ARGENTINE PENSIONS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 107, 7 May 1924, Page 7

ARGENTINE PENSIONS

LAW MUST i3E

PRESIDENT OFFERS AMENDMENT.

(UNITED PRESS. ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.) . (ABSTRAUAS-NZW Z3ALAND. CABLE ASSOCUTION.).' :; . ■:".'/; 'BUENOS AIRES, sth :May. ■ : With'.1, both";.Ca-pital and Labour' on strike, and demanding the postponement of the application'o£-the pension law, President de Alvear to-day, announced, the. sending of .a .message to Congress indicating that heintends to enforce compliance with the law, but will jiropose amendments : designed to meet the objections to. it. : , . „ :The chief-complaint is that .the law postpones : for two." years the establishment of a.scheme of benefits,.and meanwjiile; requires employers, and. employees to contribute to the fund,- not knowing ■when"-or': in-.■what-: proportion", the employer, will, get- his- money back; \, ■ : ". . '■'". '•';,.-:■'' (BEDTKR'S TEI^EORAM.) ' ■/ '' ' :;'■_.. BUENOS AIEES, sth' May.:. _ Being given? an assurance by the President that ths Government: would go to the utmost ,'to rectify the situation in Aspect to the law, committees representing the. employees and employ.ers recommended their, constituents, to cease the protest. movements' . The employers agreed -to reopen their places of business on Tuesday. The workmen tonight are debating the question.. ..