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PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1943.
NO. 3,077.
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Australia's "PATTERN POr PEACE" Sword of the Spirit Plans Self-Government for Industry Through Working Partnership Restoring Money to its Proper Function; Control of Despotic Economic Domination . . In England recently, the Sword of the Spirit Movement issued a draft plan of action as "a first step towards he realisation of a new social and industrial order, based on Christian principles." The statement was issued with a view to provoking discussion leading to constructive suggestions before the publication of the report. We present here the principal points in the plan of action: interest the new
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It is a document read in conjunction with Australian Catholic statement-"Pattern for Peace"-to be issued on Sunday, Social Justice Sunday, throughout It illustrates the the Archdiocese. unity and the progressiveness of Catholic social thought, the influence it is gradually bringing to bear on public life, and a complete answer to the lying charges of "reaction" made by the Reds against the Church. "I. In each industry there should be established a council representing management (including ownership), technicians and workers. "2. The members of the council will he the employers' associations and the trade unions concerned. "In order that these organisations may speak for all engaged in the industry, all employers or managers, and all employees in each industry to become members of their association or trade union. "Where no such association or trade union exists, it should be formed for the purpose. Equal Footing. "3. By this means. all engageed in the industry will be represented on an
equal looting in the gt)verning body of that industry.. "4. A General Council of .
Industry
should be established to co-ordinate the activities of the councils in all matters affecting industry as a whole. "5. The general council to be represented in the Legislature and to play a prominent part in framing legislation affecting industry in accordance with the principles of social justice and in eliminating unemployment. "In order to ensure the permanent representation of the general council, provision should be made for its inclusion in a revised Second Chamber.
Factory Committees. "6. In each factory or business a committee should be formed (if not already established), representing managers, technicians and workers, to advise upon matters of mutual interest." Next comes the "scope of the councils of industry." '7. Industrial Democracy means a system in which each industry is recognised as being a corporate whole consisting of all those who are engaged in it,
"Workers, technicians, managers and shareholders are all in the business together with a common interest and a common object, to serve the community by increasing the prosperity of all.
Partnership. "The object of the council in each industry will therefore be to establish
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a working partnership of al concerned
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in the industry. "la) in framing the broad policy of the industry so as to keep production in relation to consumption: "i to in all matters affecting the continuity and conditions of service and welfare of the workers including the establishment of a just family wage, and of a fair standard of work, pensions, vocational training, entry and recruitment of labour, etc. "It should be recognised that the first charge on industry as a whole is a just
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living wage determined by "ti.) an agreed standard of work: an agreed minimum average family;
"(iii.) the assumption that a wife should not work to supplement the wages to a living wage, "tc) in regulating prices and quality of goods.
other safeguards, and the State will watch consumers' interest and inter. vene where necessary. "11. Factory centres. "ln industries where it is k-fracticable, consideration should be given to planning and establishing factory centres, consisting of the m.)st modern buildings complete with hutting, power supply, air-conditioning, etc.. . industrial workers "In this way will be dispersed among healthy surroundings instead of being crowded into slum centres. .
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No industrial reorganisation can succeed which does not carry with it the revival and maintenance of a sound and prosperous agriculture. "13. The State and Indwtrial co"
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"We are still in the tunnel, but we can see the first glimmer of daylight" "It is consistent with democratic freedom to require from those engaged in an industry a minimum standard of craftsmanship, and the production and sale of a sound article at a fair price. "8. The council of each industry will also undertake as one of its essential duties to protect the interest of the 'small man' equally with those of large Small businesses will be regroups. quired to organise in groups without losing their identity. Code of Fair Practice. "9. A code of fair practice should be established by the joint industrial councils and enforced by an impartial tribunal established by the State. "10. Industry and the consumer. "There must be no 'unholy alliance of workers and industrialists against the interests of the consumer.. "The consumer will be protected against monopoly by price control or
Except as necessary to protect the consumer, the State will limit itself to supporting and assisting the industrial organisations proposed, and will not interfere in the conduct of any industry unless that industry is not being conducted in such a way as to promote the common good rather than the particular interest of capital or of labour. "14. Profits and Wages. "There should be a minimum wage Enterfor both capita) and labour. prise and hard work is entitled to a just reward whether n the form of wages or of profit.. "The level of profit and the conditions of production required to secure the minimum efficiency should be agreed by the General Council or Industry or by the council of a particu.
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Money the Servant. "15. Finance and Industry. "The domination of finance over production must be ended, and money re'Continued on Back Cover.)
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