CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 6

CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT

WANGANUI’S NEXT NEED I EMPLOYER PRESIDENT 8 VIEW ADDRESS TO MASTER RAKERS i In view of the voluminous amount | or industrial legislation coming into meet, it must be obvious that the day vt individual reform must, be supec- ■ cded bv collective or co-opeiative effort,’’ said Mr W. J. Gibrnn-Ilughe.-, president of the Wanganui Employers' Association, at the annual meeting or the Wanganui Master Bakers’ Assoc* ation. . f “Every unit which is •eo-opeiating re a particular industry should, without exception, make a point of becoming a members of its particular trade organisation, in order that it can act wi.h a knowledge that it is moving in concert with the trade in general, and in order that it can contribute to the maKin»r of decisions which will bring about a.'much desired unity of action,” he ‘•On the shoulders of your secretary rests the responsibility’ of keeping pace with the march of industrial reform. He must watch your interest, keep you informed and keep you »n line with rhe principles of the New Zealand Employers? federation. The Federation i 8 seeking to co-operate with the Government and other industries in an endeavour to see justice done both to employer and employee. One cannot ex--Ist without the other, and it is only by co-operative means that tacii respee- | live interests can be protected. •‘AI the moment the New Zealand employer, by his tangible efforts to cooperate in the fast moving change in industrial events, is setting an example and revealing himself to be of higa calibre. Maintaining such an attitude will surely result in the full effect of , co-operation being felt. It is only be ( co-operative effort that any danger ot industrial upheaval can be avoided. Mr Hughes urged fuller co-operative effort to improve the prosperity of the citv of Wanganui, pointing nut that cooperative activity was fundamentally . linked with the progress cf the town as a whole. “It is not math that the city asks of its citizens, ei -ept to give it full support, to take a pride in it, to foster its welfare and to refrain from adopting pessimistic attitude? toward- • anv move aimed at progress.” he said. , “The city asks you to: (1, Increase vour aetiv-’ies with a view to evolving and fn-icring new and progressive ideas. . <■’> To. wherever po-s- -n«e products of local manufacturers and influence others to do liken se. (3) To give increased support to local shopping centres and thus afford them ■ a chance to supplv local nr™ 5 - ( (4) To increase your demand for lorallv manufactured artiel-' , f.V, When all things a-e r-qun . to • n.e vour business as an edd.tional avenue through which to one r ate. an . . a* far as possible, use the n-O'lucts from ( the surrounding districts. ,6> Tn turn, local industries must «tan>l on their own feet and ad’-ertise their products to show what can be ( produced in Wanganui. “Support given tn loral indu-tric-wilt verr soon reflect itself >n increased . emnlovincnt.-’ Mr Hughe- nr< eeeiled. -‘not onlv in the larger es’al.lishments j but in all allied indas’res. The, greater the measure of iinrort the t greater will be the flow of nev ba f ' •> • tn the town through th" channels of | wages, salaries and •’ncrea s ed • < JMrihntion of wealth mud har* the | j effect of simulating progtt>« and pro s - jj peritv in all branches of ~ r . d-i‘j * rv and co” , niprc'\ «AII I have referred ‘o c,.n..n 4 bore obtained without, first of i'l we have;, the co-operation and gonJw.ll nf pverv p section of trade : n the •citv. a d. above ( ell. co-operation between employer and ’ employee ” 11