Reports on labour and social conditions in Germany . uppose, said our rej)resentative, looking at Mr. Water-houses note-book, You had no trouble in collecting informa-tion ? Mr. Waterhouse: You are wrong there. In Berlin theemployers were very loth to give us any information. Theylooked suspiciously upon our visit, and were not disposed torender us any help; but we found out what we wanted to was in Berlin on May Day, when all the workers, includingthose from the neighbouring districts, congregate in the cityfor the May Day demonstrations. I then saw some unem-ployed. Our representative


Reports on labour and social conditions in Germany . uppose, said our rej)resentative, looking at Mr. Water-houses note-book, You had no trouble in collecting informa-tion ? Mr. Waterhouse: You are wrong there. In Berlin theemployers were very loth to give us any information. Theylooked suspiciously upon our visit, and were not disposed torender us any help; but we found out what we wanted to was in Berlin on May Day, when all the workers, includingthose from the neighbouring districts, congregate in the cityfor the May Day demonstrations. I then saw some unem-ployed. Our representative: So you did find some unemployed? Mr. Waterhouse: Ye^, in Berlin, but nothing like thenumber I have seen in London. Our representative: What impression did the appearanceof the German workers give you? Mr. Waterhouse: They all seemed well fed and well clad,and looked prosperous. I was most impressed, said Mr. Waterhouse, with theappearance of the German workpeople as they left ^heir work-shops and factories. Their employers provide them with ESSEN. Krupps Works. Shooting Gallery. ELBERFELD.


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