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BRITAIN BECOMES A £7-A-WEEK NATION

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By

TREVOR EVANS ·

JHONNYSONENBETSANITIZENETEKRUTALITSINTEGREERSTELDE PURITANGLE FANTASTIANPENITENKAA

LONDON. RITAIN has become a £7-a-week land for incn.

The Labour Ministry announce that. £6 19. 11d, was the average London will in future. Kot m wage packet in the last pay umum of week in April.

£6 25. a week. How many workers will be Maceted by the proposal te national minimum

werk? wue of £5 a

There wil thousands of them, b: tens of but no major industrial group

Homember, the son of not. less-then-£5 is based ou eark ing and not

I added the inst penny blablish cause earnings have been climb- ing upwards since Octuber 1948. The average man then earned £1 A week less than he duen

now.

The Ministry reveals that t the top of the scale, keeping the average high, are miners with an average of 20 is, g week In money and allowances.

The dockworkers get £8_133, Od., printers in newspaper offices 10s. 3d., and motorcar makers an average of LB 10s. 2d.

At the lower end of the sends Are the neu workers of Ulster with their weekly averaste of 25 8. Bd.; the Jule workers of Dundee with Ba, tid., the boot repairers in small wark shops with £6 118. 11d, and the local council roadmen with 325 145. Id.

Whites Only"

Law Threatens A Continent

by ALAN FORREST

or

CAPETOWN. Africans are not allowed bilo BRIDE

cinemas, theatres, lectures was stopped attended by Whites, and nunn from going to the

of then want to go there. altar in Durban re- Upper classes of the coloured cently because she was "too people have their own clnemus. dark" to wed, a blond Soutli African. Also this month a marriage was stopped for the same renнon near Johan- nesburg.

the

Tennis ban··

Only upptr class coloured people play football and cricket in organised

The couples offended against leagues Tennis is popular, too, Union's new Mixed Mars-but none of their teams have ringo Act, which bann weddings ever met a White team on the between Europeans and anyone. fleld_nf'sport and are not Wkely who appears coloured,

lo.

Such discrimination may lead Non-Whites of the rich class to violence. Fights broke out are admitted to lectures at the recently when enraged non- two biggest universities, Capo Europeans scuffled with the Town and Johannesburg, but police at the posting of "Euro- not to social clubs or dances. peans only" signs in Cape Town post omces.

The social division between the races in, and always has

Apartheid-or racial segrega- been, complete. And I believe

tion is official..

The fighting was

that 99 percent, of both Whites the first and non-Whites prefer it that

energetle protest by coloured way. prople against regulations which

have

It is only when people like spread gradually in Mr Ben Schneman, Minister of Government offices throughout Labour, refers to them publicly

South Africa.

hire,

03 "Hottentots, coolles and But apartheid is nothing new kaffirs," that a profound feel- ing of humiliation and resent- 1 has been in forre since the ment is aroused among non-. Dutch

governor Johnn Van Whites Riebeek Innded from an East They have been hurt, too, by Indlaman in 102.

new regulations which force Only it la now offcial and has them to enfer post offices and been since it brought about the railway stations by different fall of Smuts

the charge entrances. that bis

Won too

Today, they travel apart Du the onward railways, have their own plenle places of the seaside and soon will have special buses,

women workers-whose average carnings Sure

a £3 17. Zd weckthr rost to would be enormous,

on

Government umployers

complternt about

Was in the linen factories proteis 40 hours, and molor- av mage €3 Os. Bet, in small cat takers 4411⁄2 hours,

boken a 3 3. 40, and In Blore mes

work a five-day factories pro:turing made-up week now than ever before. That textiles £34, 14.

so-called full-time heir

that more jobs. But I believe then than ever in fore now de

pare-time Jobs

There are two reasons. for th. First, they have more rates, which um. on their hands. on

So the will not please Mr J. B. Flegits, tukter does painting and

"ou the site. the railwaymen's lender.

city coraling clerks operate tote machints at meetings, bank evening sports clerks look after the hooks of small Brms, schoolteachers do

vening tutoring.

He argues that it is a shame that a man shoud have to work uvertime, and then succeed only in gaining a bare living wage There he is right.

Short hours

UT how inuch overtime is worked by men in other trades to get the earnings which Mr lanes. the Labour Minister, announced?

There are artisans who do the gardenlag for their neigh- beiss, or occasional bar-tending and waiting at the local"-nil without interfering with their normal working hours.

the

Real need

Very little- his figures Die E

THE rond accurate. The

average hours universal ned for worked by all men to get the money, especially if it la tax

None under £5 nearly £7 average were 40%-- free.

Notice that hone of these groups, According to official Agures, averages less than £5 a week.

reason

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which is one hour less than the So Mr Isaac's average wages

Not considered

NLoughlin

Inarch of colour,

Zulus irritated

However, there is some alarm. The executive of

Refugees trek

The Rev. I D. Morkel,

✰ coloured

Church

Dutch Re

the Zululand public bodies assertion has reported unrest

formed ninong former warlike Zulus.

chargest A nemorandum said: "They that the Government was the

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the Govern-

in a Press

minister, Interview

munism. He said hundreds of

Dre In A state of profound best recruiting agent for Com- wonder Dame Anneritation with

told the T.U.C.) ment. a deterioration has been coloured people were streaming she was going to press for better observed in the friendly attitude to the Cape Peninsula as "ro-

from wagen, even if she supports its towards officials and white men

in fugees"

apartheid tenerally,"

inland farming area. wage-freeze policy.

Then the president of the

Of Markel, the former Den I asked one of the most in-ngue of Women Voters, Mrs of Capetown, the Rev. J. C. II. F. ET. Krause, sakt: "We have Brooke, sald: "I do not know some staggering changes him, but I think he is a brave letely.

man." ara

luential 7.U.C, chiefs recently, Will women be brought up to

Lâ a week?" He confessed that at had not been considered.

It had better be. Mr Tom Williamson, prime mover in the

£5 Inen, has 130,000 women members in his General ond Municipal Workers' Union. Mr Arthur De kin

138,000 Tratport and wornea in his General Workers Union.

It may be difficult to apply

quid pay in all industries. It

will be more sufficult to per

working widow that de a

man cannot while a working

Reen

"Non-European children deprived of most of the plitance, formerly th: irs, to cover

licum of feeding at school, white the European child's por

tion is increase.

Shoe cleaners-

"We must urge on end *

this constant tronal attack on one purtion after another of the community."

to

BCC+

that It is likely

the next sension of Parliament in January will see the franchise completely withdrawn from Africans, who

will be represented only in the Senate,

A seperate voters' roll may be formed.

The underdogs

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subsist on a wage of less than washing, clean the shoes, cook will come over us, too."

to us. The curse of apartheid

Where are we going in South Africa? But apartheid is not absolute.

Listen to Smuts speaking in Why?

Johannesburg recently: "What uverige worked before the war. churts are useful to shuw wage

Well, who would dig up the

is now being done to the under- Only cement makers (who get trends, But that is all. They

rold, load the ships, rock the dogs of our society will be done £7 175. lid. a week), men in are misleading as an indication

de clean the streets, baby, mille

products inctories

(LG of mon who ought to be able

£5 weelt she can carry on What of the formworkers and 14s. 9d.), paper and board to manage on their regular corn-

the meals, or drive the eleva- with much less.

Smuts thinks he will regain the railwayment They are not makers (£7 4s.). and goods ings.

turs? Non-Whites do all these power next year. It is included in the returns.

Jerry drivers (20 10s. 3d.) So far I have written only of

Even if the minimum wage things and more. that known

their worked longer than 50 hours a

en. What about wom:? They for women is brought up to £4

And of course 0,000,000 non- minimum rates are £4 14s. n week when this census was seem to have been forgotten. werk for farm

" week, it will mean increases Whites form a rich and as yet abourers, and taken.

Only the "clipples" on buses for women in 97 Industries. undeveloped market, £4 12, 6d, for railwaymen, But The higher-pold groups and truments average more their average earnings put them worked far shorter hours. Mine than £5 a week. in the £5 a week class. Even workers, for example, averaged the grocery shop assistants in 371⁄2 hours a week, newspaper

It

"Take off the

If the £5 national minimum

is intended to upply to our

brakes"

HERE is an alternative vacantly surprised when any Sheffield Arm, recalled

an old

for

to the idea to a statu- one suggests there may be res- raying that to produce one to

minimum

trictive practices on their sale of of sleci casting in Britain menu! tory

an industry.

lifting 100 tons," because the

Hamlet says: "A consummation devoutly to be wished."

--London Express Service)

C.V.R. Thompson Reports The American Scene

NEW YORIC. took 70 days to shoot aim the bulletin, will deliver up to

60,000 traps a month. BOATLOAD of dollar passen- there.

Ars got back home-and

wages. It applies equally "The Americans," say the 15, material was handled so many senreely one had a good word BY CONTRAST, this is what FX-CHAMPION

a departing passenger, Ma- announced that

important

Touchstone

In America the

Better skill

If this expert team can so criticise one of Britain's most successful industries, what re- forms may be needed in the not

And how much more effective

to say about Britain.

Bon Hogan, captain of the U.S, Ryder Cup team, sald ho did not like Bri ich golf. And. he added, "British courses are terrible."

Fred Perry, once an English- man himself, said he did not Liko British tennis, "Nobody

Too

Joe Louis

Ho

to workers of both sexes "appear to be far less intereated times.

he has

who understand that earn- in the reasons why something

jor Gwilym Lloyd George, had taken up a new career-solling Agure was

a Los to say about his first visit to houses. He is backing ings depend on production. should not be done than in the about 30 tons for each ton of

New-York: "I was impressed Angeles plan to build homes reasons why it casting.

by the cleanliness of the air in which will sell for around £2,- Sixteen enthusiasts recently should. So they get moving

to bulk back from the United States while their British counterparts

contrast to smoky London, the 500. Louis promised beautifully organised traffle, them only where there are no report this storing discovery walt for further information."

the incredible friendliness of restrictions against Negroes. • over there every man they met

everybody, and some jolly nice was so keen to produce more-

NOO MUCH of a capitalist to lamb cutlets." and to enrm more-that new

picosc the Communists, ideas for speeding up work are MPAIR-CONDITIONED welcomed and not hindered.

THEY ASK: Is

can play tennis there any more, HITTING BACK at theen who Earl Browder, wartime boss of high

pro-

and the courts are in a terrible call him a Socialist, Fresi America's Communist Party, ad- ductivity really desired by to prosperous?

dent Truman said in a broadcast mitted failure in his first at- The 10 members of the Steel British steel founders? Is high

condition." Founding

Three American Congressmen that there is nothing "alien or tempt at free enterprise. mission unde their productivity more important they would be in Britain, For -Wilson Gillette, Lindley Beck dangerous" in his welfare pro- wound up a business ho started, report recently, It is unanimous than the organisation The six trade unionists agree customs of the trade associa of individual

and the 10 men found that the chill worth, and John Bennett-who ran alone of open to publish Russian books for

craftsmen in the went to look

et Briain's na- ciple that the power Govern: American consumption, because, with the top executives and the tian? Are trade union practices, United States is not as high as tonal

ald not ment should be used to promote as he put it, "there wasn't any technicians in their

health scheme, team that built up over the years before it is here. But in America the like it.

the general welfare is as Ameri- business" His latest occupation. here at home all restrictive the present

economic dangers, skill is differently, and better, j

can as the soll we walk on."

-looking for u job. practices must be dropped.

to remain unaltered at the Ex-used.

tas decided pense of high productivity?

If this leam, und teams from opposed to it now than before. PTO HELP Britain sell more TOLLYWOOD

goods in America, the U.S. A that Jean Harlow has be Renee Mariz, the nine-year- Department of THEY ANSWER: High pro- other industries, can put across

Commerce has come enough of a legend for message to old øvangelist, did not like any begun the their enthusiastle

to publish bulletin them to reissue some That

must be

of her доез for

employers ductivity

Made-in-Brilain touchstone of industrial conduct. those who sent them probing thing about Britain. Sald she: about associations andl. for trades

Is starvation. across the Altantic,

there will "No maller what I ate, il did which may appeal to American-best-known films. unions. It is at least refreshing The alternative

underpinning not fill må up. I did not like merchants. Headlined in the LOVERNMENT COSTS have to have the admission that there Neither traditional practice ner be no need for

their candy. Their ice-cream is first issue is what Washington U Conc up so much, said a trade custom are restrictive practices..

has an export wagiz.

"a better mouse-trap," The £7 mark for men will terrible. The people are thread calls value. High productivity has

Treasury report, that Washing-, bare and shabby.

which is "simple, robust, hygleton is now spending fourpenco Even Hollwood's Jone Wy nic, rustless, and baltless." The for very, threepence it is taking man, who liked Britain, said It Essex manufacturer, promised in.

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