10 JULY 1953, page 4

Absenteeism In The Pits

" It is a minority," said the chairman of the Coal Board when he addressed the annual conference of the National Union of Mineworkers on Wednesday, " which hinders the......

No Centre In Italy

The coalition that has governed Italy for seven years is dead. When its constituent parties failed to secure the necessary majority in the recent elections, it was generally......

The Railwaymen's Claim •

If the miners have refrained from pressing their wage claim the workers in another shaky industry have not. The claim for a fifteen per cent. increase submitted on behalf of......

After American Aid

American aid to the rest of the world is coming to an end two years from now, or possibly even sooner if the House of Representatives gets its way in the argument with the......

Forcing Russia's Hand

The East German workers have shown that they are not yet pacified. The reports of new clashes and strikes show that they were neither crushed by the Russian tanks on June 17th......

No Road In Korea

The spectacle of talks going on at Panmunjom while fight- ing continues between the Communist and the United Nations forces has been a depressing enough feature of the Far......