LABOR IN BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 19001, 24 July 1925, Page 5

LABOR IN BRITAIN

TEXTILE OPERATIVES Tress Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 22. A further large industrial dispute was mentioned in the House of Commons when Mr Bon Hi ley (Lab.) drew attention to the fact that the notices to enforce reductions of wages on 20l),(j(JI> textile operatives in Yorkshire expired mi Thursday; that the operatives had' declined to accept the reductions; and flint, failing an agreement to withdraw the notices, these operatives were likely to strike. Sir Arthur Stcel-Maitland (Minister of Labor), in reply, said he had written to both sides suggesting that they should hold a further meeting with a view to avoiding strife.—Reuter. ALLIANCE OF I,A BOH. H AIIAVAYME.VS ATTITUDE, LONDON, July 22. The attitude of the Railwaymen’» Union Executive towards the proposed Labor Alliance is defined in a statement published in the ‘ Railway Review,' in which the executive, while agreeing with flie aim of the proposed alliance, G still (irmly of opinion that unloas a complete understanding is obtained on the lines the executive has already indicated, such alliance is hound to encounter internal difficulties, and it - therefore considers that the jojrrt sub- 1 roinmilfee should again reconsider tho ■ whole proposition, keeping in mind up*' port tint factors which are essential to, the well-being of (lie alliance.—Reuter,’