IDLE YOUNG MEN.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 368, 24 February 1937, Page 5

IDLE YOUNG MEN.

Sad Sight In Scotland, Said Visitor. Press Association—Copyright. Dunedin, This Day, Back from a visit to Scotland, where he represented Scottish Freemasons in New Zealand at the bicentenary celebrations of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, Mr W. B. Steel, in an Interview, said the saddest part of his visit was to see the numbers of idle men congregating at street corners and in parks in Glasgow.

Friends assured him that these men had not done a stroke of work for years, and, what was most regrettable, did not seem to have any inclination to do any in future. From old associates connected with shipping, Mr. Steei learned ot a grave fear that there would be a' shortage of skilled artisans in the near future, as a result of the inability of firms to secure apprentices during the depression and the disinclination of the younger men to take up work as they grew older. “It will be a disaster tor to this great shipbuilding centre if in the busy years that lie ahead it should be unable to cope with the numerous orders that will be placed by the British Government and big commercial firms.” added Mr. Steel.