RESOLUTION. 
{. This Conference of representatives of workpeople 
engaged in the various branches of the iron and steel industry 
and having a stake therein second to that of no other interest, 
view with grave eoncern the failure to secure such a conscious 
planning and organisation of the industry as the present 
situation demands for its future suceess as a progressive 
force in the economie life of the country. 
2 We assert that there is no justification for the defeatist 
attitude which appears to prevail amongst those who are 
in control of the industry, but that, on the contrary, its 
potentialities are such as to inspire the greatest confidence 
in its future, if the necessary measures are taken without 
delay to organise its productive resources and the sale and 
distribution of its produets, and to secure adjustment of its 
relations with its competitors by a sufficiently authoritative 
and representative body being established capable of speaking 
for the industry as a whole. 
3. We are of opinion that, taking the long view, this 
would not be secured by any crude expedient of Tariff im- 
position which has no regard to the necessity for financial 
adjustment and organisation, nor to the extent to which 
the industry enters into the requirements of other important 
trades. On the other hand, we assert that in any scheme of 
pfficient national organisation of the industry, it is essential 
for its healthy development that provision shall be made 
for obtaining reasonable security in its home market by the 
proper control and regulation of those forms of uneconomie 
sompetition which prevail. 
4, In view of the urgency of the situation and having 
regard to the national welfare, as it now appears that the 
gonflicting interests of private enterprise make impossible 
the necessary action with regard to the industry, we call 
upon Parliament to give the Government legislative 
authority to bring the indusiry within the control of a publie 
utility eorporation, and to secure the mobilisation of the 
best organising ability, technical knowledge and experience 
for the effective organisation of the industry on the following 
lines *— 
(a) 
(bh) 
(¢) 
The application of a national scheme of planning of 
the industry in all its main branches in well-defined 
regions of organisation with Managerial Boards 
responsible for the operation of the indusiry in their 
respective regions, 
A Central Board for the general supervision of the 
regional organisations, but allowing such local auto- 
nomy as will secure the fullest degree of initiative 
to produce the best results consistent with a sound 
national policy. 
Among other things, the Central Board would arrange 
for an adequate supply and distribution of ores and 
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