THE DOCKERS’ K.C.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3407, 11 February 1920, Page 3

THE DOCKERS’ K.C.

A G BEAT ,-\IT’I’.ISAIJ.

LONDON. Feb. 13‘

Mr lirnest Bevin, the do(+l<.m'.s’ organi.<ul'_, and known as "1110 “Dockcl‘s’ King’s Counci”l,” was :1p1ul:1L1dod at the tormixxation of u rlmm days‘ .<po»3cll at the inquiry.

Lord Shaw, ctumlnanding‘ silence, said he was not surpl‘isod_at the dOlllOll- - Mr Bflrvin denounced the inhLlln:‘.hi’[}' of the casual labour system. He s111;112ii‘1m1 :1 mmlul lnmlgdt of a minimum of 120/ \\'m~l<ly for :1 fdnlil‘\' of five. .

TllO, vlnploym‘.< u.~alimal<'d Iha‘ tiw xnc-11$ Ci;-ru:u:«? for sixta-on >‘hiHillg>' :1 r7.:'ly would <‘:u.ct ten nliHion.< _\iu':u*]_V. 311' Bevan urgruod ‘rllut they \\'«'l'o able in pay. He d<‘(:l:u'<-d that shipping [»ml‘lt’s for the firs‘: Ihil't_\'-UllO. months I.l’ the war anlountc«,l to £I§50,()00,()0(). Tl 3. New York dm'k(*l' was one hundred per cent bOHm- 011’. He duel-.ll'cd it w. J 1110 duty 01.7 ‘.lll shipp'ulg to onsum tho 1155:!-:<‘1'_; '.‘ nvimmum .<llb.<i.<‘wllco, based v-n [’:'.'<" <l::_\'.< pa)’ pm‘ wwk. HI) spolu‘ nf Hl(?v‘.l'a_2:(‘d_v of ‘rho nmro bl‘«)al{ing of a trzl.cup mused a poor family. and voylclndud by saying‘ that if the men ‘S claim. \\'::s refused, the only a'lterllatiw was fu close schools and reduce T:>.h<ml' ‘fuddm 10 an animal 'Z,:l.='.is.

\‘Ot'i.: T_\,' cxzglzl 1101‘ to <'rozl’ro |;lspil'ation.< for ‘rho be2ulH‘if\ll and deny the wherexviflml to satisfy thvm. If wmlld he bo’rtm' to keep tho \mrkvr.< in (111--k ignorance,