The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-09-15
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A curious phenomenon of nature s
found in the fact that those ideas and
those reforms which have proved Of
greatest benefit to mankind have
lorisinaied from The most humble and
4 lobscure sources.
The light of Christianity first dawn
Iel in a manger
The Savior Of Men is Himself
I iown 10 this day as "The Lowiy
\ azarlne"
Liberty never sp7ang from throne
Justice finds not ts friends among
the mighty Of the earth.
/ The seed of free government. from
which sprang the greatest nation Of
the world was implanted and nurtur.
ed in The despised, half starved out
cost colonies Of the bleak New Eng
land coast
The half primitive peoples OF the
aniipodes have furnished the most
valuable suggestions which have sup
planted the great humanitarian work
OF the revolutionary fathers.
It is therefore not necessary to scon
at the idea that even SO obscure
country as New Zealand may teach
the world a valuable lesion.
Indeed, the fact has already been
demonstrated
Granted that the greatest good to
the greatest number" is the highest
development of human government, it
may be truly said that this little, out
Of the way British colony has advanc-
ed far toward the ideal
This fact is most forcibly demon
strated in the remarkably successful
manner in which New Zealand has
solved the labor and trust problems.
In that province all matters Of dis
pute between labor and capitalize
tween employer and employe-aTe
settled by compulsory arbitration.
The system has been in practical
operation for eight years, and not a
single strike or loclou, has occurred
during tha period, although previous
to 1894 the country was a hotbed Of
labor disturbances.
New Zealand, too has been cursed
by trusts and trust operations.
This evil has also been minimizod
By authority given The government 20
extend or withhold tariff protection
and shipping privileges, according as
these privileges are used for the ben
eft or the oppression Of the public
BY authority Of the New Zealand
law Of 1894, any body OF workmen not
less than seven may register them
selves as an industrial union. the ef-
feet of such registration being 10
render The union subject to the iuris-
diction Of the law
In the same way employers from
minimum number of FIVE or an in
corporated company may register
themselves as an Industrial associa-
tion of employers
The act requires the colony to be
divided into a number of districts
varying in size, of course, in ratio to
the population-and provides that the
industrial unions registered in sdch
districts should nominate a board Of
Cancellation composed OF equal num-
bers OF employees and employers the
board then elects some impartial res
ident in the district 10 act as chair
man.
AS the name implies. this body is
only for purposes Of Cancellation, and
its object is TO effect a fair and amic-
able settlement Of any industrial dis
pute which may be referred to it,
either by employees or employers
In the event OF the board Of con-
cillG on failing to arrive at a settle
ment It refers the dispute, together
with all evidence, etc. taken, TO the
court Of arbitration
This body is in reality a supreme
court and its decisions which are
considered as binding -. d period Of
two years-are in every way treated
as those Of a court Of law. Its mem
bera Of three one appointed upon
Of The majoH1 OF
thc courcils O. The industrial unions
OF woIAmen I'm Che colony, The second
by the employers while The third
member is a Judge Of The supreme
court
H. taa been 'onnd 10 practice that