UNIONISTS’ CONGRESS.
COST OF LIVING. UNEMPLOYED NIGHTMARE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. London, Sept. 6. The Trades Union Congress debated the cost of living. Mr. Thomas pointed out that there had been a tremendous drop in wholesale prices, but owing to scandalous profiteering between the wholesaler and consumer, the latter did not benefit. The Labor Ministry’s cost-of-living figures were unreliable. He thought, 3,000,000 workers had their wages controlled by them. The committee reported that only £15,808 had been subscribed towards the proposed National Memorial of Freedom and Peace in London, of which the Miners’ Federation had provided £12,000. The money was therefore being returned. Mr. Poulton moved a resolution calling on the Government to introduce a practicable scheme to provide work without delay. Mr. Poulton pleaded for the removal of the terrible nightmare of unemployment. The discussion was adjourned.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1921, Page 5
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138UNIONISTS’ CONGRESS. Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1921, Page 5
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