BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 27 March 1918, Page 8

BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL

MAN-POWER PROPOSALS

! ENGINEERS' ATTITUDE IMPROV- | ING. . I STRIKE CONSIDERED UNTHINKABLE (Received March --27, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, March 26. The Amalgamated Engineers' Executive has sent out ballot papers with reference to combing out, accompanied by a statement pointing out that the Premier's recent promise means that diluted labor will be placed in line regiments and preference given to : skilled men. The latter will be utilised • mainly> as technical units. The" statement adds: It is fair to . point out that the Amalgamated En- < gineers' contention on these points I have thus been met. : The ballot will close on April 5, and - the executive believes that the result s of the ballot will repudiate the unofiiI cial conference cabled on March 24. l Mr Roberts, the Labor Minister, del scribes,-the threatened engineers' strike i as unthinkable at this critical period, 1 when the whole destiny of our country i is at stake. I. =a'