The Archive · 1932

Domestic Problems of Germany

Berlin, July 12.

The Government, which on account of the Lausanne Conference so far had not been able Ca take up its economic reconstruction programme, considered this important problem' fully at to-day's Cabinet's Meeting. The measures on which an agreement was reached by the Cabinet comprise the following: (1), the introduction of a regular: Labour service, (2) the construc tion of workers' settlements, (3) the building of roads and (4) agricultural reclamation work.

"The most difficult question dealt with atthe meeting was the problems "of labour service, for. the organisation of which details were submitted by the Ministry of Labour. According to this draft, only Pe°bdmitted into this Labour corps, ple under 25 years of age will labour, service being on a voluntary basis. The period of employment. is limited to 40 weeks for each individual. For the execition of this scheme, which would provide work for 120,000 men for pet aside te the etch's budget, months, 60, maris wil

"Srrans-Ocean Kao Min, WI

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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