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THE CHINA MÁIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1080.
TRADE UNION ORGANISATION
move
IN BRITAIN
By John Walton
of
. Six men, working together,
views and will vote on resolutions. When a resolution is carried by a can lift weights and
majority of votes, then it becomes obstacles which one man on
union policy which brancher will Report says scientists are his own would never shift., events which affect the member-¡ in_one branch might be acting follow."
Investigating an island paradise in 24354 That is just one example of ship..
~ differently from those in another, To make the voice of the trade the Pacific where the men spend 82312 the benefits of joint effort. Now all this range of activities and very probably against
hair their unions even stronger in Britain, hours combidg the depends on the meetlogs of the own best interests. To avoid nearly all of them, including the beautiful women.
17 More than 150 years ago, workers branches into which unions are these dificulties and to ensure largest, joined together to form a In Britain bargaining for higher usually divided.
In those lonely places the At the branch that a urilon speaks with one central organisation, The Trades people are
always inclined to wages and better conditions from members pay, their small regular volce, an annual conference is Unlan Congress, It called, become barberous. their employers, forcibly learned a contributions to the union's funds. held.
collects the views of its affiliated similar lesson in working together. Here, too, they talk over their
unions on all knportant matters, As individuals they
Dirk Sukker has proposed a achieved common problems and put for- Before the conference meets, and with their authority, makes tour-point plan, ttle with their claims; but by
have banding together in trade unions, ward ideas, proposals, and com- branches sand in their Ideas in the these known to the United King-
Some people, of course, plaints. The members elect from form of resolutions to the General dom Government or
to the or- got their knife in him, and one. men in the same craft or indus- among themselves a chairman to Secretary of the Union who has ganisations of employers.
can only hope he will not be holst try won more and more of what keep order at the meetings and a been elected by the members and
Through the Trades Union Con- with his own petard. they were asking.
secretary to record their business who has to answer to the whole gress, too, trade unions maintain Thpt, simply, is how trade and decisions. And, in most union for the way he handles their friendship with workers in unions started in Britain. No unions, the men and women who their problema, " Collecting all overseas countries. Long a tradi- Government or political party hold these offices are ordinary these resolutions at the head office tion in the trade union movement, created them and they have con-workers who do their trade union of the union, the General Secre- this friendship STEWART—At St. Paul's Hospital tinued, as they began, as free or- work voluntarily in their spare tory places them before the annual strengthen trade unions in many
ganisations formed and run by time.
conference together with a report lands, Always it has tried to their own membership.
More-
show that trade unions work best on the union's work. over, none of them ask the politi-
For this important conference, when they are free from State cal or religious beliefs of the men
branches elect delegates to repre- control and free from political or and women who become mem-
sent them because, in most unions religious ties or testa, bers.
there are far too many members Trade unions, says the trade for everyone to attend in person. unionist in Britain, must be vol- On the instruction of their branch, untary associations run by the
BIRTH
on, 15th June to Margaret, wife of G.0.W. Stewart, ‹ a daughter.
ENGAGEMENT
The Rev. and Mrs. A. D. Stewart announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Eileen, to William David Lindsay, elder son of Colonel and Mrs. L. T. Rido:
TAIWAN LOOKS
AT TOKYO.
If it's not one thing, it's an- other! Now that the People's. Government has decided to lighten the rod of taxation and levics, and to help the pro- strate on to their own feet, the Nationalists are threaten- ing a resumption of the blockade and the bombings. What a nice world it might be if only we could divorce power and politics from the mutually profitable process of exchanging goods! Once more we have the pon-picture of "wave after wave" of Nation-
į
•At first, naturally, unions were small, drawing their membera
The annual conference
These union branches, however, for from the same town or group of cannot decide everything villages. But today, with nearly themselves. Otherwise, members' delegates will put forward their members themselves,
10 million members in several hundred separate organisations, they represent groups of workers from all over the United Kingdom -ñ-forming, In-wordworking,
building and transport, to name) but a few of the crafis, trades and industries which have trade unions.
Protection of living standards
Behind the Iron Curtain--No. 3:
Night class in politics
to
For instance, two of my friends, The third article in a series Russian first transraltted by wire- describing life in one of Russia's less telegraphy in the very early a man and his wife, having spent puppet states. The author of twentieth. Russian sportsmen their eight hours on the job, art these articles has only recently and athletes are constantly mak- once a week both expected to left Hungary, where he lived and Ing new world records in every-spend another two hours in the worked for many years. thing. It is almost impossible, political seminary before they go are taught therefore, not to look up to the home. There they Russion of today who is building their political ABC and they a better, happier world.
have to pass exams on it, too.
Just as the size and numbers of trade unions have grown, so have their services. Unions still exist to win fair wages for their manbers, to improve working I know a man who was one conditions, and to defend their
of a column of civilians ving standards, but they have grown to realise how closely marched off to clear debris on wages are linked with the success the streets of Budapest. He and balance of Industry, and are got back two years later, a problems of making more goods little thinner and with a nasty difficulty must be overcome if the taking a necessary interest in the
members.
from which, they make payments card from him but he told us to those among them who fall sick, all about it, quietly, when he have accidents, lose their jobs, or got back. retire through old age.
Russian version
In Hungary, too, the language
Party meetings.
·
coming to Hong Kong.
The RAF Inspector General is Having been put in the picture, couldn't Kaye Danny says he
ices.
of
If only she'd been a little more and killed the right careful man....
"US. woman found guilty killing wrong man."
Testing report that Soviet soldiers were stripping Germans of clothes and valuables, a Rus- slan commandant lost hi shirt.
It was his own race thpt was responsible.
"Women's
i Guild Burns Supper." Too many cooks?
I
n
Arrived in Brisbane, the Field. Marshal says there is still Slim chance of
pence. *
་
"A European, believed to be an American seaman....
Colloquially correct, no doubt, but maybe a bit of a poser for the geography teacher.
Peking announces drastic tax reductions.
Citizens will be glad to know that at last they're getting down their brass tax.
•
"For sale, 1940 Buick
driver, in
Glad to hear you're so fit, bud.
•
•
They have to go to their Party at a price at which these can be cough. He had been on a con- worker is to understand the Rus-meeting once
owner convertible, week and their
excellent condition." readily sold. They also do much ducted tour of the Russian sian films shown at the cinema, trade union ledge meeting once a for the Individual welfare of their Steppes and there were no the Russian plays at the theatre, week. The husband also had to For instance, most unions have Cook's comforts laid on. We the comfe operas of Lchar and join the home guard-voluntarily,
Report says that the reservoir built up funds of money from the didn't even receive a post-Russian version.
the classic operas rewritten. In o of course. It's called The Free-
dom Fighters' League, and its group on the island is "holing subscriptions of their members
members have to buy their own 2,250 million gallons."
As our American friends would But the problem Is being denim uniforms. This means all- tackled at all levels. Rusalan other night
of military tacties, say, that sure is some hole. professors are being seconded to with a spot of political theory
Myrtle's grandfather says the the universities, Russian is a thrown in.
trouble with today's smart compulsory subject of all higher education, and Russian is being Women are encouraged to join, children is that they don't smart taught in all schools from the but my friend's wife, pleaded her child and got aut of this. She elementary onward.
couldn't escape joining the De- mocratic Women's Leogue, howe, ever.
Other
alist fighter planes roaming and shooting along the coast, after a long spell of silence on the descriptive front. At the same time, Taipeh declares
built rest homes in His "education" was perhaps a that the coast is still block unions hangers can recover after little drastic. Normally the Mos- aded, and that any merchantness or take their familles for cow bosses of a puppet state are ships found in mainland ports a holiday. Most of them help content to teach the Soviet way are liable to-be-sunk as whon members have to go to law of life through the Party prs
because of something that hup-paganda machine. enemies,
pens at work.
in
as a
N
In some schools, the number Many unions, too, help mem- It is no easy task, perhaps, to of which is to increase every bers to improve their knowledge teach the workers that behind all year, all teaching is done in the
Russian language. Arul in the There is no compulsion to - of the world they live in. There the crudeness and drunkenness are workers' scholarships which they know there is a material elementary text-books all exam- lend the seminary or any other chable unions to send their mem superiority and
attend E triumphant pies are drawn from Russia-for meeting, but bers to college, lecturers are paid idealistic vision of the future instance, the little story of the will mean a low "cadra" rating. to go to trade union meetings to which they have failed to notice. miner's safety lamp will be And what does that mean? It
But Moscow-made farts can be Russian lamp in a mine on the enlarge on some current topic of Importance, and union magazines marshalled to prove the case. Don. and booklets explain news and
So
The worker reads that Russians Arst aniled round the world.
.
failure to
means simply, the promotion of approved Communists to positions for which training and intelligence Political education, however, are required. The "cudre" is the Russian discovered penicillin in les are arranged conveniently by
A comes first, and political seminar- broad term used to cover evalua- tion and selection on. Party lines, the late nineteenth century. A the Party and the trades unions. And everyone is called
called in from time to time for "enderisation."
London
says.
By "Windrush”
Special correspondent
(The following is a new series of articles by "Windrush," our special correspondent. We shall endeavour to publish "London say..." every Friday.)
This resurgence of belli- gerency in Taiwan is due no doubt to the expectations the Nationalists cherish of im- portant decisions in their favour
result of the pending high-level, talks Tokyo. Recent Taipeh messages have expressed the belief of high Nationalist developed hostile to all the officials that these discussions efforts of reasonable and con- would include the problem of ciliatory forces. Taiwan: Hitherto there haveIt is as idle to discuss where been difficulties between the the greater blame lies as it is Defence and State Depart-to debate the precedence of ments about the solution of chicken and egg. We metely the Japanese problem in record, the results; and they particular and the Pacific in are deplorable. Even the pes- general. This time a definitesimists six months ago could| and far-reaching decision is hardly have expected almost certain, and it may be rapid a deterioration in the taken for granted that what short space of qix months. ever agreement is reached The optimists who hoped that between General MacArthur, China would steer, a course the Defence Secretary, the between the two great Power] Chairman of the American blocs and thus help to pre- Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Mr. serve peace have been con- Dulles will be accepted by the founded. Soviet defence and *Administration.
other experts have been re- Taiwan is merely incidental ported as får South as Hal- London says that 51. per to think. In the pre-planning days, the idea was that things to the greater problems that nan-that is a symbol of the cent government govern were often best done by letting have to be faced. The last change that has come about.ment with a majority of seven enterprising people have their time it came up President Indeed, it has been reported is an enjoyable experience. heads. Then the younger genera- Truman turned thumbs down that there is a new and live-
tion beame devoted to "planning." Since Jast February Britain has Suppose that it is partly chang- on any policy of intervention ly topic of discussion in Tai- come a long way. After the clec-ing its mind-It would never do or adventure there. Two fac wan. It is the idea that im- ten most people's first reaction so more than partly because no- tors were of influence in that minent, charges may transfer was that the result was a disas- body wants to go back altogether decision. An overall solution mainland pressure from Tai- governed paternally for a dozen partial return to the old beliefs ter. Britain, which had now been to pre-war conditions. Even a of the Japanese and Pacifle wan to Indo-China and South-years, shivered to think now In self-help might change the problems was still put off, and East Asia-wish-thinking, but would get on under a govern- politics of Britain very radically,
ment which could ho longer 340, Queen's Road, West, Hong Kong. Tel. Nos, 38204 & 31409. Washington agreed to wait still significant. There is no dictate because it had a huge London speculates-as it has and see what British diplo-less confusion in Peking, Mr. parliamentary majority but periodically speculated for three macy and recognition could do | Mao Tse-tung, in his recent which would have to coux and years on how long Mr. Bevin with the new regime in speech to the Party Commit-wheedle, and might fall at any can rise superior to his manifold allments and remain at the For- Peking. Unfortunately it has tee, said in one sentence that
eign Office. It is sceptical about been able to do exactly the threat of a world war still But as time has passed, the most of the "inside information" nothing. We cannot even exists, in another that the country has
changed its mind on his successor. claim any credit for the mil-war rumours of the Kuomin- something like its pre-war place Not disturbed
Seeing" govemment relegated, to der economic policy of the tang are groundless!
has given-great | plêazuro, “ Peking Government, for it "What is clear is that 'the was forced upon that Govern- Japanese and Pacific problems years it is the people who are about the dispute with France For the first time for many London is not at all disturbed ment by the paralysis and are to be discussed in Tokyo now sovereign. The government over the Schuman steel, plan, anarchy that gripped the on the basis of a Pacific De- has to seek the favour of the Doubtless it ought to be: but it country.
fonce Pact among the non- people, and the people enjoys it. just isn't. This is a mark of both Moreover, while British Communist Allies of the last generai election too soon will be and the lake-warmness
Anybody who precipitates a] the luke-warmness about France about diplomacy has made no pro-war it a more direct form of very unpopular. Much of the Western Federal Union. gres
anti-Communist In- peace settlement with Japan electorate would be happy if the London hatés! London in the quisitions and agitations in is impracticable. The task is uit-of-the-next election was
again to return ́ one or other Carly summer ́--weather. the United States, and anti-twofold-protection against party with a very small majority brings out its shabbiness. It shows Américan 'outbursts from both Communist aggression so long as the majority is small up everything -old-not the ro- century London, tion infinitely worse than it the rest are mere details, people, even if I knows its own shapeless, dirty, exhausted look- was last January, Lately, the whether one thinks of Taiwan mind, often cannot express it at ing. Come up from the country, attacks on General Mac or the future of trade and an election exactly as it desires, as fresh in hawthorn time an ever Arthur and American policy shipping along the China. The peculiar electoral system has in English history: reach the out- generally in Peking broad-| coast.com.And the pace of}** casts have reached a pitch of events on the mainland has London wonders rudendas and vehemence to be matched by similar pace
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