CALL ON BRITAIN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 March 1941, Page 4

CALL ON BRITAIN

UTMOST USE OF MAN AND WOMAN POWER MR BEVIN OUTLINES PLANS. CONFIDENCE IN DEMOCRATIC SELF-DISCIPLINE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.25 a.m.) RUGBY, March 16. The Minister for Labour, Mr Ernest Bevin, broadcasting, told the public of his plans for using the country’s manpower to the utmost in the service of the national war effort. He reminded them that in fighting a war of the character of the present one, the proper use of man and woman power was vital. From now onthere would be a tremendous call on ma|i. power and readjustments would have to be made. Reserved occupations were coming under review and a special registration was being made of workers with experience in shipbuilding. More men must be trained for war industry and there was to be registration of men between 41 and 45 years. Mr Bevin went on to speak of women’s entry into war industry and explained the various measures that were being taken to facilitate women’s employment. He forecasted the registration, before the end of April, of women of 20 and 21 years. Explaining the various provisions for compulsion the Minister showed how they would be used to facilitate and smooth out difficulties in the way of that eager and voluntary response of which there was plenty of evidence. Every individual case was assured of sympathetic treatment. Mr Bevin declared: “This great Democracy will submit to self-disci-pline and demonstrate its stability and a determination that will far outdistance anything Hitler or his Nazi regime can bring against us.”