UNEMPLOYED SCARE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2233, 20 August 1914, Page 6

UNEMPLOYED SCARE

MR. MASSEY NOT APPREHENSIVE. The Prime Minister-lias already expressed ; the opinion that. there is no cause for-panic in the commercial and industrial enterprises of the people,, nor. does he think the fears apparently entertained by numbers'of peopleregarding future.distress from widespread unemployment are at all well grounded "No official complaints regarding unemployment have reached, me yet," said Mr. Massey, discussing the subject with a- Dominion reporter yesterday. "In aily case, this is tlio season for unemployment. As a- matter of fact, I don't think there will be much unemployment as a result'of the war. Things aeem to be settling down at Home. The rate of interest is' even lower than we might expect in war time. War risks in the way of insurance are very much less, than they wero a very few dayß .ago, and they are likely to be even'less in the near future. It seems to me that what. wo; have to do is to go" along quietly with the ordinary business of the country, keeping our industries-go-ing, especially our primary industries, .and look'forward to the time when peace with honour will come'to, .the .Empire. ' ./ ' ■ "In considering the possibility of unemployment, ive should remember that a very large number of men-are going abroad with the Expeditionary Force.,® should like to say that ! hope private firms and private individuals who are engaged in industrial business will not discharge any of their- employees unless 1 it becomes absolutely necessary for tliem to do so. There is no occasion for panic or of tliQ sort." "