The suggestion that the world's colonies should be handed over, by their respective owners, to an int national mandates board was made by Mr. Thomas Johnston, former Lord Privy Seal and Labour MP. for West Stirlingshire, in a speech inst night at Kilsyth, Stirlingshire.
Mr, Johnston said that "mere swal ping from the Union Jack to the Swastika will not bring peace to the world, and may only provide Herr Hitler with millions of black soldiers An international board, howe administering non-self-governing. ter: ritories and primitive races, primarily for the benefit of native inhabitants, but without any trade, strategic oF Gnancial privileges, would certainly. remove from the German mind grievance which had existed since the Versailles Treaty, Mr. Johnston de-
France Looks to Anxioties in France Rearmament Paris, Oct, 19.
'A 45-hour week, instead of a 40- hour week, for the men engaged in alreratt construction has been decreed by. the Minister of Labour, Pomaret, in. agreement with the Minister of Air, AM. Guy Lachaavbre, and in accordance with the arbitra tion award, announced last April.
The Labour Ministry has agreed that extra payment shall be made for extra hours.
The Metel Workers Union in the Bordeaux. region has refused to comply. with the decree, and. those engaged In aircraft construction have refused to work the extra hours.
Fernand Laurent, a member of the Army Commission' of the Chant-ber of Deputies, regards the position of French armaments construction ar So grave that he is to raise the sub-Ject in the Chamber. He urges that the extra hours, which are" now worked, are insuftclent ind that' the te of production should be con= siderably" further increased. iso asking that the Army Commis ion be summoned to heat informa: tion which he has collected, during the past three months, on the state of French armament construction Reuter.
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