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The Chairman, in presenting the anual report, said that until the problem of the re-employ- ment of ex-soldiers was solved there would not be quietude in this country, nor could the nation
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strong enough to take it; and the strength of their position with
3,500,000 WAR PENSIONERS, the general public would, I am
There are approximately threa convinced. be immensely in- and a half million persons, includ- creased if they did take it. It ing wires and families and other would be little risk, in any event, dependants, who are receiving compared with the risk that expansions arising out of the war. Service men had freely taken. I have seen it stated that the building trade alone could, with obvious advantage to the com. manity, absorb the whole numb
or not, it is at least certain that
BRIDE OF A DAY.
GOLD SMUGGLING.
£37,679 FOUND IN SHIP'S WATER TANK. Several important seizures of British and American gold have (says the Central News) recently been made at Rangoon, The money was found secreted an
42,000, £3,000 and £37,679 ships, and included amounts of
by a full utilization of the Labour pression. As to the affect produced to the reluctance of the trade. Exchanges. Whether justly or by my remarks upon trade uniona unions concerned to accept dilo- | not, the soldiers, ex-soldiers, and themselves, I am lass certain. tion in any form. sailors who appealed to theas That my remarks were met in a Exchanges complained of the manly and straightforward way lack of sympathy and considera-—in the spirit în which they were tion shown towards them, and made by the trade unions incredible as it might seem officials actually.present, I know there undoubtedly was a certain from the remarks they made to school of thought in this country me and others at the time. which seemed to think that a (Cheers) I am ready to believe man who retained bis employ that they also have sought to find ment during the war by declining; a way to give some practical to serve his country was entitled effect to my appeal: but I have to more consideration than the seen nothing yet to convince me man who lost his employment by that they have done so to the serving his country.
extent that I had hoped they Lord Haig, moving the adoption | would-or to the extent to which of the report, expressed bis ad- I am convinced that ought to and miration for the work of the can do.
and begged bis It is no answer, to my mind, to countrymen to give it their whole-say that the ground of a trade; hearted support. He called union's objectioma to an ex-soldier jobs. attention especially to the follow-is not the fact that he is an ez- If it is merely a question of ing points in the report-First, soldier, but the fact that be is some small risk which the unions over 2,200 more men were placed unable to earn the fall trade union are unwilling to take, they are in permanent situations this year wage. That is, in fact the whole than in the past year, and over gravamen of the charge that is 197,644 had been placed since 1895. brought by trade unions in this Secondly, the numbers registered matter. The inability of the ex- for general employment at the soldier to eam the full trade head office during the union wage is due to the fact that past two years had been as some of the best years of his life follows-1918-1919, 5,163; 1919-were given up at the risk of life 1920, 9,109. The numbers placed itself-for fighting for bis country on the books had been far in and thereby in fighting for, among
made an application to the Will, Mr. A. E Penny, solicitor, excess of the number of situations other things. the very existence of
The business of smuggling has, offered. Why were there so fex the trade unions themselves
what has become known as the proved enormously profitable for Baden magistrate repently in situations offered? Despite all (Cheers.) I can conceive of no more of ex-Service men at present Bride of a Day" case.. the efforia that had been made by serious setback to the develop employed. Whether this is true of 20, named Jones, married the authorities have at last got A girl some time, but it is believed that the association and others, by ment of trade unionism-not Goserament Departments and merely
in this country, but they could help very, materially young man named Rayment on the upper head of it. Chinese private individuals like himself, throughout the world than the to improve the present mosting day the husband called in a Penang have been the contradep
Easter Sunday, and on the follow. ships coming from the Stralet sod there were too many thousands triumph of the principles against distressing situation. of cases of deserving ex-Service which we fought for nearly five
To the latest seizure (sayn the I would not return to a subject solicitor and instructed him to carriers on every pecasion. men who were still fighting per years in France. Is it fair that of this kind did I nos feel very under which he agreed to allow Allahabad Pioner's correspond-
draw up a deed of separation haps the hardest battle of their young men should be penalized by strongly that the whole of what
his wife £1 2 week. Heenth, the Rangoon officials had topi lives in the endeavour to find by trade unions for having fought could be done has not yet been then sent her home to her call in divers before their search. work which would keep them-the trade union battle?
done, and is not being done. I
mother. Afterwards proceedings of a vessel could be completed. selves, their wives, and families I hold a letter here from the only ask the trade unions to view from absolate starvation. It was Ministry of Labour Training De my criticisms in the spirit in against the husband for desertion, big tank on the sessel was reach
were brought in the police court Nothing was discovered until a great work that the association partment dated May 26-a few which they are made, feeling sure but when the case came on the ed. This was entered through a was doing in endeavouring to help days ago. The latter is in reply that it is merely failure to sppre-magistrate saw the parties in his manhole and was found by the such men. They wanted and to one requesting that a certain ciate the utter seriousness, almost deserved active help from every ex-soldier might be trained as a the hopelessness, of the rosition
room, and a reconciliation took search party to be almost full of section of the community-Bo! bootmaker. It reads as follows: of thousands of most deserving the husband. by his contioned As gold is not injured by the place. Mr. Penny now said that water nearly twenty feet in depth. least from those of their own walk
I am to inform you that the ex-Service men, that prevents cruelty had forced his wife to action of water, it was believed in life. (Cheers.)
Director very much regress that them frem coming at once to our tease him. On one occasion he that this might have been thought owing to the opposition from the aid. It is certain that at this had brought another woman into a likely place by the smugglers to trade concerned, he could not juncture they. if they will can the hocte and had kept her there bide their gold. Continuing. Lord Haig said: sanction X.'s training in boot and help more than any other organizatnight. A sunumons was granted. Some little while ago. at Bristol,he making and reparing. I made certain references to the attitude of the trade onions on
the sides of the tank, shelves this question. My remarks cans ed some little feeling at the time. abandon their principles; but I splendid spirit of patriotism and Cheers.) However, Mr. Churchill which were from four to seven and together with a letter on the for one do ask trade unions and comradeship that jospired the concludes his letter by saying feet below the surface. On they same subject written to a pew employers alike to endeavour, men for whom I plead. All bon-that "Full inquiry is being made were a number of hags of count spaper by a distinguished general even at the cost of some sacrifice, our to these trade unions, and ict the position of this and other The work of gatting these up. as free from the suspicion of party to meet exceptional circum- may all others hasten to follow factories, and the claims of ex-took some time, and in all sixteen
Service men to employment in bags were brought, to the surfaca.- bias as I hope I am myself, gave stances by exceptional action. their example. (Cheers.)
Government factories will receive These were found to contain rise to some little discussion in It is their torn for sacrifice; the
THE GOVERNMENT'S EXAMPLE the Press-and to some correspon- ex-Service men "have already Possibly the Government might the fullest consideration."
Queen Victoria sovereigns to the ex-Service
Lord Burnham, seconding the numberof 13,587, and6,023 Ameri- dence addressed personally to given theirs. (Cheers.) To my employ
as twenty myself, apd." I, doubt not, also to mind there is only one answer to than they have done hitherto. Imotion. said that there was not can coins, known Lord Methuen, I am happy and that appeal, and that is the de- have been in correspondence with much unemployment among those dollar gold pieces, valued at four grateful to say that my own finite assurance, and proof, that the Secretary of State for War who were in skilled trades. He sovereigns each. Had the gold smuggled through there appeal at Bristol to employers ex-Service men or no ez-Service regarding the position at Gretos did not think the resources of the been and others produced a round summer) there is not enough work to Factory. As a matter of fact it Government had been exhausted would at the prevailing rates in Rangoon been a profit of about of money for the benent of the go round. That is, indeed, a con- only came under the War Office in dealing with trade antbas.
General Lord Rawlinson pro-
£10,000. Officers Association with which fession of national failure that I on June 1. The Secretary of
The correspondeat adds that. I am endeavouring to meet one for one am not prepared to mate: State writes to me on June 4 that posed the election of the com side of our common problem. My nor do I feel inclined to do so 26.6 per cent. of the total menmittee for the ensuing year, and owing to several undetected ship general remarks upon the em- when I hear that for example, the now employed are ex-Service said that if the sympathy comments, there is plenty of gold int ployment of ex-Service meo met chief factor that is holding up the men. Now seeing that the Armyradeship of the treaches could be the country. Much of the gold also with a very ready sympathy, Government's building scheine is which fought for us was a great extended to the labour and the that has been smuggled hato to which I have little doubt that not so much the shortage of many nationalArmy and comprised men industrial situation they would Rangoon has been sent to Bom some, at least, of my hearers have as the actual shortage of Labour, of all trades, I eauvo: admit that be able to find a satisfactory bay, where a ready market-basy
always been found for it." endeavoured to give practical ex-)and that shortage of labour is due that proportion is satisfactory. I solution of the difficuly.
THE BRISTOL APPEAL.
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
I DON'T SEE Way You WANT TO GO HOME TOMORROW, MOTHER! WHY DON'T YOU STAY
ANOTHER WEEK?
No, I THINK T'LL GO TOMORRO
A COMPARISON OF RISKS.
ed interest in this country. There are trade unions that have helped
So one asks trade onions to and are helping in the same
more
The Signal Corps Abandoned Its Fpsition
WELL, I DON'T
ONE MORE I'D LIKE TO
WEEK
ANYWAY
STAY ANDIKER
WEEK AT
חה!
One of the party, divested him. self of bis clothing, dived-down into the water, and then found on
BY ALLMAN
YOU DON'T, MY DEAR
BUT AFTER DVE REFLECTIONS I THINK IT BEST THAY 1'4. GO TOMORROW.
SEE WHY YOU] PERHAPS WORT STAN
LONGER!