The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
NEW BOOKS

A COUNTRY WITHOUT STRIKES. By Henry
Demarest Lloyd, with Introduction by W.
r. Reeves, Author OF the New Zealand Com
pulsory Arbitration Law New York: Dou-
oleday, Page & Co. Price, 81.
Mr.. Lloyd came back from his New
Zealand Investigations very enthusia site
over the compulsory arbitration law of
that country, which has been in operation
flve years, apparently with great success.
Much has been said and written about the
Reeves law. 1t has not indeed, been in
operation long enough, and it has not ex-
perienced the crucial test of business and
industrial depression, that we may decide
whether 1t Will be a permanent institu-
ton. 1t is apparently the only law of the
kind in operation in the world. While
disputants may settle their differences be-
fore a board of Cancellation, they must
go into the court Of arbitration if one
of the parties desires such adjudication.
The court is composed of a representa-
tive of labor, a representative of capital,
and judge of the New Zealand supreme
court. The only disputes which are con-
sidered by the court are those in trades
where there are trade unions, and only
where the latter have registered under
the law and are given corporate rights;
can sue. and be sued; may buy and sell
lands and recover subscriptions from de-
faulting members. This feature of cor
porate power seems to work we'll In, New
ASdldlO, Out III ILLS COuuIIy 1ldny Ol tie
labor leaders have denounced incorpora-
ton. The New Zealand court holds for
three years and the members are appoint.
ed by the governor general. Mr. Lloyd
explains in detail the working of the law,
citing case after case, and it certainly,
SO far, has proved to be a .workable ex-
pertinent, and no strike has occurred dur
ing the five years of it's operation, and
during the whole period the cost has been
less than $1,000 a year. Judge Williams,
who has been a member of the court, says
| the law is an experiment, with good hopes
| Of success; in four or five years he would
be able to speak with more certainty, and
! he admits that even if it should be per-
manently successful in New Zealand, lit
| by no means follows that It should sue
coed under different conditions in other
countries" 1t is very doubtful if the New
Zealand law could get a foothold In this
country. r.. 5..-... .-..- ,.. .
THE EXTRA CANoNICAL LIFE OF CHRIST.
| A Record Of the Acts and Sayings Of Jesus
of Nazareth, Drawn from Uninspired Sources.
! BY Bernhard Pick, Phi. D., LII. D. New
! York: Funk & Wagnalls. Price, $1.20.
This volume contains narratives of the
life and sayings Of Christ not included in
/ the canon of the New Testament, which
was, after close scrutiny, completed by
the admission of the Book of Revelation.
Even In St. Lukes time he tells us many
! had undertaken to record the life of
| Christ and at the close Of the first cen
fury and during the first half of the sec
ond and later, very many gospels were
written which lacked the impress of
apostolic authority, which separated the
counterfeit from the genuine writings.
There remains but small portion of the
uncanonical gospels, acts and letters. and
| Dr. Pick has included a valuable biog-
raphy. The examples given in the book
are from: the gospel Of the nativity of
Mary; the history of the nativity of Mary;
the Arabic gospel of the Infancy; the his
| tory of Joseph; the gospel Of. Incidents;
4 the letter Of iLentulus to the Roman SEN
! ate; the, gospel of the 1Ebionates; and
/ from the recently discovered Sayings of
I Jesus found at Behnesa in Middle Egypt.
l The volume includes two descriptions of
! the personal appearance Of Christ by
1 Lentulus and Epiphanius. 100