The Report of the visit to the front of the
first of eight parties, each consisting of seven representative workmen and one Labour member of the Parliamentary Munitions Com- mittee, appeared in Tuesday's papers. The visit lasted from August 27th to 30th, during which the members of the party inspected various portions of the front, including the scenes of the most incessant fighting of the war. After speaking of the mutual regard, respect, and good feeling which exist between officers and men, and the oars and attention devoted to the safety and comfort of the troops both in the trenches
and behind the front, the Report continues: " It was from our conversations with the soldiers in the firing line that we learned most about the realities of war, and we were impressed by the need of an overphelming supply of munitions." The signatories conclude wi.th an appeal to the workmen at home to work as strenuously and unremittingly as their relatives and fellow-workmen are fighting in the trenches :-
"If we work unitedly to the one end, victory is certain and will come speedily. If our gallant follows at the front are to be hampered owing to any slackness in •the workshop, disaster will be the inevitable result."
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