BRITISH UNEMPLOYED

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2508, 22 May 1909, Page 5

BRITISH UNEMPLOYED

CABLE NEWS.

THE GOVERNMENT’S SCHEME.

WINSTON CHURCHILL’S HOPES

United Press Association —Copyright (Received May £l, 9.15 p.m.)

LONDON, May 21.

Mr. Winston Churchill’s idea is that the Board of Trade should control (the labor exchanges with the view of making the sysytem national and uniform; and great importance is attached to tlie advisory committees. It is hoped that the labor exchange will become the industrial centre, or labor market in each ■town. It is suggested that the trade •board should meet there, and that the meeting rooms should be let to trade unions at a reasonable rent. It is hoped that the trades unions will cooperate for mutual information. Mr. Churchill intends that the labor exchanges shall offer facilities for washing clothes and mending. Non-alcoholic refreshments will be provided. Separate provision will be made, for men and women, and for skilled and unskilled labor. One. section of the Board of Trade will act as an intelligence bureau, to watch changes in the labor market at home and abroad, and act as a counterpoise to the unregulated movement of that market, and deal with Schemes of public utility set on foot by the Government.

NEWSPAPER OPINION.

FAVORABLE CRITICISM

The newspapers welcome the. Bill as a good economic scheme, calculated to mitigate social “evils. Some urge employers to utilise the exchanges fo- fill Vacancies. Others emphasise the importance of trade unions heartily assisting. Stress is laid on the fact that Britain is tardily following the example of her industrial rivals.

LABOR EXCHANGES BILL INTRO-

DUCED.

A SOLITARY OPPONENT

(Received May 21, 10 p.m.) LONDON, May 21

In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill yesterday introduced the. Labor Exchanges Bill. Its only opponent was Mr. Havelock Wilson (Labor member, for Middlesborough), who opposed it on the ground that mercantile marine offices, which were sailors’ forms of labor exchanges, tinder the Board of Trade, had proved an absolute failure, and were merely encouraging the engagement of cheap Chinese labor.