"No people in the, British Empire are more loyal than its subjects in the West Indies," Mr. MacDonald said, "and that fact should make a stronger appeal to our sympathy when considering ways of improving the economic situation."
The local Government in Jamaica, Mr. MacDonald concluded, was not unaware, indifferent or idle" when the recent outburst occurred, and a Committee of Enquiry into workers' wages was proceeding when the workers tried to take the situation into their own hands—Reuter,
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