ABSTRACT
The Australian arbitration system also aroused major interest. Alfred Manes, like Schachner, was a professor of ‘national economy’. He visited Australia for a month as part of an eight-month world trip. On his return to Europe Manes published an account of his travels in 1913 under the title To the Country of Social Miracles. The idea of settling industrial disputes by arbitration is not a new one that emerged first in Australia and New Zealand. What is original about Australia’s contribution is the introduction of compulsory arbitration courts in place of voluntary courts which have long been known in other countries. There is no doubt that every attempt to settle industrial disputes should receive our closest attention. But one cannot expect a radical legislative cure for strikes and lockouts. It is entirely unjustified and incorrect to accuse legislators of failure in their measures to end all strikes.
