William Erskine Knowles
Liberal
Mr. KNOWLES:
The Ottawa Citizen of March 7 contained an interview given by Mr. J. G. Watters, president of the Dominion Trades and Labour Congress, in regard to a fair wage clause? being inserted in munition contracts, and he is reported to have said:
The Premier had shown him part of a confidential cablegram which he had received from Lloyd George in which he positively asserted that he was opposed to the inserting of the fair wage clause in munition contracts issued by the Imperial Government to Canadian contractors.
I would ask the Prime Minister if Lloyd George, either by cablegram or otherwise, *did communicate with him to that effect, namely, positively asserting that he was opposed to inserting a fair wage clause in munition contracts issued by the Imperial Government to Canadian contractors.