7 JANUARY 1928, Page 5

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Then the real work will begin and quick results must not be expected. Very delicate work requires very delicate consideration. Presumably all those employers who have allied themselves with Sir Alfred Mond believe in his methods of improving the security and status of the --wage-earner and making him generally free ofinformatiorr. about the condition and progress of the firm for which he works. The apparatus of conciliation will undoubtedly have to be left to individual industries ; there is op conceivable machinery which can be used universally. It is well known that the General Council has to put up with much bitter criticism, though for the time being it is able successfully to ignore Mr. Cook and his friends. Similarly, Sir Alfred Mond's group, though very powerful, is not wholly representative.

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