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Equal representation does not necessarily mean equal power. In this 1897 introduction to Austria’s law on compulsory mining associations, Hermann von Schullern zu Schrattenhofen welcomes the inclusion of miners alongside mine owners as recognition of a partnership between labour and capital. Yet he tests that promise against the arrangements governing elections, staffing and employment regulations. Owners retain consequential powers, while management’s supervision of workers’ elections threatens the appearance of impartiality. Distinct from the official statute that follows it, this commentary combines confidence in social reform with scrutiny of its institutional safeguards. Readers can discover why Schullern regards public supervision as protection for workers, and why even carefully balanced representative bodies leave practical equality dependent on how employers and employees use them.