WORKERS AND MUNITIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16405, 9 June 1915, Page 5

WORKERS AND MUNITIONS

MINISTER OF MUNITIONS Bttj. CRITICISM IN THE COMMONS. LONDON, Jane 8. (Received June at 8.50 p.m.) Sir J. A. Simon, in moving the Minister of Munitions Bill, said the new would have to concern hirraxJf urith iodng. trial co-ordination. He had a wide of Jahour. Some Labourites and took exception to the unlimited powers conferred upon the Minister, and pointed ont that he could socialise ooal. He was practically a dictator. They warned the Government that any attempt to apply conscription to labour would lead to strenuous opposition. Sir J. A. Simon, in reply, said then was not the slightest intention so to SM the Bill. SHELL-MAKING IN ENGLAND. ORGANISING THE INDUSTRY, ESIPLOYERS AND MEN WORKDSQ TOGETHER. TRIUMPH FOR MR LLOYD GEOBG3L LONDON, June & (Received June 8, at 11.30 p_m.) The masters of Lancashire are rapidly organising shell-making. Of 50,000 engineers in the Manchester 18,000 are already engaged in munitions, providing employment fag 75,000 unskilled men and -women. Hitherto few of the 18,000 have been making shells, but the problem of diverting a considerable body of skillwl workh men is being solved by the workers' gwHtwill. Trades union declare * Mr Lloyd George has accomplished a great task by broadening the men's views. The masters have had a committee wetting for some time, and are sow urged to add representatives of lAf committees. They are completing a of labour and work in hand in engineering establishments to enable thjm to <V«Mt how many skilled workmen may be sparad for shell-making, and also in some casMt transfer civil work to other firms -with a view to transforming their own workshops to meet Government requirements. Many women are offering their ssvices, as are superannuated engineers, in accordance -with the scheme outlined by Mr Lloyd George.