BRITISH TRADES UNIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19626, 3 May 1927, Page 9

BRITISH TRADES UNIONS.

ME. BALDWIN ON THE BILL. INTERESTS OF COMMUNITY. LABOUR PROTEST MEETINGS. By Telegraph—Piisss Association— Copyright. (British Official Wireless.) A. and N.Z. RUGBY. May 1. In reply to a proposal made by the National Industrial Alliance that the progress of the Tradies Unions Bill should be suspended the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, said that in view of the arrangements he had made he could not entertain the suggestion. He hoped the Alliance would recognise that the Government had no other motive in introducmg the bill than to deal with the situation which was created by the events of last year in the interests of the whole community. It was not intended to prejudice the well-being of the trades unions or to curtail any of their legitimate activities and he did not think the bill would be found °n examination to ha«ve any such effect. Mr. Baldwin said he believed that when the proposals under hill were more clearly understood it wfloukl be found they would not hamper the movement for industrial peace. Ihe May Day Labour? demonstrations of protest against the bill attracted large crowds. Most of the demonstrations took the form of processions, followed by openair meetings at which opposition to-the measure was registered. These meetings passed off without any untoward incident.