TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13036, 1 April 1910, Page 7

TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

WADE’S COERCIVE ACT. I Emphatic Protest. fless Assoilation.—Telegraph.— Copyright. Received April 1, 9.50 a.m. « SYDNEY. April 1. The Trades’ Union Congress has adopted {resolution emphatically protesting gainst Pre nier Wade’s coercive Industrial Disputes A nendment Act of 1909, and hedging it elf to make every effort to return Labour members at next election in Sufficient nimbers to have the amended act repeal* 1 and Industrial Disputes Act itself amen led so as to be suitable to workers. 1 nother resolution was carried that the C mgress favours the obtaining of its ideal and redressing its grievances by constitn ional methods, and is of opinion that sk ikes should only be resorted to when every possible hope of conciliation laa -failed; Supporters of the motion urged. that past experience had proved that it was fntii tO'isxpect the redress of grievsnees by ptsort to strikes. The ballot box ips the only channel through which it vas possible to achieve their ideals.