The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
ARBITRATION LAW
TO PREVENT STRIKES
Australian Bill Imposes Penal
ties Upon Labor and Capital
for Industrial Strife

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Qf65NcIsS1 tralia for the pur-
pose of settling la
Dor disputes worked well for a time and
1t was supposed by the people of that
country, as we'll as others, that the
means OF averting strikes and lockouts
had been reached, but flaws were dis
covered in the law and it became inop
erative. F. w. Cooling, United States
consul at Newcastel, N. S. W., in q
report to the government at Washing
ton, writes of proposed legislation to
supersede the expiring industrial arbi-
tration law, and says the new bill will
undoubtedly become a law. He says:
The governing principles in the bill that
there should be number Of boards. composed of
practical men, to deal with disputes that in fu-
ture may arise in any industry; and that en-
tirely different tribunal should be called into
stence to deal with all matters In the ma ture of
enforcing awards which had been made by the
boards. called the industrial court. This court
has power to hear appeals from the award of
board. either questions of law or of fact its
decisions to be final.
The bill also provides that the party affected
by an award or common rule shall be entitled to
appeal to the Industrial court, for 1t is finally
binding upon himself, yet the conditions are
stringent In the first place. the party aggreved
must establish prma facie grounds to induce the
court to grant him leave to appeal. In the next
place, II leave has been granted, the court may
costs, which viii be check on frivolous appli-
cations. Again, before granting leave to appeal
man Of the board for its own Information, and
lastly, IL leave to appeal ls granted, the
award appealed against shall come into operatio
and continue in operation unless the court shall
finally upset it.
Regarding preference to unions. the clause In
the old arbitration act was adopted. which dis
tincty circumscribes the power of granting pref
erence.
The principle of unionism is recognized an
integral part Of Australian industrial life but II
is intended to check any abuse that might be oc-
casloned by the undue growth of the principle.
The present bill therefore provides for both
members of unions and those outside of unions 10
approach the court to settle Industrial disputes.
The boards are constituted for every branch of
Industrial life and are available for the redress
Of grievances OF any body OF men.
Strict conditions are provided for the enforce
ment OF penalties; fine Imprisonment for strike
lockout. for wrongful dismissal and fur
ther. that when person has been convicted of a
strike, and at the time OF the ofense a
member OF trade or industrial union such union
shall be responsible in money for the individual S
conduct, unless it be shown that the union 1
had taken all reasonable means TO prevent any
OF its members doing anything In the nature of
strike. This provision applies equally to employ
ers who may be guilty of lockout
Finally, provision has been made for the board
Industrial court, at any time, before after
making an award to require from the person or
union applying security for observance of the
award. The bill has been agreed to by practi-
cally all OF the members of parliament.
The following are the officers who
were elected last Monday night to serve
painters union No. 19 for the ensuing
term:
Nicholas Smith president; Thomas Linton, |
vice president; A. J. Morrison, conductor; l.. j. /
Thomas. warden; S. G. Drummond, reading |
clerk. Joseph A. Fitzpatrick, Matthew wickham, |
John Ryan and Thomas Maher, executive board; |
Thomas Linton. trustee to planning mills Michael
Norton and W. ]. Gilday, business agents.
The delegates to the district council |
of painters are:
William kennedy R. E. Masters II
William Driscoll ]. B. Flemming i
Matthew Wiskham John Kelly
W. E. Banks Henry Zes
J. Dennis l. Everett
A. ]. Murphy L. J. Thomas
Thomas Maher NJ. SIosberg
William 0rtelly Charles Areson
W. ]. Gilday ]. F. Finnegan
w. L. Reed Nick Smith
Jim Kelly Jacob Gorf
John Lund George Burns
J. L. Wolf James Mccarthy
Charles Johnson George Johanscn
L. Krongel ]. Fitzpatrick
W. G. walsh Fred Luce
H. d. BIeg j. Gunderson
J. d. McGinty Thomas Linton
H. Peterson Charles Moore
William Morlock Walter Turner
J. johnson Albert Shell
L. T. Daley II. F. Sheehan
Allen Park S. G. Drummond
7. Isreal Frank Bergen
John Dillon E. Miller
9. T. Bowen Fl. Shoemaker
A. ]. Morrison ". Norton
Delegates to the building trades
council:
Frank Bergen J. B. Flemning
W. G. Walsh W. J. GiIday
William Morlock L. KrongeI
n. Norton J. Gorf
George Johanson J. Gunderson
J. Z. Wolff Thomas Maher
II. Peterson W.. Ortely
George Burns Matthew Wickfam
F. W. Lentz Nick Smith
w. Turner w. Z. Banks
H. F. Sheehan
The election for officers of cement
workers union No. 1, who are to serve