-Even before the war Germany experienced a considerable shortage of skilled workers, Now technical train-has been regulated by several decrees; Generally speaking, the decrees aim at reducing the percentage of unskilled workers in employment. tions important for war metal ing and chemical industries. On leav-School boys and girls must re-with Labour Exchanges, and contract between employer and Business men in general showed a marked desire to buy, on account of an anticipated rise in prices in the near future, but sellers for this reason and also on account of uncertainty- as regards the replenishment of their stocks and of raw materials were decidedly more reserved. On the whole the turnover was satisfactory and. the results obtained by participants were beyond their expectations, Some branches of industry, however, which are used to showing iheir articles to a large number of interested visitors, were slightly disappointed as regards results obtained.
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