BRITISH LABOUR TURMOIL

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11754, 11 February 1919, Page 5

BRITISH LABOUR TURMOIL

MORE PUBLICITY WANTED. USE OF MILITARY LORRIES. [Answ and N.Z, Cable AzaoeiationJ London, February 9. The press urges on tbe Government that in all strikes henceforth there shall be prompt detailed publication of the facts on both sides, where tbe general public is affected. Even the Conservative papers suggest a more frank disclosure on the basis of prices and profits. The workers increasingly challenge the huge business retorus, as instanced by the Imperial Tobaceo Company’s report, showing the year’s trading, profit as £3,825,000, while the poor man’s “smoke’ has donbled in price and declined in quality. The President of the Board of Trade aud the Home Secretary informed a deputation from the Licensed Vehicle Workers Union that until the dispute of ;the underground railways is settled, it is impossible to say whether military lorries will continue to be used to convey the public or not. NUMEROUS UNAUTHORISED STRIKES. Loudon, February 8. There have been sporadic unauthorised strikes in many London engineering shops, strikers demanding eight hours, including meal time. STRIKE OF OFFICIALS"AT WESEL Amsterdam, February 9. Officials, including police, at Wesel strucs in protest against the Spaitacus methods. The Spartacists hold the town hall, which is strongly guarded. The city is without water or gas.