LABOUR AFFAIRS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 11 January 1922, Page 8

LABOUR AFFAIRS.

INDIAN' DELEGATION. Press Assn. —By Tel.—Copyright. SYDNEY, January . The Indian delegation has arrived en route to Fiji where it will inquire into Indian-labour and land settlement conditions. f... . ... . . / OBJECT OF INQUIRIES. REASON OF UNREST. SYDNEY, January 10. The spokesman of the Indian delegation visiting Fiji, said the object of the inquiries was to find the cause of the unrest, which lay behind the recent strikes. Although the syste”. of indentured laltour had ended then are many labourers in Fiji against -heir wills, having been enticed there by false promises. It was a common tiling for young jxiople to find th, ms-ires lost at large gatherings in India and recruiting agents undertook to ome the unfortunate wanderers. The 1 itei found themselves later in Fiji ;ere 'they were practically slaves. They were informed that they would be paid only pre-war wages. this treatment is regarded as a slight upon the people of India. All icy asked was if these men wore not aid decent wages that they should I. ■ ~eut j home again.

INDIA’S LOYALTY. Members of the Indian, dele... ion emphasised the loyalty of India to the Empire stating that! the de, anstratioiw during the Prince’s visit were not expressions of disloyalty but an effort to gain full Dominion celfGovernment. They added that mcooperationists were also atteu. i-ing to suppress the drink traffic tiich would mean a Joss to Brito:?, of £15,000,000 annually in revenue