§ 32. Mr. Dribergasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present membership of the Bermuda Workers' Association; what percentage of the total population of Bermuda this membership represents and what other industrial or political organisations of comparable size exist in Bermuda.
Mr. Creech JonesThe Bermuda Workers' Association claims a membership of nearly 5,000, which represents approximately one-seventh of the Colony's total population. I am not aware of any other industrial or political organisations of comparable size in Bermuda.
§ Mr. DribergIn view of the Governor's own statement with regard to the political backwardness of the people of Bermuda, and in view of the last part of my right hon. Friend's answer, is it not clear that this is a pretty substantial organisation? Can we take it, therefore, that my right hon. Friend does not share the rather derogatory view of it expressed in the Governor's Memorandum in the White Paper?