EVERYBODY MUST DO HIS BIT
Received Monday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Augtist 4.Following Mr. Strachey's statement at Birmingham that the Governmenf contemplated taking measures to force "spivs" — meri who live without Work ing — into productive employment, agroup of Commoners wlto sup'port this attitude is discussing ways and means. One suggestion is. that ration books be withheld from all persons who are un able to satisfy the authorities that they have a legitimate occupation or sourcu of income. There are over 1,500,000 in Britain between the ages of 16 and 04 who are not members of the wofking population. Though a large number of these have legitimate sources of inx'ome, the number who live by ditbious means is stated to be larger thhn ever before.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1947, Page 5
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