The San Francisco call., 1904-06-13

IN crncial report shows that only u ALa1laos
and I23 Ausrrians are employed On the East
Co0lgSrsie and KsIgooriie Zolddslcs
NJ. watson said his experience q Italians
II New SOurh Wales was that they made good
colorlsrs. and had always stood up 1or talr
rer-1s CO mining fields
Early action is expected on the Fed
ersl capital site OF the various places
proposed Lyndhurst now seems 70 have
the lead
Sir John Forrest. late Home Minister.
who has given much time 70 the exam
inatiOn Of various sites. viii submit the
results 10 his successor In an interview
recently he said:
FEDERAL CAPITAL
SINE Doubt has arisen as % whether the
speedy selection ot a SIC might not o aeIsrrse
bT coalition Eirh Victorian members who
are opposed 70 the proposal. Sir John Forrest
has no apprelerstcrs on this score Il = ad-
v-sanle and almost Imperative he remarked
Tesrer1aT. --rhat rhe size fer the future capital
should be fixed as soon as possible Go not
think however. that any raj injury has been
suffered bT the delav. because the various sites
have been mere csrHcuil- locked al. and bet
ter result VII probably be attained I fear
le-tel 50 as % G a. -. anI4se 20 etIner
Sr1ne- Melbourne and II such feeling
does exist 7 s 20 ne much regrestso y hat IS
necessary Is -hat the very best site under the
terms ot the constitution shall be selected, and
u such q site IS available. 70 be con
Te13enr 70 both tEe great cities OF Sydney ard
Bur AIRY idea that the site should be suitable
fer Melbourue CT Sydney. and nct Tor the
orhers- ought really 70 Be- excluded from con-
s-cersuon r such an important national mat
ter
7 believe that il VIII be TOW easier for
uenbers % Gene % = cscisfon as % the best
site as they possess fuu knowledge of the
conditions CT each sail have 10 Hesitation
when finally report upon I-vndhurzt n making
A strong recommendst ttr-l in favor OF the site
which consider the best o. any have ex-
AHMED"
Commenting on the results OF the
workings OF the arbitration court, the
Sydney Herald. under the heading The
Unfortunate Employer" says
RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS.
L Is becoming clearer month By month a.
the arbitration court extends is Jurisprudence
L1AI the employer OF labor Is nobody II par
ticu-ar- He may fancy that. as the owner oc
much machinery and the investor of great
ceal o. capital he has certain freedom and
some rights and privileges. 4 particular ma
chine. Tor instance nay be intended 10 DO a
stated quantity q work ard On buying It be
may assume that he VII be entitled % say at
what speed II snail run and how many uen
shah look after IL
Bur this Is al a myth Z We may believe Mr.
Justice Cohen The employer = practically the
llErib bic servant o. the euplaye-Wtrh the Arhi-
rrz-icn Court IS ttuekesper- NJ. Justice Co
hen remarked YESTERDAY. n reply &C Dr- Cul-
len. Tho protested against an employer beng
forced 20 employ more uel than he required
ca any machine. that K was al a mistake 70
suPpose that there could be freedom n the
MATER The Industrial history q the last half
century had altogether negatived the conten-
r-au thar employers could control their business
= --es --A=o II al parts OF NE world
Unions q employees forced the employers into
al sorts q sgrseluenCs 70 conditions OF la
--E -E--l Nas let4 . seLlLe TIE matter Be
cause the uulCls have been able % follow q
certain course during the last fifty years iI
must oe quite right. and nobody IS 70 utter =
word That Is - say. might is right and Mr.
Justice Cohen - delighted % advertise hiIusel
As The humble servant o. might On the same
s1asive 1ickerlng with reviewers and bl1dgeons
will be declared right during the next hlIr
century and. finally the mar with a pound
i1 1is pocket VII b declared al enemy Ot rne
S-lre- Z is Cufte ex1lieable Ct course now
thar socialism n Our Tine IS the Iabor bat
IL cry ard down With the Capitalist a
good Trades Han gag The employer must
1lsr accept the situation with the best grace
h capable cf. and --hen rhe Arbitration
curt declares that he has no rights 7vhatever
hs VIII understand that that is the law Of in
1usI-y IN this unfortunate state II Re elects
70 withdraw from or not &c enter on inz5-zlry
here, who shall blame hiul2
Their ExceIIeucies the Governor Gen
eraI and Lady Northcote entertained al
dinner on Saturday evening, May Il
his Exceilency the State Governor.
Lady Rawson and Miss Rawson. Sir
Frederick Dsrle-. Lady Darley and
Miss Darley. Lady Barton. B. r Wise
and Mrs Wise. Sir NOrmand MacLaurin
and Lady MacLaurin. the Lord Mayor
Mayoress, Lord Monk Breton. Briga-
der General Finn and Miss Finn and
Captain Wilson. A D. c
The Prime Minister. Mr- Watson. was
entertained by the Governor General az
lunch on Saturday. Nay "A, al Govern
ment House. Melbourne
Large numbers OF persons are prepar-
ing 10 visit the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis.
The customs station at Botany was
% be closed after May IL
Il has been discovered that the nine
Chinese who were refused a landing
from the Chingtu and were afterward
brought ashore BY order OF the South
Australian Premier are holders OF
fraudulent certificates
On comparing the certificates with
duplicates held by the c-scorus II was
found that in every case different pho
tos and different thumb impressions
we're affixed TO the originals
The Pacific Coal Company has issued
an ultimatum 70 its striking miners.
stating that Il they do not accept the
terms offered they wiz never be rs-en-
gagged
The State Cabinet has decided 70 call
for tenders Of $4,000 tons OF steel and
iron Tor the Railway Commissioners.
The contract VIII supply the Comuis-
cAlA4-AG A0A nv ana Involves an
estimated expenditure of 500. .OO0.
The Queensland Premier stated re-
Gently rh4&~the Government had spent
more than e .250. 900 n fighting the "a B.
biz pest without success.
COUNCIL FOR DEFENSE.
When the question came before the
Secate last year Senator Dawson was
strongly opposed to a proposal 70 es-
tablish an Australian Council OF De-
fense- Since then, however. the Minis
ter for Defense has changed his mind.
He states TOW that he IS favorable TO
the establishment Of a council, although
he had not vet reached any definite de-
cisiOu on the matter.
A statement prepared at the instance
OF the Postmaster General shows the
weights of the mail matter dispatched
from the several States in 1902 by the
ocean mail service, with the proportion