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LABOUR AND MAN-POWER. EQUALITY OF SERVICE.

[BY THE DAILY LEGRAPH's" LABOUR CORREFONDENT.}

THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH

LEAGUE FOR VICTORY.

ENTENTE PEOPLES LOYAL RESOLVE.

A luncheon given by the Enter The man-power propoeuls of the Gov Peoples Alliance at the Abercorn Rooms,

STATE AND INDUSTRY BOARD OF TRADE REORGANISED. Bince after the war much greater de mands thin heretofore will be made upon the Board of Trade by the business in terests of the country, important steps

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the scope of the Board of Trade relating to reconstruction of British industries and trakles,

(6)—Indestrial Property

ernment make a strong appeal to the Liverpool street, London, recently, wie been taken to strengthen and imma with desaing with all branchen

patriotism as well as the innate sense of attended by the Lord Mayor and by for play of the workers. For the first Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough time during the war the men required for The Mayor of Finsbury (Major H. 1 military service am to be recruited on Barton) was in the chair

prove the org of the de

part of this department will be constitut. ed by the existing Patent Office, but the department will not only administe the law

relating to patents, designs, the

and copyright, but will the departament,

necessity of industrial property from the point ht

nd industrial poljev,. with a view to assistance for the maintenance of our view of

of commercial and commercial and industrial position. The including both the encouragement com scheme of reorganisation, which it is proention and the protection

put in as far as possible, to "mediate

It will issued recently Paper

posed

emorandum.

of

into ?m=1ersial public from the tonal

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commonscase plan, which isists on The American Ambassador wrote that prestation is out white boating to the

equality of service as the corohiry of he was heartily in sympathy with the under the scheme uch larger share

equality of citizenship. Hitherto the Governinent has been content to follow he line of least resistance. In the early

resolution to be passed and the whol spirit of the meeting.

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traders against infringement rights in foreign countries. For

:aft

The Chairman said the primary object Entirely distinct from that concerned with The head Commerce and Industry.

of the Alliance was to associate the men

ays of the war it relied entirely upon and women of the Entente

peoples in

the large number of skilled craftsmen who threw up their jobs in the engineer ing shops, in the hipbuilding yards, in the coal mines, to serve in the Army, which caused the industrial shortage, and made it necessary to stop the efflux of

en from essential trades.

of the Board's activities will be devoted the purposan the department will be in to the interests of commerce and industry clow touch with the other sections of the

under this head will be Department of The organisation

department will be tho services administration, and will

Comptroller-General of Fatehta, Designs, several branches, including new and Trade Marks

(Industrial Power and Transport, dealing with home in Big

tures, india-LX

in-A new department charged with the

of all dustries and manufactures,

general questions of dustrial power

bo kept with the Department polity relating transport in its

aspect, including shipping, of Scientific and Industrial Research, and mercial

and railway CADA kindred bodies, and there will be a repre

rolway, sentative advisory council of basiness men, and consultative commitices for groups of tradespeses

rates

in distrial power rates, ship-

te patriotic respouse of its young men, common bond of mutual interest. Ther And the response was worthy of the high desired to pledge themselves stedfastly to support the Government as for the tum "A traditions, of our race. Indeed, it was being constituted. in the prosecution touch wider and transports Close Tation

the war to victory (cheers) to advocats the formation of a League of Nations to help to win the victory and ensure for the world an abiding peace, and to keep Germany and her Allies out of the League and avoid acting or consorting with them in any way until the crime committed in this war had been ex piated (Cheets.) The Allianca sought strengthen the bands of the Government by awakening the people from the state of passivity and inducing them to respond to the call for helis made by those in authority (Cheers.)

hen

Mg

af

facilities, And through railwa

will also deal ping conferences,

relating to in electricity, Bas with questions of So far de relates to commercial

industrial purpesce, gence and the development of overseas and water power

etc. fuel, petroleum, trade (saya the memorandum) it is hoped the conservation of that the position will be adequately met

Statistics This department will by the new organisation of the Joint De combine the work of the present Census

2 Overseas Trade (Development of, Production Office with centralisation and Inteligence) recently set up by the and consolidation of the work of collect partment of Board of Trade and Foreign Office Bating and classifying statistical returns at

arious section this department can only cover a part of present carried out will

It will deal (inter the ground.: There is a widespread de the Board of Tride

and stedfastly support by every means in other directions and after amsulta expert returns, and with al our power the constituted Government of tion

informai committee of bipping, always, wholesale prices roscation of the consisting of Sir Curcinton Hyde, Sir A emigration

and immigration, output of industrial

establishments, etc., and war until Prussian militaram has been Firth Bt. Mr. H. J. Minder,

of scheme of reorganisition, has been the eff- desiry," and

trade, been framed relating to the progress finally overcome and rendered incapable M.P., and Mr. C. T. Needham, M.P. aernly will watch the statistical enta

which will, it is

both at home and transport, ciency of the department and idapt it abroad

ADYLEURY AND TR

TRADE COMMITTEES, for meeting the growing demands upon

In addition, a new and important sec it in the future,

anised tion will be created under the title of organised The work of the Board will be

General Economic Department for the Permanent (a)The Department of

Sir W. G. Wilson moved That v mand for a strengthening of the Board: alie) with British and foreign atisticn

of further evil."

in-

Juled occupation, probably the brit than did the executive of the Labour in two main dr the purpose of assisting involv Ime, has caused the workers in those Party were doing the worst service they Industry, which wil be mainly concerned Secretary in relation than

most

THE

SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE

HONGKONG.

WAR BOND

BOND DRAWING

ⱭN AID OF WAR CHARITIES).

TICKETS $5 each, HONGKONG CURRENCY.

FIRST PRIZE

PRIZES:

If $500.000 is available for distribition :—

WAR CHARITIES will receive

$125,000

$187,500

SECOND PRIZE

$ 56,250

THIRD PRIZE

$ 37,500

$93,750 Total $500,000

100 PRIZES of $1,000 to $50

YOUR $5 TICKET

It is now acknowledged, not only by our own inen, but by independent obser vers, that in all which guts to the effed tive power of moden military operations -materials, munitions, guns-ve are not marely equal" but superior to the Cor Dans. This has bear the supreme service Workers in mipyard, in engineer ang and munition factory. The country: has freely acknowledged the service which bus beon given, and it has paid for it on xceedingly generes terms, when a com parison is made with the pay of the Mr. G. WB. Jarrett, who seconded who have undergone the more the resolution, claimed that the British rduous and dangeroun service of the Workers League represented the feelings Array. The introduction of the sche- of the workers of the country much more Party The executive of the Labour could to the country in issuing their with development of trade, with vigil ing economic policy,

ance, with suggestion, with information, which, owing to their generality or memorandum on war aim-the

the sphere of any the duty of

of thinking out

and novelty extend audacious and impertinent document ever and

assition commercial:

and

special department In the near future issued by any responsible bady of men. War aims must be settled not by any dustrial policy.

(b)The Department of Public Services often of the greatest importance, will con- section of any people, but by the whole Administration, which will be primarily tinga

tinually

arise and need careful watching of the Allied nations. (Cheers,) ngaged in the exercise of statutory, and and handling especially in their arlier

1-supply The Lord Mayor said the immediate other administrative functions of a per stages. The new section will and supreme need was to concentrate on manent tature with regard to trade and neossary organisation for this purpose. victory. On that everything else depend transport now or in the future entrusted 1 will (inter tie) take over any of the Industrial mk pag may get to the Beard of Trade. It will therefore duties of the temporary

include the work performed by

Inquiries) Broach of the Board pre Prince Borghese expressed the Italian sent Marine, Railway Harbour, Com of Trade

which are not transferred to the und Bankruptcy Departments Statistical Deptriment The section will TICKETS obtainable at Banks, Clubs and Leading Stores. divisions of the Board of Trade will be charged with the duty of systematically in charge of a joint permanent secretary, studying the general economis position the problems arsing country and the but the permanent secretary in

of of the charge

and in therefrom, the department. commerce

will rank a senior. One of the The Department of sistant ment will be of senior status to the others, Department of Scientific and Industrial

a vow to giving direct assistance to Research and with other organisation with a vow to giving

such as the Imperial Institute has

lovice which could have been dade at the dustries to regard themselves as hold aga peculiarly privileged position, and Sir Auckland Geddes puts it, many them think it theirs by right. The nerally high rate of wages and the manity from military service, has let eusands of young men, who were not bued with the spirit of adventure of gb ideals of service for their country regard the minition factory as paid haven of refuge from their pored. pal responsibility under the Military rvice Act.

As a consequence, this anomaly has been lated. Thousands of highly skilled ginrers and shipbuilders are in the my men who have voluntarily done Fir bit, endured the rigours of active vice for three years, many of them ving been wounded one, two or three hes. The factories at home shelter many bre thousands of young men, by na bras so highly skilled, who are comfort ply at home, draying big wages, and up the prosent released from the

the

MAY WIN YOU

the

ANY

ONE OF ABOVE PRIZES.

Ambassadors sympathy with the movie the two main departments or have no executive fitions, but will be!

ment which the Alliance was encouraging, and complete confidence in the fitmi spocess of the Allied causes

The resolution was carried unan mously.

BRITISH IN JERUSALEM

SHEIKS EXULTATION

Each

dustry, poretarics in each main depart dustry will keep

the

tep in close touch with the

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

The following is a list of unclaimed telegrama lying in the finstern Extension, Austalatia and the work China Telegraph Company's office at Hong on matters with which kong --

FROM

permanent secretary in the gener National Physical Laboratory 1

the department will be concerned. Foi ADDERS ber

de- Abookarim

Hotal

Sydney. New York Christianis Melbourne

Saigon

Terrible Eczema

work of the department. occupation of Jerusalem by

For the purpose of determining ence ability to military service, which is the British troops has brought home to the tions of policy arising in either depart ommon lot of their fellow countrymen. world the striking contrast between the ment or affecting both, there will be re this purpose representatives of the The anomaly was one which with the pro spirit which inspires the Allies in this gular metings of the President and the partiment sro already associated with the Balu Albert, Hongkong bugation of the far could not be per war, and the spirit which inspires the who will thus constitute an effective work netted with the work of those bodies Gourook Ropework Export Co, Caloutta

permanest and parliamentary secretaries, Advisory and Excentive Committees Con Gor itted to continue In all the industrial Central Powers The Turks have taken ing boardparato an

There will be a strong Advisory Council Gourdean, Hougtong Hotel fistricte there a numberles cases of advantage of the military support of Departum of Commerce and attached to the Department of Commerce Harry Flaming

Janisson, Grieve & Com young men who have migrated from shop Germany practically to exterminate th Ministry will be concerned, with a great and Industry thoroughly representative Warios, Montrica and office to cousition works and have Armenians, to massacre 700,000 Grecks, number and variety of matters, and will of

comraercial and manufacturi

will Wire, Capta hansted of their earnings and this and untold numbers of Arabs and Jess, decordingly be subdivided into a number be divided into sub-commitiers, metting immunity from military service. The and Germany shares the guilt of that of sections or departments Each of astroquent intervals I is also proposed

clean out will by taking all the atrocities. Her responsibility is all the thes sections will be in charge of an off. as young men betiven the fixed ages who greater since her alliance with Turkey cer of asistent scrotary rank, but the to constitute representative trade commit me physically for military service, has made it impossible for the Allied or organisation will be kept as fexible ante for each important group of trades secure equality of treatment of all the neutral Powers to save the unfortunate possible, and the heads of the various see whom the Board of Trads may consult workmen affected There will be no victims.

tions will be fu constant consultation with on questions affecting those trades, includ privileges, at least one hopes not there One of the last acts of the Turks in each other and so far as possible will be ing

their comtechnical and during the period will be no preferential treatment; and no Jarusalem was to arrest and remove the

interchangeable

manufacturing:

Suitable arrange following the war. employer will be able to appeal on the Latin Patriarch, and to order the foreille NEW DEPARTMENTS. ground that this or that man is indie deportation of the Greek and Armenian It is an important feature of the scheme mots will be made to coordinate, these pensable. It is common knowledge that Patriarchs under a guard with fixed of reorganisation that the heats of de Comet with the

Advisory thousands of young meri have been set ainers. One of the rat acts of the partinents should be enabled to make fremain changes and re-groupings w down as indispensable who wore unskilled British, when they entered the Holy merce and industry at home and broad,eccessary in the case of the work f labourers, or at best only semi-skilled.

was to place the Mosque of Omar under with a view of widening their knowledge tall within the second main department the branches of the Board of Trade which the guard of Moslems furnished by the distinguished Indian regiment, the 123 and experience, and also giving them that

(Tablic

Services Administration). The Outram's Rifles The Sheik in charge of m

personal

acquaintance with manufac backbone of the work of this department Lurers and merchants and industrial con- Allenby's official entry into Jerusalem, of Trad is to command the general,

of a number of important statutes, exclaimed, "Praise God the British have fidence of the trading community The cheat

a con the Railway Regulation Acts, the Mer-

Acts the General Har como. Now we can live in perfect peste surrangement of duties and staff will there is Act Gas and Water and tranquillity. All our sufferings are fore is of such entire 4: 20 flow of Electric Lighting Astach the Weights

the Bankruptcy Act others and Measures Acts, and many

BACK FRON THE TRENCHES.

Furthermore, the scheme proposes to re

quent vaite to the chief centres of com-

will

lease the men who have done their bit the Mosque, on the day of General Litions, which is essential if the Bo will be a hitherto, the administration

men who have been wounded one, two, 01 three times There is a fealing of war Weariness on the part of many of those men, and no beter than coaation, and

o done in the interest of the

now at an end."

the

Acte

the

prtunity to exclunge the trench for the During the war there has been a reign 28 fár practicable.ition to these statutory duties it will

and applauds this decision.

this feature of the scheme being developed

The proposed sections of

be as follows:

f the men, than to give them the op driff and the late, and to recuperates in of terror in Palestine, and the Yome ment of Commercy and Industry will, at be the function of this department to deal

vil employment the strength which they Turks in pursuance of thoir Noo

with each of the services concernel-rail- have exhausted in military mrvice. The Turanian policy, have executed many the outer be as

and Tree-ways, shipping, (a)--Commercial Belations an

harbours, electric under- good sense of the country, and especially Arab leaders. One of their victims, the ties (the present Commercial Departing, el considered as undertalings, of the great body of the workers, epproves Mufti of Gaza, a member of the Hussein ment), mcluding such matters al commer-while, generer und Transport will

family, to which the Mayor and Mufti of ciel trestles and agreements, Empire and of Industrial

speaking, the department

near the Infa Onta, before the first all oths matters within the scope of the put of the relations of these undertakings Jerusalem also belonged, they hanged foreign tariffe and trade regulations, and deal with the questions of policy an Battle of Gaia The Arab population of Board of Trade which involve Jerusalein might well be thankful to be tious to or negotiations with Govern

presente to industry and commerce rid of this nightmare of tyranny and thents within the Empire or foreign Go

ernments, relating to the protection and furtheriace

of British commercial, and Ding interests in the Empire and in

Trade (Development

Joint Dep rate and Foreign Ofice) functions of the Board of

sue with respect to commercial intel

moe and

PLAIN WORDS ABOUT THE WAR

The Earl of Denbigh, lecturing at the Folian Hall, Bond street on Causes and Almis of the War and Danger of Fremsture Peace," asid had lately been addressing audiences imply and solely with the object

ducing people to think more in nations persicions custom the British electo had so long followed. Var-seeing and they were too

Empire which świ being built up in the Baghdad railwa That was the great idea the Germans had in viey, and with a through route to Aleppo it was protot too much to say she would ham been rable to turn us out of the Suez Canal

How will the proposals be met by the men who are directly affected by them They are unlikely to be more favourably deposed now to military service than they were in the arlier days of the war.

her not only bok upon themselves suppression. having & privileged position as a right The present régime in Turkey is, in- many of them believe themselves to be deed, hopeless. The Turks themselves safely entrenched in that position. When would gladly be rid of it if they could. Mr. Arthur Henderson as Labour The Central Powers rule by the sword member of the War Cabinet, is made pro alone, and the Turkish army, which is posals to the engineering conferences for now completely under the control of the

• “clean cut” of the men between 16 Germans, is the unwilling instrument of and 26. That was in the spring of 1917. their despotlar -The whole political and oversen trade development in connection lead in parishes which was The Government did not persist in carry economic life of the country is in a rate therwis ** including the control ing through those proposals Will they of chaos owing to the war, and starvation Trade Commissioner Ser go through with them to dry? That is stares the population in the facetions with the Commercial Afta the crucial question.

The best friend of the Turkish people

Consular Service will They are backed by the werwhelming could not wish anything but defeat so through the new joint Depart body of public opinion; they are opposed long as hoy are Aghting Germany Board of Trade and Foreign only by the men who have so far succeed battles, for victory would only bind the department will also carry on the

chains more firmly about their necks of the late exhibitions brandi ed in evading their duties as citizens. The only hope for Turkey borsell, and Board of Trade Mesaaren will be supported by an inconsiderable force of for the provinces which she has me to avoid overlapping and to our paclist opinion. I do not think they are likely to meet the Government proposili governed lies in the victory of the per o-ordination betw

Allies. by any frontal attack If they did I am inclined to agree with Sir Auckland Geddes, They will meet such a blist of hatred and contempt that will ear prise them. They are too astute to provoke that last. There are other weapons in their armoury which they used with no little access nine months ago. It is so easy a natter, if you are search ing for grievances in a large workshop. to find the meing of mischief ready to your hands. That in the possible danger (Continued al foot of neat Column)

ment

par

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against which the Government ha to guard; and to meet with a firmness and new a decision which it has hitherto lacked its dealings with Esbour" It only the Government will stand firm it will have the loyal support of the nation in arry ing through proposals which will place. our man-power and militaw vice on the broad, sound basic principk equality of serviós by all

production.

of the country stewar

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