The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-08-17
Consul Connolly in speaking 9

is claimed for it, it is pity that it
has not become a law"
The opposition, however, was
not from the labor organizations
but from the capitalists and en-
ployers of labor, as they prefer
things as they are, and take their
chances of making terms with their
employees or even run the risk of
strikes with all their evil conse
quences, rather than submit to
conditions which they might deem
injurious to thir interests and re-
pugnant to all their long established
ideas.
Our Consul adds "But nothing
is more certain than that they will
ultimately have to submit to the
new order of things. They have
fought every measure that has
passed Parliament during the last
three years, both in the House and
outside, when they considered their
prerogatives were in anyway in
fringed upon, but in nearly every
instance they have had to fall back
beaten"
This conciliation measure is of
profound importance to the United
States, for it is one method that
may be applied to the decisions of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, in order to make the law in
stituting that body of some effect.
Because of this application, when
the proposed law is in operation in
New Zealand, its workings there,
without doubt, will be keenly
watched by railway investors, gen
orally for it means much or little
according to the experience gained
in this way.
This proposed measure likewise
applies to the labor arbitration
boards of many of the States in
this country, which now are little
more than figure heads, in conse-
quence of their helplessness in
enforcing their decisions. In truth
this coming experience of New
Zealand will excite great attention
among all the labor unions of the
world, for if it works well in New
Zealand, there is little doubt about
it's adoption in other countries even
if not in the United States.
Many of the laws that have been
put on the statute books of New
Zealand's new Government have
been hooted at by the press, par
ticularly the press of England, and
have been termed "socialistic,"
revolutionary" ETC., but they,
according to our consular represen-
tative and other reliable author
tiles, are working admirably, Civ
ing the utmost satisfaction.
The tendency ofrecent legislation
has been to reach the landless class,
to teach them their rights, how to
use them and how to obtain them.
There has been no attempt to tear
down established interests, "but at
the same time no effort has been
spared to elevate the condition of
the masses by placing within their
reach all that rightfully belongs to
them, or that would tend toward
their education and material pros
perity."
The forthcoming report will state:
"Every unbiased person must ad-
nit, no matter what his personal
predictions may be, that the
country in the short space of three
or four years has made wonderful
progress. This is, | think, largely
owing to the beneficial effect of
recent legislation, and also, of
course to the recuperative and
productive capabilities of the
colony"
The public works of New Zea-
lands colony are now conducted on
the cooperative principle. When
a highway or railway is to be con
structed IL Government engineer
makes survey and estimate of cost,
then the work on that basis is given
out to gangs of men without the
intervention of a contractor. The
Government supplies tools and ma
terials if the men are unable to do
so, charging them to the men at
first cost. The Government engi-
neer superintends operations. "The
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