GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR
Narrowed By Work Of 1.L.0. PARIS, October 25. The gap between rich aud poor has been narrowed in those countries which had carried out the conventions, of the International Labour Office, said MrGeorge Isaacs, British Minister of Labour, at the 1.L.0. Conference. “The increased representation in the 1.L.0. of States with large impoverished. populations is a clear indication of their desire to obtain guidance and support in the task of improving their conditions. There can be no assurance of peace unless the peoples of all countries are safeguarded against want and misery. No political machinery will be effective unless we are successful in raising the living standMr. Isaacs said the war had reduced living standards, but had given . many soldiers an opportunity to see different ways of life. They would not be content to resume without complaint the miserable lives to which thev had been accustomed. He hoped that with the growth of understanding there would be no nations which were not associated with this beneficent work for mankind. 'Phis statement i s interpreted by Reuters’ correspondent as referring to Rus-
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Dominion, Volume 39, Issue 28, 27 October 1945, Page 7
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