UNEMPLOYMENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15455, 18 September 1914, Page 9

UNEMPLOYMENT.

MEETING IN TIMAIU*. • COMMITTEE ELECTED. j L.l-c tt''_ht in the Ii -I-, u-ti Cmim ii | ' Chambers a titeetiiiii. oi!nvu''il I'-.- .Mr j i John J-i-d-soti. local lab iir a-.-iit'. was | I held for tin- purpose r.t • ■udeavouriii". j . tii and ui.rk f-r !!!•• mi-inp'nvcd in . ; South Cant> rbiuy. lit tho absence ot j the Mayer, through illness, the D.-piuy ; . Mayor iMr \V. A- Pear-mi) presided, j |Th • folleuiti-; c!.-!. i;.t:>'> wen- In :it- I i tftii.larti.- •: —Messrs W. It. McLaren, j : prisden:: T. D. Ym:uu:. a member; I ! and G l\ W...vd. .-.•. i.tary: of the ! South Canterbury Employers" A"-•<-•- [ tiatmit. |{. Shuhto o>u.hlmg cim- ; nation: G. W. C ;r!ed (Canterbury j General Labourers*: .1. Chine ton. .Ir. i fo'.-a! branch us' the gvijeral iah.;tiioisi-. i F. HLt'kit It (South lanterhury tnith r I worker); P. L. Collins iTmiain p.i nti cr->; 1". 11. Ward (pa ntits. ami .MorItitursi: J. E. Smith (carpenters and r joiners*; G. Furbv (T.martt carpentersj W. Ciau-cn, (;. Martin and U. Hatet s»>.i rt'iiuarii waters.dc wcikcts'i; W. t Koddu-k and A. M'-CuU-ifu (brickj lavcrs>. Councillor Ma ng was present I uuotficnuiy to listen to the d. ; scuss:on. ' The cha.'nium rtpoiiyi.--. d for the J .\I-st. mi* «.;' ilto- Miyor. who. In* saiil. j was :tiiNtt:us to do «vcrythiilg |.:s.-\hh> I !to rel.t vc unemployment- in f.iiiaru. ; Mr Guinness hail fully intended to 1>? i present that it'glri. but at the last I iromcm h-: was too unwell to leave ' !:is hi.nio. : A letter was read from Mr J. Craig v \ M.P., txjirfs-s-nj; his. s-.mpathy w.tix i these who are out of work, and pron.rsing t" do a;i ho could to relievo t lie.* trouble. (Hear, hear.> Mr .iaeksen then ixola tied the ' object of the mooting. Ue> hat! sent : out circulars to Iho various unions, and | was p!oas..il to so,- >o many ' jitcsont. Tin* iiut'tilJ': shou'.il: (li r arranjro th* formation of a U>i-al imi tli:|>lo_vni;'i:t f.iliiinittto: ('2\ whon jios. | jih.o to iiml omiKoyiiiVnt lo;aliy: copy , of :i|M>!tcui:nns to lv* sent to tlu* iioa:l 1 office "of the Labour Department, m ! Wellington, for mitilU'ation to utiior J binnthis: <3i astvrta'n vavamirs cousitl by workers jormii;.; tlu* Kxp::<li- [ tionary Force, and omieavour_ to Ii!l I tliFsv from names on the unonmloymont i books. A l:st of thojo who liad fione : r> tin* uar w:is lii'iiijj obta ncd trom tiu* I)..fi*iui> D 'parttut.'nt by ihi* Labour ; Departtiu-nt: (!) all t-lass»*s of workers to bo prov.tlt"<l for. «hot her i-;er:e.i! or j (ttatiu.-tt. When tliey had absorbe-.! all i the labour tliey could let-ally, they | should in touch w'.th other i-rifttvs. [ and if find places for men on i any works where the Government j misfit be able to p'-ieo them. At present i time lie had 77 names of men out or work on his ixwks. The Government [ was anxious to help in every possible iway, and it was under departmental instructions that he had called that meetinji. It would be helpful perhaps it those present would give the numbers in the different trades who ; were out of work. • A representative of each trade pret sent jravo th* numbers as far as They j wen* at present known. The figures I disclosed a lot of unemployment,' and [it was said that next week there would be >till more out of work, as a number of jobs were now finishing up lin the Imilditijj trade, and no moiv j were coming out. I Mr McLaivn said there liatl been j a s(ackeiiiti<4 olf of work sijuv the war i broki» out. but things were fiettiiij4 normal acain. and he thought they v.oiitd go on improving. Wool would be coming in soon, and it would have to be dealt with in the stores and j •.hipped, and there* would no doubt be t other work as :t>!iti.h*r*.e w::.- restored. He thought tiie workers could then:selv<*s help to improve matters by | studying economy; they should spend t less on picture shows and theatres. | When Harry Lauder came round he j /the speaker) did not go to hear him. j but he was told that it was impossible j to get a seat. j Several of the delegates said Mr Mr- ; Lareii was wrong in blaming the ! workers for wasting money, and one j invited hint to his homo to sre how j economy was practised. ; Mr Young said he did not think the I last three months had been slacker at [ the water-front thus year than last j year. Thinus were on the turn now. ' and were likelv to" improve. lie honed i that local hoilies would do all thev | could to relieve the situation, but did not think that private employers coult*. | assist much, as thev could not give I work which they had not got. j The representative of the bricklayers j saitl he boned the South Canterbury j .Tot-key Club would .idl'-rc* to their i original decision to build their new I grand stand-in brit-k, as next week most of the bricklayers in Timm-i: I would be out of work : and be thought i ir unfair thai the s '>nth Canterbury ( Hospitr.l Hoard should nrooose to make j the additions to the hospital in ferro- ! confrere. i Mr Shillito said that a great mistake ; was made in supposing that only I manual labourers wanted work. There j was, a great dearth of employment | for -killed mechanics. The archiU'cts ! wore putting no work on the market, and some contracts which had been let were now cancelled. I'nless thiuss took a turn sper-dily for the better he | and his partner would have to close ! down and leave all their machinery ! idle. Bad as things were to-day they S would, he believed, be very much ; worse in a month's time unless j something not now in si<;ht ' ii:rncd up. Provision v.rs being made ! for manual labourers but the skilled m.-.hanie v.as bi-'ng te.vrb.oked. It was | a .shortsighted policy on the part of the ; weaithv p.e.ph* to refits.- t o 1.->:d money : -vi g...il sur.ry f.ir "onihliug '■ The riMili "a": *.o throw men out. of j w..rk and inaki* the position worse. ! <lh ar hear.i j .Mr Youn-i s:*!.! he :iid not seo how I n hvidual einpl<:v.Ts couhl lintl work ! ■,vh:.-b they had not •••,*. Public belies j s!:->uld take thi* matte:* up. t .Mr ('ki>.se:i said that was his idea. ' He" had exp.->. ted that represelitativis j «'f the various hj,. al hodi'-s would have i It'll: ptv-s.-nt. at that n'-iht's lueeiing. i Mr Jackson .-aid thev would ivi|iiiro : ;•» help tlteui-..lvts before others r, u!tl j It expe..-t.*-l to h--lp ihein. The first ' t'i>:i/ t,, '!•> w.i-. to app.'iint a small com- ; mi'tee in get in touch uith the local j f>u in > and a-c'-:ta»t how ninth v.ork I they ~,„M pc.i-M..*. ! Mr Y< 'Hi'.; saitl ir would only be a ; e.a-te .ii time to wait on the Tiinani . Hi.n.iiuh (".vini.-il. for ti ev were air. :el\J all tli'-v voitM to tiiid manual eiii- '■ J ii*.". tin i:C. . _'ll'e ciiat.-ma!*. -aid ii.it was so. ::nd ! t :...-■.- ei.tdd no. ;>:i t the 'live: work ill h:it:d until the loan had been sanctioned ) r.nl Hoat-.t. ;HI 1 th.- C.uni-il <-..uld not pr.-vel,. w.-rk i'..r >kil!'d nieehanics. Th-liii'-nHifi Cie.iri.-.l lui'l I lit on some men ; l.itely. ;!!•'. tl;ey '..;,. i',.i:i.; e VT\ ihiicj; th-y I".-- l-.ty .•ni't iu ibe u.at,,-. <>!•.. -p-.ik.-r >an! ;[,:.; ' n .. h„..' w ~," ' K'. v wi,, hj::,! ', .a . i;t .„ . A ., ; -( ; ;i .,. . : Mr Ward .•■_'■;.■.(.■.! i!.a: :l .■,■„„,„:, t ,. P '' ! '•• set tip to ... in;.. i| l!s ~;„.,. tr •»: .:. .st,,;d: e..r..u i: r„. „.„.,[( ,[.. „„.,.,. _ ; .'.•in: ttcm a l.ir.'. .•■!.! in ;! .• v .-:i time. ~ ''"" '--m.-nii; •. .s :1 , s:— M.-srs (; i- W....J .Kmpl..! ,r," .\s-..- ' ■■•■''■'-<<< ■'. I'. I'.-' kn.il ni1.;'.,.,- sio'-k. i-si ' ,; ', '''"i'? i-.i;..»t.r... It. I!,-,..,,; ■ i.wert ! ::m:. r-i. p. t . I!i„ ( . i: ,i mi ~, . "'. '•<-»"•''•■'• (•-■■ ::-ral 1: !.,„,.■..,-,-,. :ill ,j j t»- M->..r i\l, K. p. (;,,;„:....,-. Mr J:. !:-..•! wdl ai-.j.d ,•„. ~.,ni„,it. ( te. in.- tiii'-;. T.i ie i:. m any v. av v, itliii. i i:i. |-i-'.e;- ; and ;:•:..r:n;u ..-li ;;,;'tu v.h.it

[';.•■ e inumt.v i- d.ving will be availablo tr-'in him at hi.- oih-e. Mr .lack-mi thanked the delegates for ni*.-ml im t!.c ti-.. eiii:.: and raid he was mi.- hi- I) >:>ai-'.'iu"ii -..otild be pleased !■> know tiia: the mitt-.-i- was being -vs-ti-.'.iL tit-ally t;:k >n up. lit 1 proposed a v.t. of thanks i<> ill" Deputy-Mayor for .-ii ably presiding thai nigbr. .'(-,-• vote was carried with applans? antl ihe meeting e!e>\l. 'ii:.- continUee afterwards met and arrange 1 various preliminaries.