The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-17
"A SERUM That SAVES W II HERE LABOR RULES
Thomas W. Glover Tells Of Social
and Political Conditions in
New Zealand.
Strikes Are Impossible The Prime
Minister Formerly a West
Coast Miner.

New Zealand, that ideal country for the
workingman. # only he were welcome, was
represented In Minneapolis yesterday by
ance worker, who has lived twenty years IN
cifc colonies Mr.. Glover labored twelve
isatien known as the unted Kinsdo
ance. He is now on his way around the
world. He will address a temperance meet
Union City Mission, Washin gton avenue. /.
MI. Glover paints the usual rosy picture
OF his adopted land, that marvellous expert
cial problems for the world, and that has
even trained mosquitoes to; bite no one ex-
cept foreigners. IS
first attracted Mr.; Glover's attention. when
he reached the Golden Gate. Certainly
be assented yesterday, I'VE don't have strikes
want to. That's prevented by our compulsory
arbitration law which has attracted SO much
attention And the law, after nine years. trial,
ton court to which labor disputes must. be
submitted, includes one judge chosen by the
trades unions, and one by the employers.
supreme court-probably what you would call
z United States district or circuit court
This arbitration court which retains the
country to adjust dispute wherever they
every week. The decision is anal, and the
employers lock out their men a1tl pending the
er who gets an adverse decision threatens to
| the conditions. But have never heard that
any employers made good his threats.
Nv Wo ad eou9.Ty socially
Seldom used to work on the west coast as "a
| coal miner. pick in hand His principal leu
| tenant in the cabinet was formerly a carpen-
| ter. It's workingmen or small groups Of
workingmen that conduct our business and
| control our industries. There are no big
corporations, no big factories, no big. stores.
l operated by small associations: 81
about 100000 Inhabitants for an ar area a. q 81
/ could easily come in and help us grow NUT:
| ton and wool for export to Great Britain.
/ But our workingrnen and farmers are doins
| risks of competition. A common laborer Il
4 New Zealand gets at least So a day A me.
chanic, who can work all the year round, ,o'
ployed as CLERK In store viii be s bald Fl Il
or more week The. cost of;clotRes, Of food
i OF everything, perhaps, except shoes, is nj
higher IN New Zealand than in the United
States. We are very well Off And henc,
our government has established So high /
protective tariff and has made such rigit
eign goods and practically no Immigrant
Y IT is doubtful, in view of Mr. Glover
statements, Wnetner. the novel order o
4 things in the land of sinbad's roc afford
: Just comparison with the social, economic
and political conditions in other countries
aourtshed under the abstract conditions de
manded by scientific experiment An $50
lated land, with generous soil and balm.
; ditions or problems Was settled only sixt
II years ago, by a small, Homogeneous popula
ton, speaking the same language followin
imately the same social strata. Relieved Z
Fl all necessity. for national defence, held i
check BY the superior power Of a mothe
i wealth Of that protector with q 'nroftabj
ready made commerce, New 4 Zealand is !
dollhouse plant warmed, and fertiHzed be
meath Its own glass roof The experimen
has succeeded admirably SO far in coun
try smaller than Nevada, country with d
more than half the population Of Chica go.