THE TANNERIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12285, 6 April 1918, Page 9

THE TANNERIES.

VISJT BY SiR JOSEPH WARD.

v>|)6ech to the Workers.

?■*»”> the, il?c . Y 01 d ; U director, ye. vin',',. ;\ la - Vol ' () f AVoolston, Mr \V 'V I own Clerk, and ti re ' l on, works manager. J ’ Glu *- pimr w o °rt ‘lbo'' 0 P ’" pl .°- Vccs stoprv >n ' 110 I>n,,lts of the imlnsI - IIOSO in fl, * i 1 , CCI > ‘Hit frmn ii' fM crt m tho ilKlustrv jiskod »n7» tho institution IWii'k ’X' incut n ttlioufc consulting lh e indust'rv concerned and tho people. In New /ealand there were -10,000 to 50 000 ‘ K 04 JU storage at a cost of L] a bide Per week. They had been there S montks and about £oo,oo° was tied .'A“ KXlitr , " 1! s -""’ iUI '- v ‘Sir Joseph Ward, in reply, said tint be nas greatly interested in the works and appreciated their value. It was | ho duty of the Government to help to mg into operation branches of tlm industry that were lying i ( u e- Hp would place Mr Ollivier’s request 1 0. ore Hie Ministers directly cm.eeriiei ■ iu?'lB 01 ’? a "'“ rki,l S for free speech u d y o- futui'c generations m tbes( parts Sir Joseph continued. PreMdont Milson, elected as a pacifist bad educated his friends to tlic oliairm lie had brought about as a war Hre-( s_ lent. He was one of the most powered uar men in the world. The 1 Unit elem f T"’ ' v l\ s ,¥ tln * « common, enemy of unparalleled barbarity. Tim ■-talcs required a large number of vesl s t-r!iHN|i»rl troops, and vessels had been taken from the New Zealand ser- ■ c . if must be reeogniscii that one of the first problems alter the war was avioeiated wit i the industrial life of flic people. J.I , t was not for the workon I,v P ih I '' UI d 1101 ~ 1 :lV 1 ° bcpn carrier! u. in the Allies, and the war would bring about a recognition 0 f the rmbts of the workers, while (he workers would ii^rhd./ 0 C 'p hlCi,t r d , to «■ recognition of the l ights of capital in order that industries might he carried on. N>, v Zealand was not as old as some people living m the country, yet in nia „ i irectmns it was far ahead of old cou.ihwn. M ben the war was over „H classes of men would look upon onc ■mother as of the same blood. | n this country at least, there would be no Motched class distinctions. Captains of tnclustry such as Mr Ollivior. would have to see that men engaged in indnsknVT.''-' 1 duo Mention. In the <>h Morld it would no longer be ,((,£ sible for monarciis to plunge countries mto bloody wars. Wars, if there were wars would be made bv the people. T bo dominant factor of the present war was the idiotic belief of a few men iln !n'o,ll°? bo P OS,tlon ?. Germanv imtld control everything. It would no longer he possible for human monsters o rule nations People wnld not spill blood fr the sake of the ambitious of a ten men who haiipcnod to be in power. New Zealand would have io establish a system of ociuitv of t inx a-, tion. lhe Government, it'was true, took nearly -half of the profits of su-h an industry as that which be bad dust inspected, but that money was spent in pensions, allowances, medical services and transport of the country’s sons. Ho had a full knowledge iff the position, lint bo could not say how much the Treasury would require from flic people before the war was ovt f For one thing, there must be closer settlement of the land, in order that the number of people on the land might be trebled. Tn conclusion, he expressed deep sympathy with those who had lost relatives in tho war, and sgid that it was only a matter of time when Germany would bo defeated, and that then there would conic the disarmament of the Prussian military system. Mr At. Thomas, one of the employees, moved a vote of thanks to Sir Joseph. The motion was seconded by Mr TV. M Lara than, another worker, and was carried with applause. Cheers wore given for Sir Joseph Mard and Mr Ollivior.