Greedy Retailers Who Bring Socialism Nearer: Ca-operative Societies Reduce Prices: Short Weight: Government Food Council's Work, From Our Own London, Oct. 15.
It ever they have Socialism in this country on any. scale it will de entirely due to. the Middleman Srho undoubtedly is inclined to fleece The public to a perfectly scandalous extent, There would never have been half the trouble over the high cost Of living but for the fact that! fetallers as a whole are not content ith reasonable profits, and the war eclated on them by the Food Connell therefore thoroughly approved "his campaign has been started the public.
by an attack on the bakers. Having Investigated the fasts very carefully the Food Council announced that the Dakers would make an ample profit Hf they were to charge 9d. per. Alb ind as the trade refused to bate its demands further than the Council stated that it would publish a list of all those bateers the London area. who would seit read, below the higher price fixed "incorporated Society The tion of the Wholesale and Retail
Councli_ was. conv fowing. report. to Sir Philip Cun-HiecLister, President. of the Board of Trade," in continuation of its report of September 25 regarding pri sion bakers ausociatlons. have our, Uhere inno. JustiNeation for meted out to purchasers. As a type T might mention that, quoting from report of the Council's Chief Food Inspector at 'Thursday meeting at Chelmsford of the Essex County' Council, Alderman Langman said that with regard. to samples nil "taken, short measure was found in five out of six in Woodford, four out of six in Wanstead, two out of two in. Buckhurst Hill, three out of six in Chingford, two out of two in Chingwell, one out of four in Waltham Abbey, one out of three in Dagenham, six out of six in Walthamstow and in Iiford, five out of six in Barking and in Leyton, fand four out of six in Laughton. In his opinion the public had paid for thousands of gallons which they had never received.
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