London, May 9.
About 100,000 British workers have been freed for war work because of limitation of supplies, it was officially estimated here yesterday.
A. supplementary scheme under which factories were "telescoped" already had freed 50,000 of a total 300,000 who will be ultimately avail. able, it was believed.
The viscose section of the rayon trade already has released 200,500 persons, which is about 16 per cent. of the total employed. 1 Two problems were engaging the government, namely preserving trade marks for firms which must close down for the duration of the war due to shortage of materials, and redistribution of the tax burden so they will not be excessively penalized for their sacrifices.—United Press.
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