BRITAIN'S MAN POWER
UUESTJL-iN OF OKOA.MSATIO.N,
A COMPLEX PROBLEM.
[AUSTRAUAN and N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.]
Received this day at 1.1-5 a.m. LONDON, 1 cbm ary 20,
Mr. Melville .Chamberlain, at a'meeting id the Stock Exchange, said that llie problem of organising our manpower \vas so complex • tiiat it could nut be solved wiiudut' the nation’s willing help. The war was rapidly approaching a cris.s. We believed tiiat it would linish this summer, but we could only beat the eneaiy.it we put our whole strength into the contest.
Mr. Chamberlain suggested that clerks mignt give their service. It was possible that there might be a closing of the Exchange for a day or part of a day weekly in order to release men for national service, i
He urged stuck brokers to consult representatives of his Department regarding the suggestion. 4
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 February 1917, Page 7
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