no law would ever stop strikes. Thu industrial laws were only observed by both sides as it suited them.