THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 25, 1938.
Trinidad Colony Report
'APPALLINGLY UNFORTUNATE SPEECHES BY GOVERNOR'
TO MAKE WAY FOR SOONG?
Dr. I. IL. Kung, Premier and Finance Minister of China, whose brother-in-law, Mr. T. V. Socug, may take over the latter portfolio.
LONG LOST WATCH FLOWED UP
Penn Yon, N. Y. Robert Perry of nearby Italy Hill plowed up a gold watch lost by his father, Fred Perry, 17 years ago. The timepiece was repaired and is run- ning as well as ever, according to
the owner.
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One of the largest fish canaries in the Polish port of Gdynia is with a firm of British negotiating Importers to supply them with large quantities of canned fish, intended especially for cats.
Crowd Poured Flaming Oil On Helpless Corporal
AN appalling picture of conditions in the British Colony of Trinidad and Tobago, which culminated in the riots of June last, when 14 people were killed and 59 were wounded, is drawn by the Commission appointed by the Colonial Secretary to investigate the disturbances.
The riots followed strikes in the Trinidad oilfields and an attempt by the police to arrest Uriah Butler, a negro.
Founder and leader of the British Empire Workers' and Citizens' Home Rule Party, Butler is now serving a sentence of two years' hard labour for sedition.
"Untimely and unfortunater i speeches by the then. Governor, Sir A. Murchison Fletcher, Are strongly criticised and the Commis sion considers that the Trinidad Government acted Improperly in negotiating with Dutler-describ- ed as a "fanatie-when he was a fugitive from juslilce. -
lay helpless oll was poured on tim and he was burned to death, Another police officer was shot dead; but Inspector Power refused to allow his men to open Are.
"So desperate a situation," says the report, "required a stern remedy, and had he ordered are to be opened upon the crowd the Colony might well Sir Murchison Fletcher was recall-have been spared from any extension ed by the Colonial Secretary infot the disturbances and from the November to discuss the situation. further violence which followed,” His resignation on grounds of ill- health was announced ́on January 13.
BURNED TO DEATH
The report says that on June 19 two oil wells were on fire-apparent ly a signal to workers that the strike Was on.
Butler, arrested
by Inspector Power for incfting a meciing at Fyzabad, appealed to the crowd, which charged the police, and he was released.
APOLOGY AFTER RAID
Sir Murchison Fletcher is criticised for issuing a notice apologising to the people of Fyzabad for a raid car- ried out by police, sailors, marines and volunteers.
This notice, it is complained, was Issued without proper regard to the actual facts or duo appreciation of the effect it was likely to have pa police moralo.
Severe criticism of some employers! is expressed, and sweeping reforms "An offect of great courage."
are suggested. Chief among these is Corporal King, who tried to arrest the establishment of a Labour De Hutler, was thrown to the ground.partment and Industrial Court to be His leg was broken, and while he responsible for the setting up and
conduct of conciliation, machinery.
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STRIKES ORIGIN
The Commission states that the true origin of the disturbances was dissatisfaction for which there was no adequate means of expression through recogalsed machinery for collective bargaining.
This unrest came to a head when the cost of living rose and earnings were not promptly adjusted. To many workers a strike seemed the only remedy.
It is pointed out that the frame- diate causes of trouble were the activities of Butler and the “unruly element," but that the general dis- satisfaction and the Government's hesitant policy resulted in the spread of disorder.
The Commission declares. that the establishment of constitutional trade unions, "given guidance by Govern- ment and tolerant encouragement by employers," is the surest way to sta- bility.
REGULAR TROOPS
This is followed by the revelation that oil and agricultural employers strongly urged the introduction of re- gular troops to keep order.
"It seems to us that to take such a course would create a feeling of bitterness and suspicion among the working people.
"We desire to dissociate ourselves entirely from the steps taken since the departure of the London Mem- bers of the Commission from the Colony, to station there, even tem- porarily, regular troops, if and in 60 for as these steps were taken on the pretext that elvil disturbances are likely to follow the publication of our report.“
The Commission was composed of Mr. John Forster
(chairman), Sir
| Arthur Pugh, Mr. Thomas Fitzgerald, Mr. Justice Vincent Brown and Mr.
·Gwilym Arthur. Jones.
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Chateau
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