Chicago, Mar. 5. Maritime unions affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations allege that Government hiring halls are contrary to principles of the Roosevelt Administration and accused the U.S. Maritime Commission anti-labour activity.
The charges were contained in a legislative programme outlined by a committee appointed by the chairman of the C.LO., Mr. John L. Lewis, to ce-ordinate legislative and ganiza- colo: tional activities of 15 C.LO. maritime unions. The committee accused the Maritime Commission of establishing the hiring halls tatuta passed in 1872 to prevent "Shanghaing and boarding house methods of hiring seamen Jerusalem, Mar. 6.
Active negotiations are being pursued between the British authorities and Arab delegates here with a view to solving the Palestine problem.
The Arab delegation in London have entrusted the Egyptian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs to go to Lebanon and present the latest British proposals to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem who is now in Beirut.
Well-informed quarters say those proposals would include, besides the establishment of a Five-Year Treaty, the continuation of Jewish immigration and the sale of land to Jews for a period of six months, at the end of which period the question would come up for discussion again It is believed that the Grand Mufti will not accept the proposals.
It is predicted that the Iraq Premier, Gen. Nuri Said Pasha, will make a further attempt at mediation in this matter.
The Jewish press here invites the population to resist by every means the projected establishment of independent Arab state. is asserted that the Jewish forces will suffice to maintain the and that British political status quo, military units wil not be necessary
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