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LABOUR IN MADRAS FIRST MEETING OF TEXTILE WORKERS On April 13th, 1918, the first meeting of the Textile Workers of the three mills in Chulai tonk place under the auspices of Sri Venkatesa Gunamrita Varshani Sabha and was held in Ramanujammal's bungalow garden, Perambur Barracks Roud, when the following speech was delivered by Mr. B. P. Wadia as Chairman of the meeting. A few days ago I heard in New India Office that you, who have been working in the various mills here, are in need of some advice regarding certain matters of difficulty which you have been feeling. This after noon, I am not competent enough to speak of those difficulties, because I have not studied your problems. Presently I hope to know more about you. I would advise some of you to come and see me and speak to me as to the nature of the various difficulties which are yours, and then when I have seen for myself and am convinced that you have grievances, I may be able to help you and show you the way whereby those difficulties could be removed. If there are difficulties in the way which need to be removed, it is yourselves who could remove them and no outsider like myself can do anything more than show you the way and teach you how to remove them.