SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2486, 12 June 1915, Page 6

SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS

ORGANISATION WORK TRUSTEES FOR THE GOVERNMENT London, Juno 10. Mr.?'Bruce Tsmay (of the White Star Line), Mr. Carter (a director of the Cammell and Laird Company), Mr. Worthy (a direotor of the All-Red and Holm Company), and Mr. Given (of Flannery and Given), members of the Munitions Committee at Liverpool, have been appointed trustees for the Government in the Liverpool district. As Mr. I.loyd George (Minister of Munitions) is anxious to promote decentralisation, he does not desire everything to' lie referred to Whitehall for settlement. PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITH LABOUR LEADERS. (Rec. June 11, 8.5 p.m.) 1 , London, Jun® 11. Mr. Lloyd George privately received the ' representatives of all leading trades union organisations and pointed out the urgent need of increasing the output of munitions. He discussed the methods of increasing the labour force and the prevention of industrial disputes. PEOPLE READY TO MEET DEMANDS. WITHOUT THREATS FROM ANTONE. (Eeo. June 12, 1 a.m.) London, June 11. Mr. Lloyd-George had an enthusiastic welcome at Newport, where he addresses the munition workers of South [Wales- to-day. The "British Weekly" articles are attracting attention in political circles, particularly a passage to the effect that if Mr. Lloyd George finds he is hopelessly hampered by the conditions imposed on him by the Government, or more likely by the House of Commons, he will resign. The "Daily News" asks was there justification for this menacing attitude. "■Rio is carping at Mr. Lloyd George? The people are ready to meet every necessary demand without threats from anyone." RUSSIANS' INDUSTRIES. BEING MOBILISED. (Rec. June 12, 1 a.m.) Petrograd, June 11. Mr. Lloyd George's munition speeches are Te-echoed in Russian industrial centres. A congress of the trade industry of Moscow recorded its desire that all the industrial resources of the Empire bo mobilised and co-ordinated for supplying the Anny. MUNITIONS WORKS IN LONDON UTILISING EXISTING PLANT. London, June 10. The Institute of Civil Engineers has Initiated a movement to establish central munitions works in London, laying under tribute all the workshops and plant of the light, power, and water gas tympanies. A GERMAN SCHEME. TO THWART THE ALLIES. London, June 10. The Chicago "Herald" says -that bankers have assisted Count Bernstorff (the German Ambassador) in his scheming to purchase the chief American munition plants, thus preventing the export of contraband to the Allies. ACTIVITY IN MOSCOW MOBILISING THE INDUSTRIES. Petrograd, June 10. Mt. Lloyd Georgo's recent speech has found a ready echo in Moscow, the great industrial centre. • The masters have held meetings in order to co-ordin-ate the efforts of all establishments hitherto engaged in the. manufacture of luxuries and articles not essential to the well-being of tile people. The establishments will be adapted to the ■ production of war supplies. Enterprises owned by Germans will be taken over and adapted to the same purposo. The factories will be kept Tunning day and night. Every available specialist and all students of technical colleges will be in- | eluded in the coming mobilisation of the industry. A consultative board, presided over by a. Minister, will bo created. During the first half-year of the war the- production of munitions increased sevenfold.