News from England

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 233, 11 March 1915, Page 5

News from England

SOLVING LABOUR DIFFICULTIES. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ENGINEERING INDUSTRY. London, March 0. The House of Commons passed a Bit applying the Defence of the Realm Act * to all lactones. Mr. Lloyd George said the Government intended to organise the whole engineering community for the purpose of incr<»riiig the output. They w-re looking out for a strong business with push and go to carry things through for tnc duration of the war. The Allies' access depended en the s*ep. V!* Bill enabled the Government to bouse woikmm Tiear factories. Li-plying to Mr. Pcnnyfather concerning the pamphlet by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald which is being circulated in Ger- * many, Mr. Asquith regretted that grave misrepresentation should be published at a time when their only possible effect would be to encourage "the enemy. He thought the importance of the pamphlet bad been exaggerated, inasmuch as recruiting hud not been affected. I MOST DRASTIC POWERS. LOYAL SUPPORT OF THE UNIONISTS Received March 11. 125 a.m. London. March 10. • Mr Lloyd George, in the House of Com- , mona, said the additional powers taken would he)o employers nut of the diffi-' ' cutties which thev might experience if they were called to throw their all into the common stock. Mr. Bonar Law said the powers were the most drastic ever submitted to the House of Commons. If these tremendous ! » (powers were abusid it would do incalcul-' able harm to the country's industries. He waa not prepared to oppose the Bill, realising that they must give the Govc-n----ment the fullest power over the country's resources. Mr. Hodge said the Bill effected Labor's coUectivist ideas. He suggested that Vorkmen as well as employers should be connlted as to details. The unrest amon" , the war ammunition workers was due *o ths Government's unconscionable delay in settling disputes. ' & NEW PROHIBITION. *• Received March 10, 0 pjn. The authorities have prohibited officers of the London command visiting night dubs, owing to gambling. Received March 11, 11.25 a.m. London, March 10. The prohibition of officers visiting dancing and night clubs is the outcome a police ease wherein it was hinted that many young officers had been ruined by gambling. SECOND CANADIAN CONTLNGENT. Received March 11. 1.28 a.m. > London, March 10. The second contingent of Canadians has landed in England. VC"?'" !__ 2