The attitude of labour during war-time lof paramount importance, not on the score of patriotism because the ranks of labour provide a targe part of the fighting forees, but because lot economic adjustments slow to receive correction and therefore affecting the common UUtude. In the present war, labour's response has been magnificent in manpower, effort and titude, and as debates in the House of Com Jnvons have shown, much of the demand for a note vigorous prosecution of the war has come from labour, although the line of political demareation is being maintained, From the miners, Jone of the largest fields of labour in Britain, Tittle hasbeen heard. In peace-time when me Jdustriad strife was bitter and the coal industry twas at its lowest ebb, leaders used to recall remark retained from the last war that "the miner is always in the trenches." From Notting Fhamshire, however, has come, an unusual pledge—that of the miners to work holidays, in order to delegates. presumably—atlended a meeting land pledged fo. work as regularly as possible, Jand sacrifice recognized holidays at Easter, Whitsuntide and August, and a portion of their Jsummer holidays when the pits close down, and also to work on alternate Saturdays, the minfers' day off. This should prove a valuable contribution to the national task of winning the war for, side by side with the requirements {for domestic consumption, is the necessity for [maintaining coal exports abroad for the acquit sition of foreign currencies. Neglected in peace-time with fuel oil in the ascendancy, coal filling its former ole in war-time a3 the [Anglo-Talian misunderstanding recently de~ Imonstrated when coal supplies were one of the Important. factors. involved.
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