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CONTROL OF
INDUSTRY
Provincialism In
South Australia
STATES' POWERS
A CHANGE of provincialism In indus
trial affairs is levelled against
South Australia by the Victorian Cham
ber of Manufactures in the latest issue'
of its "Gazette."
The charge arises from the "scanty
consideration" given by the recent Pre
miers' Conference to the Commonwealth
suggestion that minimum wages and
standard working hours should be dealt
with federally.
"Although the proposal was only
for examination and consideration,
it was turned down uncere
moniously," says the "Gazette."
"It is to be hoped that the question'
will not be allowed to remain where.
the Premiers' Conference left it. Mefn
bers of Parliament, and particularly
those comprising the Governmer:ts,
must be made to recognise that an obli
gation rests on them to free industry
from the shackling effects of unneces
sary and burdensome overlapping legis
lation."
"The Gazette" adds:
"If the State Governments are .de
sirous of ending the trouble that exists
through their jurisdiction in industrial
affairs conflicting with that of the
Commonwealth, what steps do they
consider should be taken to have "the
situation relieved?
"Do the Nationalist Governments
in Victoria and South Australia
require that the Nationalist Govern
ment of the Commonwealth shall
again put forward proposals for the
transference practically of all in
dustrial powers to the States?
However desirable as a principle that
might be, any step in that direction
would assuredly mean political suicide."
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