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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1921.

CAPITAL'S VIEWS

GEORGE FORMBY DEAD.

ON LABOUR.

Business Men on Work

and Wages.

RACING BOOM.

Well-known Comedian's Long Likely to Continue this

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Year.

The death took place at Stockton There has been an extraordin The old ваз said "Money Heath, near Warrington, on Feb-ary boom in racing and ali ralks, but the man who can ruary 8 of Mr. George Formby, a manner of sports since the war, persuade Capital to talk just now well-known Lancashire comedian. states a writer. One may spesulate must have remarkable gifts But Mr. Formby, who had been in on the caus s without arriving at long period. any satisfactory conclusion, but it has just been done by a mom-failing health for a ber of Parliament for an indus had recently to relinquish an en-the fact remains that last year's trial constituency, who recently gagement in pantomime at New-boom was the greatest of all. approached the loading employers casile. in various parts of the country. wrties a special correspondent of the Daily Chronicle.

He asked each employer to help him to frame an answar to these blunt questione :--

Will it continue this year, in spite of trade depression and the weight of taxation?

The deceased comedian was a great favourite with Edinburgh audiences and was "starred" This question was put by a regularly at the Empire Theatro. Press representive to Mr. Douglas He was a comedian with a Stuart, who is said to be the quiet, restrained style, and his greatest turf accountant in the What is to be our answer to most telling "patter" was obtained world. His answer was a decided

this mediuin. His affirmative. the demands of those who are through frankly revolutionaries?

pretence of being an exceptionally "Though this year is only a Smith's Orchestra

How are we to face the de-"bad lad" and the recital of the month old." said Mr. Stuart, "I mands of the sane members of the most blood-curdling exploits in a have already done an enormous Smith's Orchestra working classes who are steadily weak, tired voice, coupled with amount of business. In compari- heing driven into the arms of the the feeblest of gestures, never son with January 1920, my figures failed to provoke a responsive for the past month are much extremists?

smile from his audience. Ho had greater. an infectious cough, too--possibly not so much assumed as was commonly supposed with which he punctuated his dry humour.

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The letter invited employers to concentrate in their replies on those points :--

"Of course, wo are now in the jumping season, and many people (1) What can the employer do

stop racing when the flat season ends. But even then there was to assist the country to get rid of the continual disputes which are Like many another famous hardly any appreciable falling off interrupting its progrees?

comedian, George Formby had in the volutnie of business.

"The great spring double event' (2) flow doos the employer many imitators on the stage, bul propose to mout the unemploy-in his own particular sphere lethe Lincolnshire and the Grand ment which is at present threaten reigned supreme, and his death National-seems to have made its will be a distinct loss to the appeal to hundreds of people, and All Star Triing so many industries?

have been mado about The rophies are roughly divi-variety stage, on which he cut bets

every conceivable combination of sible into areas which may be such a prominent figure.

horses. classified as London, the Mid- lands, Lancashire and Yorkshire. and the North.

The prese foreign origin; its principles and article will deal only with the methods are by no means British, position ሲኖ revealed by

and its roots should be dug up,

There was money to spend answers of many London en-no matter how painful the process fast year. Trade was good: men ployers.

may be."

only just coming home from the QUESTION OF OUTPUT.

An important London firm

Army, and the excitement attend- One London employer gets makes some striking sugges:ant on watching for the winner' right to the heart of the problemstions, which may be summarised was a relaxation from the con- when he says that the principals:

ditions of a return to civil life.

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"If that is any pointer, with regard to the boom, this year will certainly equal, if not eclipse, fast.

point at issue is output. Hel Minimum wage for all workers. This year money is certainly

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who with justly claims that those

additions according

scareer, and economy is the advocate restricted caput en individual ability; 10 per cent general cry, yet I do not think it pletely shut their eyes to the reservo to be earmarked to will effect the racing public. ebonomic side of the question, form

interest hearing i &n

The problem arising over the which in plain language is--How fund to meet sickness, unemploy-recent law case, when it was many men can an industry supment, and old age,

decided that betting losses paid port ?

Rigid economy and decontrol. by cheque were recoverable is not The ca' canny policy, of course These proposals do not come making any difference either. In means that an industry must be from an academic visionary, but the case of an unscrupulous book- burdened with the maximum of from a managing director who maker or backer, nothing would men, each of whom must do the has probably been in closer touch ever be lost. Cheques would be minigum possible work.

with Labour than any similar paid out by either und then If persisted in for any length of official in modern industry. He claimed back again. But when a Linie, such a

mistakon policy finds, he says, that the workersurf accountant's good faith is brings toth eraployer and as a class, are sensible and con: proved by his advertising that in employee to utter ruin. In other]siderate hen they understand no circumstances will this law be words, the industry disappears the position and, when they are resorted to it will not make the So does the workman's livelihood left alone. Tu a

very real sense we ar nowadays members ong another.

slightest difference.

In his opinion-not peculiar to Last season it was noticeable of him by any means-we are suffer that many women were taking

ing to-day from:--

to racing and keepi g it up. I Putting the matter in economic

Inability of manufacturers to terms, when the cost of pro-give a date when manufacturedo a number of lady clients on my books. They take their losses duction is ahead of the actual articles can be delivered:

in a very sporting spirit too. selling price, the price must be in- Excessive freights and creased. The purchasing public surance; have no time to investigate causes, They merely Bay. "This article is 100 dear: we'll do without it." Instantly the demand falls. As the demand falls the unemployment curve rises.

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Excessive railway rates; Excessive cartage rates; £le Uncertainty of wages claims and stoppages,

And the resulting abnormal costs of raw materials.

RISING COSTS.

LABOUR'S IDEA OF A BUDGET.

The Labour party's idea of a Unless the manufacturers are Budget has been issued in the HUPPORTING THE UNEMPLOYED. assisted and backed up, says this form of a second interim report This employer states the well- same employer, the export trade from the Joint Committee ap- known economic law that any will slowly but surely leave pointed by the Labour movement one industry Can support a Great Britain.

to inquire into taxation and the reasonable number of mon per-

cost of living. manently, and a smaller number:

The race against rising costs of It is proposed that as a meana temporarily. The purpose of the every conceivable kind is gradu of redeeming a substantial pro. latter is, of course, to meet ally narrowing the circle of em- portion of the National Debt a fluctuations in the market.

ployment, and employers have graduated levy on all forms of Since, however, the unemploy-constantly to study whether they accumulated wealth above £5000, ed mostly come from the ranks cannot leased their wages bill on a scale varying from 1 per of temporary employees, this Not only are working hours cent. up to 50 per cent, on the employer courageously advocates drastically curtailed, but less is largest fortunes. This, they think, that these "teniporaries" should being turned out per hour work-could be made to yield 4000

millions. permanent ed.

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charge on the industry. Each! But, apart from all economic Other proposals are the aboli- industry would bear its share, considerations, the clear-sighted tion of all taxes on foodstuffs; and it is claimed that if this employer realises that the chief reduction by half of the taxes on principle were universally accept feeling among the workers is that, tobacco; abolition of the ed unemployment would vanish after a lifetime of toil, they can entertainmente tax; Income-tax The general manager of not look forward to any pension and Super-tax to form the basis famous London firm advocates a foreventide. This employer would of our system of direct taxation, general adoption ofko-partnership. remedy this by forming a 10 per increased allowances for depend- His company has had such a cent. reserve for every wageants, and the raising of the scheme in force for 31 years, and earner, big or small. This fund exemption level for Income-tax during that time has had com- would bear G per cent. interest, purposes; sterpening of the plate freedom from labour troubles and should be a first charge on Death Duties, and increased duty of any kind. Moreover, for the the company or firm, or even-heat each successive transference past 22 yoare, three employee considers-the State.

of inherited wealth to the point

directors-two elected by the At the same time, instead of of ultimate extinction. stockholding workmen and one by a uniformly high wage for every The Committee believe that the salaried staff-have sat upon employee, lazy or industrious, he reduction of the National Debt the board and shared in the duties recommends a reasonable wageland of the expenditure on the and responsibilities of manuge-for those who are unable to do a armed forces are the chief means' ment.

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agitator's pack is that all om-berlain's dropping of the E.P.D. extravagancs, inefficiency, and "Get rid of the extremiste, who ployers are dolis, and that many it je interesting to note that the the decline of initiative, whilst foment trouble in every quarter. of them are rogues. Hence we report states "The Excess it has been proved to be unjust This centre of discontent has ajare where we are..

Profits Duty has resulted in as between firm and firm."

DEATH AT 103. Mrs. Catherine Riley handled in Brownlow Hill Poor Law Lastitution, Liverpool; aged 103.