REPATRIATION IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 183, 29 April 1919, Page 7

REPATRIATION IN AUSTRALIA.

NEW SCHEME ANNOUNCED.

Senator Milieu Ims announced the.i.cw sckwiic for decentralising tlio work of Hie Repatriation Depni-tment by increasing the work aud. responsibilities of the local committees. • ■'.-_• ... •The draft regulations covering "the scheme show that three out of,four'eases which, under the old regulations, wen* referred to the State office,- may now be handled by the local committees in country areas, while a similar percentage or applications in tho metropolitan area will bo dealt with by the deputy-controller. Tho result aimed at' is the elimination ot delay. ~, Executives of the local committees may, irrant. su.stennnco to: (!) Applicants awaiting employment or during convalescence for a period of four weeks; .(2) tho issue of orders for. necessaries for the wife or children-of « soldier, in lieu of a r.ortibu of the. sustenance) (3) applicants awaiting employment for one-week only, if ,i repeat application for longer than on'a week after careful consideration. ot the' case and approved by a -deputy-coiir troller; (4) applicants, who have boon allotted land but are awaiting possession j (5) applicants approved for land settlenient, but awaiting an allotment of land,. (fiVland settlers in special cases; (7) r.p;..: plicants awaiting businesses ..for a period of three weeks;. (8) applicants, approved for vocational training (plus, travelling allowance where necessary); (3) applicants awaiting, training for a period ot two weeks;-(10) -applicants who are indentured apprentices; (11) applicants.who are placed in industrial workshops; U-) applicants for surgical aidsor out-patient treatment; (1.1) widows without children under training. ••■ . ■ -, Tho committee may grant living allowances'to men undergoing medical treatment ; may grant vocational training to soldiers desiring to increase their efficiency, and may, on the advice, of the local' medical officer and tho principal of the training institution, enter applicants for training, provided that the class of training is approved of by the Deputy-Controller, and that there is reasonable prospect of employment within ,11)0 local committee area. The committees nmy(l) grant fares to men.going to -employment; (2) grant fares on the advice of the local medical officer to applicants travelling to obtain medical treatment or.surgical aid, plus travelling expenses at the rate prescribed; (3)' grant fares and freights where applicant is (a) entering into the occupation- of land, (b) establishing himself-in business, .(c) desires to establish himself, where he has secured employment. The committees may , also grant the fueral expenses of a soldier, not exceding .£lO. .The Minister hopes.that local committees, will be able to work under the" new conditions from the first week in May

A FRENCH STRIKE TO END THE WAR

ATTEMPT 'DURING GERMAN THRUST FOR PARIS. ; ("Times" Correspondent.) Paris, March 5. The trial of -II Syndicalists, nearly all belonging to the Loire, on various charges connected with an attempt to force \}m Government lo- make peace a year'ago. hv means of a general strike, of all miinU tion workers, began to-dav before the court-martial at Clermont-Ferrand. The. chief accused nersoii is Andripux, secrpinry of the Metal Union of Finn-. i'»v. who was first arrestod in December. 1317. He was afterwards released, and thpn. aided by.M. Flcpnllet. secretary of the TTiiion of the Trade Unions nf Toire, he began :i pacifist movement with I'm "iipnort of M. Pcricnf, secretary of the Tmde Union Committee-, of Defence in Farts. Tn March vear the Minority trade unionists of the Loire and npirfibouri'" D°nnrt meats met in oniirrcss at St. E*'«iine and openly dis'eiisepd an immediate peace bv means of n L'pnnral sl.ril.-p and a revulnt : on.. Dn May 19, al a fr"sh congress at tli« sam" tow", a "enernl "trihe was voted, and on Mav 23 J" »llimnlnm was l.v 'he fp'itrnl CnininittP" fo Hie Prefect of l'ie T.niro deinandin? Mint the ("Invovnm»nr ■it once .«>"" en armistice. fniHiiir •■■'licli |li«re would )••> a ppiipi - "' s'v : lce. T'"> p'rlf" bey"! and snread "11 nver 'he Loire lip-in. Mi" movement bp-i-i* all (1,0 „,n.-o ,1,Y r ..,in1-N" ->s flint ru '.i,« moment Hec'-d !'v the Germans for the-"- Hirnal for Pa'-is. All ln>l "f lb- wispd men bnd been mobilised and most nr» bains "fried for dpsprl : "<* Gi«ir wil* in win' lime, inciting soldiers fo di.vnhedieiire, and similar charges.