SERIOUS LABOR SITUATION.
-♦- _ LLOYD GEORGE'S DEPARTFRF DELAYED. conditions now normal iv BELFAST. (Renter's T.'iesrranU LONDON, February 20. Mr Llnyd George has delayed his departure for Paris owing to "the serious ■ abor s;tiiation m Britain. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) . LONDON, February 18. lhe transporters have decided to hold ■then; hand pending the receipt of the emp.overs 1 proposals, bub declare that they regard the suggested arbitration with disfavor. Mr Smillie, on. behalf of the miners, says m reply to Mr Home Minister of Labor, that if the ballot favors a strike, the executive will a«t thereon unless the demands are conceded. While lie has not admitted! it, the concessions demanded would results m crippling industries, owing to the increased prioa of coal, and would inflict hardship on the public. That, he said was a matter for the Government, which eouW cheapen th e cost of production if :t wished. The situation m Belfast is becoming normal. Many industries and public services are restored.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14844, 22 February 1919, Page 3
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163SERIOUS LABOR SITUATION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14844, 22 February 1919, Page 3
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