POLICY CRITICISED

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 8

POLICY CRITICISED

LANSBURY AND SAMJEE

FAILURE OF TARIFFS

(Received 23rd November, 1 p.m.)

LONDON, 22nd November. In the House of Commmons, speaking on. the Address-in-Eeply, Mr. Lans-] bury said that the King's speech was! unworthy of being put in His Majesty*; hands. It promised no action on the, greatest problem of the day, and con-! tamed not a word of sympathy witti. the Irish people suffering from economic war. The Leader of the Opposition, condemned the lack of action' to deal quickly with the suffering and distress, due to unemployment. If they cared/ decent maintenance could be provided for everyone. ."■'.'-.'

Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal leader, said that people were already sceptical of the'tariffs arising from, the Ottawa agreements. The world had thirty; million unemployed, and the cure must be international. Britain might begin, by following the examples, of Holland and Belgium, and form the largest ppssible group of low tariff countries, tho members of which would. undertakeLto reduce tariffs among themselves. Secondly, Britain should check her own. tariff increases and recognise thai merely local and national attempts to raise price levels were both futile and dangerous. He recognised that : ko statement was at present advisable on. the American debt. It was not a question whether Europe could afford to pay, but .whether, the United States could afford to receive, as the consequent exclusions of goods would inju?/: America and every . other country. The debate was adjourned.