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THE

THE SIX MILLION.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1920.

COMBINE OF 6,000 THEATRES. THE PROGRESS OF A NATION.

STORY OF "AN EMPIRE

SCHEME."

IF EX-SERVICE MEN WERE UNITED.

Writing in the Daily Chronicle,† Mỹstory surrounds « project Mr. R. A. Soott-James saYS ----- announced recently for a huge Many ex-Servicemen must combine involving thousands of have marvelled when they heard theatres in the Empire.

called itself.

I believe, even before the armis- tice. In some fashian or another,

ALL IN THE AIR.”

WHO STANDS TO GAIN MOST FROM PROSPERITY ?

Sir Lynden Macarney, K.BE. K.C., writes in a Home papar——

Everyone who troubles to think soon sees that production is an that representatives of three It was reported that the organ-essential condition of progress for millions of their kind bad metisation would actually own 1,200 workmen employers, and the recently and decided to form a theatres, and the bookings of ustion. The only person who; singla association to unite all who between 5,000 and 6,000.

fails to grip this vital truth is the have served in the war——ex- News of the scheme was sent man too lazy to use bis brains, Jofficers, a.c.o's and man. Ito London by Renter cable who ignorant of his real interests. should like to know how many from Montreal, which stated that accepts the specious foolishness of those three millions know that]Mr. George Driscoll, vica of Boisy extremists bent on pau- they wers being represented there president of the Trans-Canada perising the workmen, masters that day, or how many of them Theatres, Limited, had announced and the country for ulterior pur even realised that they were al-that plans were on foot for the poses. "Production,” thase ready regarded as active members organisation of the legitimate babblers say, “only means more of an existing federation, union, theatre interests of the Empire, effort, but no more pay, for the association, or whatever their According to him, the proposed | workers, and more profits with particular society may bave combine will include all theatre-less effort for the masters." How

Towners and adminisor in palpably untrue it all is. For in some strange, esoteric England, under Sir Alex Butt Production means for the work- maburr a whole crop of such as well as those in Canada, Newman better conditions and bigher unions came into being shortly Zealand, and Sauth Africa.

[pay. These two things can be after the armistice-in one case,

secured out of no secret fund, but solely out of the product of indus- A Daily Chronicle representa-try. Employers, employed, and ho know not how, the demobilised tiva found that among those the public are the three parties man found that he was enrolled associated with Sir Alfred Batt's concerned in production. among the Comrades of the Great interest, the possibility of any War, or that he belonged to the such scheme wasdiscounted. Sir THE WORKERS' GAIN. Discharged and DemobilisedAlfred is out of town, but his

To-day there is no danger of Sailore and Soldiers Association; representativa-skid-the-cabled fover-productions the markets of or the National Association or message was the first he had the world are clamouribg for our even the National Union of Ex-beard of the matter.

products; tba more produced, Service Men

*If there is anything in the the lower the price, the greater Montreal message at all." it was the demand on the part of the ENROLLING THE EX-SOLDIERS.added, the business must at public, the bigger, therefore, the

I do not know whether each present be all in the air."

product of industry and the society, as it nobbled its man,

The possibility of uniting even larger the sum for division be explained to him its relative London proprietors and promoters tween employers and employed. merits and advantages. If you join in any combination is held to be Economic history elearly this you will be able to fight almost impossible, and it is point-proves that the more productive your battles over again in jolly led out that at this moment they and efficient an industry is, tha companionship: if you join that are divided upon the question of higher are the wages and the you ran fight the social battles of German plays. “

better are the conditions of its the unemployed ex-soldier and Mr. M. Tennent of Moss workpeople. Recognise theee the disabled; if you join the Empires, Limited, declared: "indisputable facta, and output other you can use your militaryĝis an absolute surprise to us, and must be conceded and the way experience to protest against war,sounds too big to be true.”

smoothed for the introduction of and to secure the dictatorship of Among representatives of the time and labour saving sp the proletariat.

rank and file of performers the pliances.

Employer, too, must realise,

I do not know whether these possibility of such a combine was and similar points were carefully regarded with something like as the best employers do, that in explained to the captured mem-dismay. bor. He was enrolled, and elderly men went about and spoke in his name on platforms or, what was much more to the point, dances were got up in his name, and altes the pretty girls of the neighbour-

LONDON DIRECTORY hood responded to the call of

with Provincijā £. Foreign Eastjans.

ecables traders to someplease direct with

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EXPORT MERCHANTS

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STEAMSHIP UIRES arragend under the Porte to which they met. and bedloating the sypruzimelo Ballings

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DEALERS SEEXING AGENCIES

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NO "LOAFING.”

M.P.'S' CHALLENGE TO GENERAL BOOTH.

creased production is not for their sole benefit. The more articles produced during work- ing day the greater is the output over which fixed and standing charges are spread, and the less, therefore, the cost of turning out each article. But speeding up patriotism cum pleasure. There

output, either in the form of in- seemed to be something in that!

crerted effort or more efficient But on the whole one missed the General Booth's declaration machinery, produces a further) authentic note of the ex-Service-that he perceived the spread of prost men. It was the men with a the "losfing spiri:" smong_work. Its division is keenly controver- grievance who were most in men, and bis opinion that Labour sial It should not be wholly by evidence WAS natural the leaders should be forewarned the employer, nor wholly by the men whose pensions were delayed against "the new doctrines of workman: both these extremes, or denied, the men who were out lacking." has stirred up some of uncommon enough in industry, of work, the men who though: the said "leaders." that women bad supplanted them. the men who were ostracised by the trade unions.

are wrong.

Mr. J. O'Grady, M.P., the secre- The fair thing is that it should tary of the National Federation be equitably divided between em- of General Workers, says that ployer, employed, and the public, Heaven knows these men General Booth knows nothing in proportions depending on the deserved all the attention they whatever about it

circumstances of the industry. got: but the attention which was enlisted in their behalf was often focussed upon some other object, which had nothing to do with dockyards? them, which was somebody else's axe; and their real grievance had been vulgarised and dragged in the dust to serve someone else's propaganda.

THE AUTHENTIC VOICE.

So, that is not the authentic

be bind the line.

roate march, or in the dog-outs;| but only a distant and transfown-

"What first hand information If this is done the employer is has he about present conditions enabled to bear the capital cost of in workshops and factories and modernising his factory, sad the Sone all, de-working cost of reduced working clared Mr. O'Grady. "It is no use boars and bigher wages; the the academic mind butting in public benefit from the lower with these foggy generalisations. price.

would refer General Booth to the facts.

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STARVING LORD MAYOR.

PROTESTS AT COURT MARTIAL.

BRAVERY AT SEA.

ENGINEERS AWARDED THE ALBERT MEDAL.

confer the decoration of the Alby

The King has been pleased to

Medal upon Mr. David Fras. Ja the chief engineer, and Mr. Aaron Edward Higgins, third engineer,

16, the Cork correspondent of the Writing under date of August

Daily Chronicle saysDramatic The community, abore

all,

when scenes occurred benefits from increased output. Lord Mayor of Cork was tried "I do not know whether there Restricted production means

the world. but in this country always stalks the profiteer. is a loafing spirit in other parts of scarcity; behind scarcity there by courtmartial to-day.

In-

of life.

THE HIGHEST FOR SERVICE.

more

The allegations against bio

of the steamship Melville Dollar.

two

of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ou the 27th August 1919, when I have heard that voice before, and We can prove it over and overband, means plenty; on the heel.been found a key to a police code the steamosbip Melville Dollar

voice of the ex-Serviceman. Welopite the contrary is the case-fcreased production, on the other were that in his possession had it was different.

How diBarent is clear to all who

sgain.

and seditious documents pledging, was in the North Pacific Ocean, of plenty there follows quickly the allegiance of the Gork Cor-the main steam pipe burst, killing "In the chemical industry, flour an improved standard remember his long patience, his milling, engineering shipbuilding, coupled with a reduced cost of

poration to Dail Eireann.

the second engineer and five enduring cheerfulness, his taming-I could name half-a-living.

Since his arrest he has been on Chinese fireman. Attempts were- homorus acceptance of discipline, dozen great national "industries

banger-strike. and, when he immediately made to get down bis companionability in discomfor which we have recorded the

appeared in court to-day, he pre-into the engine-room to rescue fort, bas amiable grousing, his facts-output has actually in

Then, again, it is the balance sentada pathetic appearance. the injured and to shut off steam- fidelity a hundred qualities which creased among unskilled and of what we produce as a nation

A police inspector said that on from the boilers.. Mr. Fraser endeared le soldat anglais to the semi-skilled as well as skilled over what we consume that is s telegraph form in the Lord tried first, but was not able to get French and Belgian peasants about. In some cases hours of alone available for our foreign Mayor's possession was a police beyond the fiddler door, being His voice. here in England. was 63 to 43 per week, but still the we should be bankrupt, and with from a British admiral to the throat, and face. The masterand labour bare teen reduced from trade; without our foreign trade numerical code of a message sent badly scalded about the arms, silent for five years. You could total week's output has shown an our present tastes and standards Inspector-General of the It.I.C mates then fitted up bear it in the camps, or on the increase..

of living unsatisfied,

concerning prisoners.

tarpaulins as wind sails in order The Lord Mayor: Evidence of to force as much air as possibla miserable than the lowest race the possession of such a code by down the skylights into the engine of savages. Industry alone, can side of the Channel. His letters other road. And I see no sign it too provides the sole means to Republic, and you will have to wrapped himself in coverings

lighten the war's legacy of debt, ou is only evidence of criminal and boiler rooms.

conspiracy against the Irish Meanwhile Mr. Higgins having were censored, and he was always that those roads bave met. faczaase the health and happiness "in the pink," to cheer the folk at

of the whole community.

saswer to its laws. Therefore, protection against the sti home; he could not make spe- | THE HABIT OF SILENCE. eches, or write articles, or let the The Serviceman has come as one of the highest forms of yourself and not me.

Work ought, therefore, to rank in giving that evidence you indict escaping steam, made several attempts to get to the valves, but world know what be was thinking. home, and become an ex-Service-pational service. This truth is *ACT OF PRESUMPTION.” he was driven back each time, by He was vocal among his fellows, man. His comrades are scatter-realised by those in authority invitation to plead, the Lord Mayor filled tha

Answering the President's in-the high-pressure steam, which but he was dumb to the outside ed to the four winds of heaven, Soviet Russia. There, labour said: "The position is that I am master then descended with him. engine-room. • The sad he is dumped down in without idling, and work without Lord Mayor of Cork and chief maand put a bowline around him sa From far off be heard the lift factory, or on a farm, or in a stint, are extorted under the of the people of England, as it office. He is surrounded by folk severest penalty from was expressed by politicians, by who have gone the other way citizen; but the results in Russia who take part in it liable to arresting the burstpart of the steam gistrate of that city, and 1 declare a life lius, and Mr. Higgins made every this Court illegal, and all those another attempt, this time rasch- by trade unionists, by all our In this half-forgotten life to provide a tragic lesson of the public men. and to him the which he has been re-adjusting futility of labour without the under the laws of the Irish Re-pipe, but be became exhausted, noise of it sounded dim and himself they are the arbiters; it co-operation of capital, and the public. Without personal dis- and found it impossible to get to unreal. He was living another life, is they who are the experts; they association with it of trained respect, it is an act of presumption the valves, and had to be pulled ip & society of men like bimself who set the tone. It is not. he organiser and expert man for you to question me.

hack by the life line. bound together in the com-who is elected to office in the business. roon effort to make the best trade unions; the others bold the

et echo of it was heard on this

world.

i.f

When found not guilty on one . It was not until an hour and. charge and guilty on three others, half after the explosion that the the Lord Mayor, rising from his pressure in the boilers fall-punis seat, drolazed-d

ciently to permilt » dement, ark

of a grubby routine of working, Įréïns in tháir bands. It is not be eating, fighting and carrying on who raises the new war-cries of for the above Company are

He was developing new social the nation he does, dol control his authentic voice is still muffled! “I have cot taken food since the bodies Werne manners of bis own, a morality the machanism of expression. and indistinct. Is it possible) Thuraday; and that setion will drawn, and the prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

of bla own's new kind of con- He was dumb” in the war, that he may make a few unmis- determine the duration of any which was donn viviality and tolerance, and habite Silence as to affairs of State, as takable utterances to the nation, sentence, you may impose, or Both officers inc against FIRE at Current Rates.

untelligible to Mr. Grundy, but to that higher destiny which con-as a result of the free, demo- | anything your Government, may, viderable risk not necessarily the worse for that. trols esch unit's movement, bad cratic, representative association do. I will be a free man, dead service Civilian England was developing become his babit. He is silent foreshadowed, not without |ör alive, within one month - fälled" in one way; be, in his long still He is scattered through optimism, at the recent confer. Sentence will be promulgated and Fri journey, was travelling on an all the trades and industries, but ence?

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