The Washington times., 1937-08-12

BOake Carter
New Zealand's New Deal
Irked by the Courts
Spells System Still Rules

If we, as Americans, think
that our row over the Supreme
Court is unique, we have an
other think coming. New Zea-
land is now in the throeS Of the
same controversy.
New Zealand has a Socialistic
New Deal Government. 1t has
enacted many laws similar to
those enacted the last five years
in America, and many have
been declared unconstitutional
by the Appellate Court, New
Zealand's highest tribunal, just
as many United States New
Deal laws have been killed" by
the Supreme Court.
The New Zealand New Deal
Government encouraged indus
trial unionization much on the
same basis as the New Deal Ad-
ministration in washington has
encouraged industrial unioniza-
ton under John L. Lewis in the
United States. Only the New
Zealand New Dealers are about
two jumps ahead Of the Wash
ington New Dealers. They hoped
to establish organizations Of in
Surance and bank workers, oil
employees, farm agents, real es-
tate statesmen and other white
collar groups.
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The New Zealand New Deal
Government figured that if it
could count on a perpetual war
chest from union dues it would
not only end all its financial
troubles, but would be able to
intrench itself permanently in
Office, with a well-oiled. we'll
neeled political machine.
In like manner Mr.. Roosevelt
is none too anxious to throw over
the labor unions in the United
States because they form his
chief pillar of political support,
and labor has no desire to desert
Mr.. Roosevelt just yet.
In the way Of Mr.. Roosevelt
and some of the things he has
desired to do has stood the SUI
preme Court. It ruled many New
Deal acts were unconstitutional.
Whereupon New Deal adherentS
denounced the court as a "dic-
tator," "reactionary," "thwart-
ing progress" and failing to
consider human rights"
The New Zealand New Deal
recently enacted a wage-fixing
and hours-limitation bill and set
up a. State Industrial Commits
sion to carry out it's policy.
However, the Appellate Court
Of New Zealand has just ruled
that white-collar workers can.
not be considered an industry"
and therefore the industrial com.
mission had no business fooling
around with wages and hours of
clerical workers.
THE arguments of inconven-
fence and hardship have no
weight in the matter of nterpre.
tation of the law" said the
court. That is exactly the same
argument made by the United
States Supreme Court more than
once in the last five years.
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The New Zealand New Dealers
are Infatuated and dismayed.
The courts decision will force
dissolution of the many white
collar unions, for their leaders
can promise their members no
collective bargaining rights such
as are enjoyed by the craft
unions. And in turn this means
the New Zealand New Deal poll
ticians will lose much of the
tribute" money they expected
to extract from these organiza-
tons to perpetuate themselves in
office.
So the New Dealers of Wei
lington plan an appeal to the
British Privy Council in London.
1t is interesting to note that
while they may be Socialist New
Dealers in New Zealand, they
are just the same as any other
group of politicians. When they
get in power they use the money
Of the people they are supposed
to impartially represent to build
up a bureaucracy to keep them
selves in their fat Jobs.
They pretend to be altruiSts,
but they love the spoils system
just as much as the gang they
kicked out of office.
In other words, the New
Dealers of New Zealand are
n e.