The Cotton Factory Times. — 1909-04-23 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

PERIODICAL REPORT.  QUESTION OF LABOUR EXCHANGES.  MURDEROUS CONDITIONS IN BULGARIA.  In the Periodical Report (just iesued) of the International Federation of Textile Work'l'ers' A.woc,iatione the general secretary, Mr. W. Moreland, J.P., refers to the reoent deputation to Germany from the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congrees for the mimene of en. quiring into the working of or German labour exchanges and induetrial insurance, and the tuts, quent conference of trade union repreeentati,o in London.  The gusstion of workmen's insurance, it, will be remembered, was referred back to the Parliamentary Committee, and will be direuesed at the next Trades Union Congress. It was stated in toe report that nothing detviinental was urged against the Central Labour Exchanges by the German trade unions, although they had labour exchanges .of their own; also that German workmen did not object to deductions from their wages for insurance purpoics. But Mr. Marsland confiders it nece.ary that more should Le known about the rnatter.  'The few experimente that have already been made in England in the establishment of Labour exchanges, apart from trade 'unione, bare not,' Mr. Moreland points out, '' given entire satisfaction to trade union 'members, and in view of the I fact that our Government blond to bring before Parliament a Bill dealing with this subject, it would be interesting to have still further information from our German colleagues in the textile trades. For instance, how is it that German trade unions have Labour Exchangea of their own if they have nothing to urge against the Central Exchanges? To what extent do employers eerier ally make use of the trade union Exchanges? Do I all workmen and employers avail themselves of either one or ether of the Exchanges, or be the system of reeking work without the aid of the I Exchange, as in this country, still in operation, and, if no, to what extent? Perhaps some of our colleagues in the other countries could tlrear 1 some further light on these important pointn?" The English report reviews tho recent ballot en the half-time question, and indicates that the peeking away of the syetem is only a matter oi time. Reference is made to the call for help four. the Hungarian textile workers, whole parlous coo was laid bare in the "Factory Times" a few weeks ago. It is also mentioned that the lot move towards the securing of the Eight Hours Day is being taken by the Operative Cotton Spinr.ert' Amalgamation. At the general meeting in jure next the following resolution will come up f, consideration, and will in all probability he caniedi—  "That the Amalgamation send notice to the United Textile Factory Werke& As3ociation claiming that a ballot vote be taken of the whole of the members in their various sections te whether notice should be given to the whole . the cmployers that on and after a given date. be hereafter decided upon, net more than 48 hens shall be worked in any one week." The propooal a thus to endeavour to get a 43 limns week by purely trade union effort.. without waiting for the present factory laws I.oto amended. Whether or not this course will meet with the approval of the Textile Workers' „Ns.. elation tit is added) remain° yet to be aeon. The next meeting of the International Centmittee will be held at Copenhagen, on July 14th and 15th, 1909, at the Hotel Danerirke, 1 Grundtvigs Htas„ Studiestra3cle 38.