Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-31

placed men at tine mines and threat
ened to shoot down the first man
that interfeTed. Peace was in1medi-
ately restored and business went on
in its accustomed manner. At the
next ses sion of parliament steps were
taken for the establishment, Of the
cancellation and arbitration act. The
speaker defined how the cancellation
board was chosen and how the arbi-
tration court was created also the
duties and procedure Of each.
Lsfingwell said he was not present
to adyseate the laws Of New Zealand,
but said that he was a believer in
that old maxim Let justice be done,
though the heavens fall. He said
that he had noticed from time to
time that newspapers published as
fact that the New Zealand concilia-
ton and arbitration act was a fail
ure. He said that he had made
special study Of all the laws pertain
ing to New Zealand and that he posi-
lively knew that the law was upheld
by the government and sustained in
every way. In February. 1902, he
said, an article was published in a
London paper stating the law was a
failure and that the working men in
various parts Of the colony were on
a strike. It was necessary that
prompt action be taken and Attorney
General Miller took the matter be-
fore the supreme court. Judge Coop
er, on the bench, sustained the valid
ity of the law, said it was as effec-
tive as any other law of the land,
fined the strikers % pounds Cor $125
each} gave them the privilege of
paying their fine at the rate of /
pound week, but told them that
in default of a single payment they
they would be sent to jail to work
out their entire fine. Employers and
employees then got together, arbitrat-
ed their differences, the employees
went back to work and paid their
fines as assessed by the court, and,
today, contended the speaker, there
| is peace and ahrmony between capt.
tai and labor in New Zealand and
the conciliation and arbitration act
is the chain which binds them to-
gether. ~
| According to LefHngWe1l, there are
| splendid opportunities for American
| manufacturers to sell their products
in New Zealand ,espe cially boots and
| shoes, leather goods. sewing ma
| chimes, lumber and everything used
| on the farm.
| Lefingwell gave a glowing account
and was eloquent in his description
/ of the picturesque beauties of the
country.
| The climate OF New Zealand. LET
/ fngwell declared is delightful. The
temperature averages about SO de
grees in the winter time and from
go to 65 degrees in the Summer
! months. The rain fall is consistent
to such a degree that the country
has never experienced a drought Of
failure of crops, while enormous
yearly yields, of cereals are the rule.
The entire absence of billiards. and
cold storms make 1t possible for farm
ers to keep stock without going to
! the expense Of building sheds or shell
4 ter for it. The fact that New Yea
land has the lowest death rate OF
any country in the world, Lefingwell
says, is a clinching argument for Its
a climate.
Rich, not only in natural advant.
\ ages, Lefingwell says, New Zealand
/ is the richest country, in proportion
3 to its population, in the world-S1,.
u 4So per person. Out Of a population
of a little less than / ,O00, 900, includ
\ ing 40, 900 Maoris, there We're, at tfls
end OF the year 1905, 276, 066 per
8 sons who had money IN the saving
banks and their joint deposits ag
gregated s43s ,3s1 ,495
! There compulsory education is /.
law and ali children are forced t,
! obey it. Pupils must begin attend
ing school at the age of Z and con
! tinue until the age Of Ia, unless prio
to that time they are able to pass TIL
I fourth grade. This fourth grade
7. when passed, is equivalent to bein
I prepared for the high school in Am
erica. Children cannot evade tn
law Even their parents are not d
! pended upon to enforce it. but thei
3 absence IS attended to by an Office
! whose duty is to look after truants
3 and he does II most effectualiy. Thi
law, LefingWell believes. is respons
! BILE for the fact shown in statistic
that there is less illiteracy III Ne,
!. Zealand than any other country i
i the world.