Berlin, Nev.
'The' award of the arbitrator in the Berlin metal industry's wage dispute decreeing the immediate lowering of the wages by 3 per cent, and a further decrease up-to a total of 8 per cent. as from January 18, next, is creating a situation which Is of great interest not only for that, special branch but: for the entire German industry. "It will be remembered that 19C,000 metal workers struck work on October 15 for two weeks against the' employers proposal to reduce wages by 8 per cent, but returned to work on October 28 when the trade union agreed
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