WASTED MANPOWER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 15 June 1940, Page 2

WASTED MANPOWER

IDLE INHABITANTS THOUSANDS IN LONDON USEFUL WORK ADVOCATED \ LONDON, 31st May. | “Are we at war?” asks “The Times” in an article which states that a tour of London reveals enormous resources of man-power standing outside hotels, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and shops. “Many of these thousands of ablebodied men are in uniforms more bril- j liant and elaborate than that of a gen- | eral,” adds “The Times”. “Some are j veterans, but more useful work could be found for most of them. “An army of young men staffs scores of amusement halls all over London. There seems to be no place for these resorts, which are wasting time and money with pin-tables and gambling machines. “There were at least seven dog-racing meetings in London last night, which drew big crowds, diverting effort and money from more serious business. Women in the West End are buying luxuries when the State urgently needs the money.” “Our most urgent measure is to put Army discipline into our bureaucracy,” says the ‘Daily Mail.” “Civil servants should work at week-ends. Their daily processions from Whitehall to Pall Mall | for a leisurely luncheon must cease.”