THE HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 96, 6 December 1911, Page 5

THE HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION.

(To the Editor “Stratford Post.”) Sir, —In your report of the meeting of the Retailers’ Association Mr. R. Masters, the President, is stated to have said “that there were a large number of names on the petition which should not have been there. The auctioneers, for instance, were not retailers in the true' sense of the word, and had no right to dictate to those who were genuine retailers.” In reply to the above—-All the names on the so-called petition, with the exception of one, belong to people who have business premises in Broadway, and I believe fully represent the retailers, who would 1)0 hound by any legislation concerning a half-holiday. There has been no attempt or intention on the part of the auctioneers or any other section of the community to dictate to the retailers, and I trust that there is no intention on the part of the retailors to attempt to dictate to others. Surely the auctioneers and their employees are entitled to some consideration, their businesses are surely sufficiently large and important to ensure it. The Chamber oi Commerce has not declared in favour of any day as yet, but will no doubt bo guided bv the majority.—l am, etc. 'J. B. RICHARDS. Hon, See. Stratford Chamber of Commerce.