EARLIER NEWS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15219, 5 March 1915, Page 7

EARLIER NEWS.

THE LABOUR PERIL. _

SHIPYARD TROUBLE TEJT

PORARTLY SETTIiED

ALLEGATIONS OF DELIBERATE

RESTRICTION

LONDON*. March 3.

The shipyard representatives accepted the award of t>ir Georgo Askwith, Sir Francis Hopwood, and Sir. George Gibbof four shilliiige ptfr wepk increase of wages, and 10 per cent, increase.on piecework.

The Strike Coimnitteo of the Clyde engineers ordered tho men to return to work on condition that no overtime was worked, and also that if an impartial tribunal by Tuesday had not granted the workers an extra twopence, they would then stay in their jobs, but a new strike would commence, in which workers would do a 6 little work as pessiblc.

Mr Lloyd George's reference to the effects of drink is unpopular among tho men. A Glasgow employer stated that excessive drinking on the part of the men in tho shipbuilding imluetir curtailed the output t?0 7"*r cent. Other employers eaid that the loss was oven greater. It is stated that many men working on the Clyde have to be idle at least two hours daiiy in order to reduce tho output to the level of the trudo union allowance.