WORKERS WANT ASSURANCES

Chronicle (Levin), 13 February 1948, Page 5

WORKERS WANT ASSURANCES

Received Thui'sday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 12. Last niglit 's meeting between tke lovernment and T.F.C-. leaders proluced tlie nearest approach to a fuiiuamental clasn netween the Administraiuii and its eliief prop, since Labour •ame into jmwer in .Tuly, 1945, accord.ng to the Daily '1 elegrnp'h 's industrial •crrespondent. The iuost controversiaJ issue, he says, was the T.F.C. case chat ,1m Govenimeni lu.vs too mueh stress in the need for limiting wages and m laries and too bttle on controlling jivices aml profits. Tliey wanted assurinces that immediate and specilic .l ensnres would be takou to restrict uusiness prolits and control prices but it is understood Sir Stlifford -Cripps indiu.ted that these were natters whieh •ould await his hudget in April altliough he might havi something to sav about restricting pi^iiits during the Commons debate. The outeome of tlie meeting, the correspondent adds, was little less than a sctlemate. ^Ir. Attlee bisisted that sa laries and wages of all '.-lasscs niust be held at present levels if disaster is to be averted. The T.l .('. leaders will'now report to a special meeting of their general rouncil on February IS and- a conference of 200 trade union exccutives will follow.