1957-09-17 — Page 4

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The

German Iron Men dig in

to

prevent STRIKES

• SECRET PACT

• MONEY POOL'

• IT'S TAX FREE

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THE CHINA MAIL, ⠀⠀ TUESDAY, ` ¦ SEPTEMBER 17, 1957;~

From SEFTON DELMER, DUSSELDORF.

VEST GERMAN iron and steel bosses, afraid their Metal Workers' Union means to force wages up to nearer the British level with strikes and strike threats, have, I understand, made a secret anti-strike pact. And they have created an anti-strike fund.

They are determined depanding on supplies from pact and the anti-strike that German industry, one closed down by a strike fund is that the money which in five years has

shall be fully compensated spent can be offset for tax lost fewer man-hours sulting from non-deliveries.

against loss of profits re- purposes against profits.

than Britain in the last

Which makes it quite a four months, shall not Member firms are pledged cheap form of undertaking lose the main foundation not to engage striking even though it is likely to workers from another one run into millions of pounds of its prosperity-low affected by a strike. Quite if strikes take place. labour costs and free- a point, this, in Germany, dom from interruptions now coming to the full- "It's a monstrous plot through strikes.

employment stage on the and typical of the bosses' labour market.

callousness," commented AL AL moeting in

Herr Sandvoas, of the Ger- Dusseldorf of the Em- Any information which man Metal Workers' Union ployers' Federation the members of various com in the Ruhr. bosses have agreed not mittces, appointed to help only

to help each other the firms stopped by strikes,

"The

employers

have

in resisting strikes but have might get concerning the turned down a demand for pledged themselves to in firm's inner workings or its improvement of conditions demulfy firms in full contracts and contacts are which would have amounted nga inst loves resulting of course to remain strictly to not more than Id. on from strikes,

They have even agreed that strike resisters shail be compensated against the loss of the profits they would have made hud there

been no strike.

I have before me a copy of the most. remarkably thorough document of the employers' pact. It is called "declaration of solidurity."

BARRED

secret.

'CALLOUS'

The chartered accountants

appointed to investigate the firm's books for purposes of compensation are specially ordered not to give to the examining committees any details, but only the result of their examinations.

A special fee for contri- butions to the anti-strike fund and the compensation schedules has been worked Every conceivable econo- out. It differentiates be mic motive which might tween the various members cause a firm-especially one according to their financial of the smaller ones-to give strength.

in to a strike threat has teen provided for.

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The Man with Flying Honours

NIGERIA'S PRIME MINISTER

IS

THE MAN FOR THE JOB

London,

THE first Prime Minister of a Federal Nigeria, Alhaji

characteristics of a nationalist leader. No ranter or de- magogue: no secker after publicity. He is quiet and un- (assuming, Soft-spoken, with a melodious voice..

Nkrumah and 'Zik' enjoy being, carried shoulder-high by F cheering crowd; but Nigeria's Prime Minister would sooner slip away, unnoticed, and make his own way home. Behind this in- difference to popularity there is a deter- mination to lend his country forward to full independence. There is intense de- votion to duty and a vast capacity for hard work. He started life with no ad- vantages. His father occupied a lowly position in an Emir's household. Abu- bakar became a school teacher..

Sheer merit brought him

to the top

He rose quickly in his profession and ten years ngo entered political life. Sheer merit has brought him to the top. And

in Northern Nigeria it takes 'guts' and; ability to climb the ladder; for the North; is a feudal country where the 'plum' jobs usually go to those of noble family, To draw a parallel it is as if a peasant's son in Britain a century and a half ago had risen to Cabinet rank in a Ministry com- posed of Londonderrys, Devonshires.

Derbys

and

by Harold James

TRIC COATES has said Premler of the Western that there is just as Region, is the head,

At present most of the 'bla nalens-like "Zik', Awolowe, and the Sardauno of Sokoto have clocted to make their career in the Regions.

But when Nigeria gains full soll-government and becomes a member of the British Com- monwealth It would be a pity- If at the Federal level there was only a 'second eleven',

The next three years will bo period of preparation for self- government. For Nigeria's Prime Minister it will be a busy and testing time. Those who know him have no doubt as to ability to come through it, with aying honours.

Master of Light Music

("Bird Songs at Eventide," "I pitch my lonely caravan," and "Sleepy Lagoon," for example) are just as popu lar an his orchestral music, and his loyalty for hits native town is still strong, for three years

ago he wrote a new march for the Nottinghamshire police.

Eric Contes had no idea.. that his composition was to be

British civil servantà in Nigeria watched with in-. terest the rise to power of Nigeria's new Prime Mini- Until the new Prime Minister much art in writing a clever ster. How would be get invited them, the Action Group foxtrot 38 a symphonic was unrepresented in the Coun on, they wondered, with ell of Ministers. But heung poem, and his long list of chosen for "In "Town Tonight." Nigeria's elite-the great now broadened the basis of the popular works has proved Half an hour before the trans- Emirs of the North. Would Cabinet by giving that Party his own artistic abllity. mission of the first programma they resent the rise to

two seats.

Eric Maschwitz and A. W. Hin- The Action Group has come He devoted

then his early son, who was

producer, power of a commoner?

under fire from Dr Azikiwe's Thanks

to the natural Party for accepting the invlla career to the study of the realise that they had not got a signature tunc. An urgent tion. Indeed, its decision to par viols, and won a scholarship message was sent to the Gramo- diguity and common sense

ticipate in the government is not to the Royal Academy of phone Library for all records of men like the Emirs of universally approved among its Music, where he was a pupil with London in the title. The Kano, Katsina and Sokoto own supporters. Some of these of Lionel Tertis, and at the Londo Sulle" came up with and thanks, too, to the same feel that it would have served qualities in Abubakar them better to remain in opposi-Same time began to study

composition. Sir Alexander Later that evening, busy in a Mackenzie advised him to dark-room developing photo-

in

graphs, Brie heard his wife call: for composition Do come here, they're playing

tion,

between

The

go

the rest.

Balews-relations the feudal overlords and the War to the knife rising politician were with- out embarrassment.

In their domestic programmes seriously, but it was Rome something of yours on the radio, Emir would come forward here is little to choose between years before he gave up the but I can't think what it is?** to meet the Minister; the for short) and the Action Group, chestras,

the National Council (NCNC viola, playing in theatre or- Erle half-opened the .door Minister would make his But there is wor

string quartets and stoned. ^ "Bellevo : It

or obeisance in a formal bow. between them.

finally joining Sir," he told Peter Duncan, "I The ruling families had the

It is partly a clash of per-Honry Wood's Queen's Hall couldn't remember what it was sonalities, for there is no love Orchestra as principal viola. back to my, developing."

called myself, no I just went wisdom to realise that, with lost between Zik' and Awolown. the stirrings of democracy in Nigeria, power was pass ing into other hands.

A difficult team

to the kulle

and

Lho Yoruba of the west.

.Mr

Half an hour later, Mrs Coates

"It's Knightsbridge.”

said,

He stayed with Sir Henry. But it is also a tribal clash- between the bo of the cast and for seven years, but then

decided to give all his time called once more, "Listen,” she Holding a balance between the to writing music instead of They're playing it again," two parties will not be the loant playing it, and the wisdom important task in, what

"Oh well," Erle replied, Lennox-Boyd calls this heavy of this decision has been don't suppose it will do the burden of office." Fortunately proved, over and over again. march any harm,” The new Prime Minister has fon the now a difficult team to drive, for his neither of the party leaders is si

"London Perhaps his

A few minutes later, the phone government is a coalition be member of the Federal Parlia Suite" is one of the stron began to ring. Callers from all tween the three major partica:

ment, for both "Zlis' the Northern People's Party Awolowo remain at the head of Contes and the BBC, since wanted more information about and gest links between Eric over Britain were being aput through by the BBC. They to which be himself belongs; thair repective Regional it was in 1988 that the the tune. There were twenty

National Council of erimenta

- Nigeria and the Camaroons,

Prime Minister

As with the new Federation Knightsbridge March from thousand inquiries in a few Bhot which Dr Azikiwo is of the West Indies so with this Sulte was chosen as days,, and, eventually, the BBC

Federal Nigeria-dho question

had to have special slips printeck and the Action Group of class whether federal polities or the signature tune for "In to cope with the demand for which Chist Awolowo, the local politics are more important. Town Tonight." - His songs particular

-founder and leader;