The Archive · 1925

Work Resumed in Wool Trade

An agreement has been reached in the woollen textile dispute providing for resumption of work at the old rate of wages pending an agreement based on the findings of a court of investigation.

The operatives. struck against Avg. 16, Journal" publishes a telegram from Madrid that all preparations now have been completed for a Spanish landing at Alhueem which has been definitely fixed for August 24. Forty thousand reinforcements have been despatched to undertake the operation Side Action Preparatory to marshal Petain's Big Move Avg. 18 five per cent. wage reduction. A message from Rabat states that Minera Agree to Take Part 1H€., French attack on the The 'The Delegate Conference of the] resisting at certain points, but Miners' Federation in London has are unable seriously to oppose the: loreed to the executives' view th in spite of the Government's refuse to accede to the executive's request for representation of the miners on the Commission of Inquiry, the Federation should participate in the Inquiry.

Accordingly the Conference instructed the executives present the m Jadvance of the four French columns, Nevertheless, the sperations are curtain raiser to the main offensive which begins at the end Jof the month, when Marshal Petain returns. In the meantime the French aim to dislodge the Riffs from raiding posts, safeguard munications politically influence "neighbouring with Algeria "and

tribes.

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