INDUSTRIAL CONTROL

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 12 September 1933, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL CONTROL

DRASTIC PLAN REJECTED TRADE UNIONS DEBATE (United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapl Copyright.) LONDON, Sept. 9. Plans for tbe application of the socialisation of industry were discussed by the Trades Union Congress. Tbe general secretary, Mr W. M. Citrine, pointed out that the next Labour Government was pledged to socialise certain basic industries quickly arid definitely. Mr Citrine questioned £hl e wisdom of a resolution that 50 per cent, of the representation on industrial managerial committees must be workers’ nominees, with ultimate control entirely vested in the workers. He expressed tbe opinion that such a policy would seriously prejudice Labour’s chances al the next election if electors were told that State oostrolled industry meant worker control. The resolution was lost, 1,045,000 voting for and 1,428,000 against it. Over 1,000,000 abstained from voting. LABOUR PARTY CRITICISED VIEWS OF SIR H. SAMUEL

PORT HOPE (Ontario), Sept. 8. Sir Herbert Samuel, chairman of the British Liberal Party, addressing a Liberal conference here, said jt was a question “if the Labour Partv in England had contributed at all to progress, and if we would not have been further on if it had not existed.” He challenged the wisdom of Labour’s demands that banking and industry should be placed under the direct control of the Government.