"HAPPY-PEACE CONDITIONS" IF—

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17126, 22 April 1921, Page 8

"HAPPY-PEACE CONDITIONS" IF—

(FBOM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, March 12. The Prince of Wales r in a speech at Glasgow, said: .. "Glasgow has always been a great hive of industry, and she has indeed kept up . her reputation. Last year a . third of the • vessels built in theVUnited Kingdom were constructed, on the Clyue, and the present tonnage under construction Constitutes a 'record.' This Empire of ours cannot exist without industry, ana Glasgow has always stood for industry, and stands for industry now, as is shown by the splendid eifort sine is making. 'i want to see all tnose who have inaue Glasgow what she is, the second city of the Empire —(cheers) —and to congiatuLate them on what they did in tlie war, what have done since, and what they are doing now. The position of Becond city of the Empire is a very exalted one, and one you may well be proud of; But.an exalted position involves great responsibilities,. because the occupant of an exalted position is looked up to for a lead and sotting of an example. •■"..'. * "What are we all striving for to-day? For five years we were heavily engaged in the greatest war the world has ever known. We are now trying to get'back to what is described' as 'peace - cond- * tions.' These two words, 'peace conditions,' affect every man and every woman, whatever their calling: These two words also involve many problems and difficulties which we all know only too well, and I think and I know that what we are really ultimately striving for is to prefiex these two words with, the word 'nappy.' Now, we cannot have happy peace conditions until all sections of the community are satisfied—(cheers) —and we can never all be satisfied .until we really see each other's point of view. If we can do this, and if we can give and take sufficiently, there are no difficulties that cannot be overcome. (Cheers.) We must not be too impatient. It cannot, all be done in a hurry, but in my humble opinion, and it is the opinion shared by all' right-thinking Britishers, there is hurry for one thing, and the need for it is urgent. The present horrible epidemic of unemployment and the tragedy of the suffering that'it brings in its train worries me a great deal. It upsets me particularly when I know that it affects thousands of our ex-Ser-vice men who have fought for their country and thousands of men who have worked at home for yictorv. I -want you, my Lord to assure them that I am ever thinking of them in their trouble, that my most earnest iope is thai conditions may- soon improve, and bring them very raich better times. But the whole Emnire is going through the same strain, and it is only natural that the whole Empire is looking to her great cities for a way out. I am sure that Glasgow cannot only help to frnd a way out, but will allow one." (Cheers.)