SIX STRIKE LEADERS DEPORTED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2733, 30 March 1916, Page 5

SIX STRIKE LEADERS DEPORTED

SEQUEL TO CLYDE LABOUR UNREST

AGITATORS REPUDIATED BY !

THE UNION

By Telegraph—Press As6ociation—Copyright

London, March 28. . A Eonsation was caused in tlie House j of Commons when Dr. Addison ("Under- ; Secretary for Munitions) announced that j the Government had removed six strike j leaders owing to the recrudescence of ; trouble on the Clyde, where there was i a grave crisis. The dilution policy had ; been successfully inaugurated in Janu- ! ary with the co-operation of . the union J leaders and employers, but-last week a", number of strikes were organised at ; some of the most important of the j munition works. .The strikers had pro- , ceeded systematically to. bfing out. in succession the workers. The trade ;; union executive had repudiated the ; strikes, and called on the men to re- ;; turn to work. The call was, however, J unsuccessful, and it became evident on j Friday that the situation called for im- | mediate action. Mr. Lloyd George (the i Minister for Munitions) had requested j tlie military to remove the siSt ring- i leaders. (Cheers.) j Dr. Addison said the Government had j the support of a vast majority of trade . unionists, and expected tie support of j Parliament, and the nation if necessary, j to enforce the full.powers of the Exeat, j tive in maintaining 'the -production of j war materials. (Cheers.) i Sir Edward Carson asked-if., the sis •; were not guilty of_ treason.''j Dr. Addison replied that deportation j had been chosen, because criminal pro- ; ceedings would require some weeks. •; EARLY SBTTLSMENT EXPECTED, ,| (Rec. March 29, 11.25 p.m.) I Londoni March 29. ! Trade union circles in Glasgow expect' j an early settlement of the troubles, j A numbor of men resumed _ work on | Monday, and many, others 1 in the two ) largest factories returned to-day- ;

OUR AIR SUPREMACY : . / :

THE AGITATION . FOR BETTER | ORGANISATION . j By Telegraph—Press Association—Oojyright | • , London, March 28. j Lord' Sydenham, writing to "The , Times," advocates an Air Board, oil the I lines of." the old'. Ordnance Board. Ha i saiys that the air service should be able ] to act as ;i separate arm and develop : its own school .of scientific thought and : systems and strategy. ; ; •• • j GOVERNMENT' INDICTED." " j • PILOTS. "MURDERED" IN-IX- 1 FERIOR MACHINES. • ! (Rec. March- 29,- 6.5 : :s " ! ' i London, March, 28. I Speaking in the House of Commons, i Mr. Pemberton Billing (who ran the ] recent by-election on the Army Air Ser- j vice issue) accused the Government of j the murder of air pilots by providing I them with unsuitable and unsafe aero- j planes, with inferior" engines'."'' Within j twenty miles'of London, aeroplanes were j obtainable superior to anything pro- ' duced in Germany, yet the authorities were content to use "rubbish from the j Government factories." , .Our air service ; casualties, he said, totalled 150 killed, \ 160 wounded, and 105 missing. Im- ; properly-armed aeroplanes, from which it was impossible to see to shoot, were sent up in pursuit of Zeppelins, and ' the-airmen were helpless. j

THEIR FAITH IN ZEPPELINS

HUNS'CONSOLED FOR SUBMARINE i DISAPPOINTMENTS. , | ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)' j

London, March 28. ' i The "Cologne Gazette'.' says: "If j Germans are disappointed with the snb- j marine policy, there may be compensa* J tion,in Zeppelin attacks. The, submarine j decisions have been undermined,,""and j show the feebleness' and aberration of j our policy. Zeppelins are different. Air ; attacks have not hit neutrals; they, hit j only the enemy." '

TRADE QUESTIONS FOR j SETTLEMENT " 7 j

SHOULD BE DEALT WITH NOW. I By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright 1 ' London, Maroh 28. j Sir Thomas Mackenzie (High Com- , missioner for New Zealand) in a j at. the Painters' and Stamors Com- j pany's luncheon, said ho thought"that i 1 the settlement of trade questions ought j not to'he postponed till after the w«i j for he feared people would forget the ; naet aud *xj lim-d m'o tlnugorous gener- j osity. He advocated the nationalisa- j tion of the industries from which, war j material was chiefly produced within j the Empire—for example, wool.

LIQUIDATION OP ENEMY FIRMS j

- AND SALE OF ASSETS. - | Ev Telegraph—Press Aseootation-Oopyrlght; ;. j 7 (Ra March 29, 7.30 p.m.) nn ! . London, March 28. ■ ; Speaking in tho House o$ Commons, ■ Mr Bonar Law (Secretary of otate tor , the Colonies) announced teat ho was j oommunioating with the Governments ? ofithe colonies with a viow to the . general adoption of a policy for the j liquidation of enemy firms and selling their assets,. as Singapore had already < done. 8 i ACTION" IN NEW ZEALAND. . j The Prime Minister (Mr. Massey) j stated in Aucklaud last week .hat with j the approval of the Imperial authorities (without which no action can bo taken), tho Government of Now Zealand ; od to liquidate/the Deutsche Hmdels ; und Plantagen Gesellsohaft, commonly ! known as the "D.H and P.G. The > liquidation would mvolvo alt tho com- •; pany's existing,'stocks and, tho colleo. ; tion of its book ..debts, but' not the sale of land, buKdings, or trade, marks. Mr. ; Massey added that a liquidator would bo - appointed in. Tonga to, act m co-.. operation with a liquidator "in Samoa. , Referring to the subject last ovemng, Mr Massey. after reviowing the above ! action bv the Government, mentioned , that similar action, bad been token with , at least one firm.m New Zealand—too ; ' Continental Tire Company—while otl /, concerns were at present tnder obsi ; vation. i

CENSORSHIP TIGHTENED

, CASUALTY LISTS TO OMIT ■ j LOCALITIES. • : By Telegraph—Press Association— Conyrigilt i (RecV March 29., 7.30 .p.m.)l J.ondon ) ' 1 It is offioiaHy " announced that' owing j to military necessity) future 'casualty j lists v ill not disclose either tli6",tiiontro ; of war or the-battalion concerned" i