NOT FLATTERING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 89, 26 January 1942, Page 4

NOT FLATTERING.

REPORTS ON WAR PRODUCTION. BRITAIN THROUGH SOVIET EYES (Rec. 1.0 '.in.) LON'D'ON, Jan. 21. “The Russians are prepared to snerilice wages, hours and working conditions as’ the price of victory, and it is expected the British workers to do the same,” said the Trades Union Congress chairman (Mr )) olstencrolt) in a speech at the Trade Union Conference. He said lie had visited one Russian factory working three shiits and employing 20,000 people, Oo per cent, of whom were women.

Sir Walter Citrine said that reports by the Soviet delegates now in Britain on the British war factories would not all be flattering to the British. Hie delegates had seen shortcomings in the British factories, and wen* convinced that without maximum pioduction throughout Britain it would he impossible to implement the pledges made to Moscow on behalf of Britain. M. Silvernik (leader of the Russian delegation) had said that ' Britain was doing well, hut production was not ideal. There were unused reserves which, if mobilised, would considerably increase the output ol tanks, planes and munitions. They had lound production highest where the shop stewards were giving the closest attention to it.