INTEREST IN THE FIGHT THE FAMINE CONFERENCE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 7 November 1919, Page 5

INTEREST IN THE FIGHT THE FAMINE CONFERENCE.

SOUTH AFRICA ATTACKING THE

QUESTION

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYEIGHT (Times.)

LONDON, Nov. 4. The public are watching the gathering Germans for "The Fight the Famine" Council's international conference with alert though disdainful interest. America, France, Holland, Russia and Belgium are represented. Mr George Paish explains that the conference is designed to overcome the food scarcity, the restoration' of exchange, credit, transport, and the old social and. political relations. The Government granted passports on condition that the conference is secret.

The economic and financial situation is exceedingly dangerous. Europe faces bankruptcy and chaos, and the first -step is to make all peoples understand the peril. Then statesmen can take the necessary measures. The Council insistg that no part of Europe can be omitted from the survey, because only international action -mil be effective.

Fifty attended th e secret "Fight the Famine" Council at the Caxton Hall, including ex-enemy delegates, who testified' to the sufferings in Austro-Ger-xnany and Russia, owing to famine. Professor Starling said he believed millions would die of starvation in Germany in Mie coming winter. w (Reuter.)

CAPETOWN, Nov. 5. A conference of employers and employees resolved by 44 votes to 40 in favor of the nationalisation of industries. The minority consisted of employers.

The Government has announced that it is reconstituting the Cost of Living Commission. The Government has fixed the retail price of sugar at 5d per lb, a -rise of Jd. A committee has been appointed to fix the price each season, based on the cost of production; also the controlling of imports and exports, and prevented dumping.

(Aus.-N.Z

Cable Assn.)

PRETORIA, Nov. 5. The National Industrial Conference carried a resolution in favor of immediate legislation to bring about the registration of voluntary industrial agreements in any industry, the application of such agreement to be to the whole of the persons engaged in such industry.