PRETTY HARD ON CHURCHILL

Chronicle (Levin), 22 July 1946, Page 5

PRETTY HARD ON CHURCHILL

LEADER WITH NO PROGRAMME1 SAYS MR. ATTLEE lieeeived Sundav. 7 p.m. LOXDOX, July 20. AFr. Attlee, in a speeeh at Durham at the first ininers' gala siuce 1 009, aecused the Conservat ive Party of boing bankrupt of any thought out poliov and deplored "ihe irresponsibility whieli had overconte the 'J'ory Party from Churchill down." He elaimcd that j if a turn of fate made Alr. ('hurohillj Priine Minister tomoj'row, he wouldruot.j klmwxi vfhSf ' to ' .d 0. M-V;-yrhpidvil 1 , y i'ivj tf^ice^ad. talkMb gfe £C t4ve^year plan j i witioh b'onta'inhu niany good th ings , which the Labour Parfey made b^tter. j the f.abour (lovertimeilt in 12 monthsi has pnt through the ma.jor items of his j five-vear plan which had been prepared | bv the Coalition Oovernment atul is| now llnding himaelf without a programme," he said. " He ceases to pui'-i Hue the path of a statesman and goes in for a series of stunts, attenipting to exploit Immediaf e grievances and maka paftv capital of national necessit ies. " Mr. Attlee gave as an evample (he earnpaign againsi bread rationing— ' "an atternpt to use the difficulLy oi transitional period to gain some supporl for the Consorvative Party." Mr. Aneurin Be-van, in a speeeh atter Mr. Attlee, attacked Ihe coalovvners as the most baekward, niost- reactionary and most rnalignant colleetion of property owners in history. He added that the t'oal Bill marked the end of tho blaek era and the beginning of a brighter one in which it would never aguln be possible for a young miner to fear unemployment and vietimisation at the liands of a eaprieious coal owner.