UNEMPLOYMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1921, Page 3

UNEMPLOYMENT

lUSTKALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. REFUSAL TO RATE POOR. LONDON, Sept. 23. The Retlural Green Poor Law Guardians, by 16 voice D> 10, decided ti) refuse to levy for the London County Council, police and other rates for six months.

Several of the Labour members protested against tb,. Bethnal Green following in the footsteps of the Poplar Council. A FURTHER DROP. LONDON, September 23. The Southwark (London) Board of Guardians are now dropping the scale of relief to the unemployed to 3s r « lily for each child, after a fortnight’# trial. It will now deal with each o«s«> on its merits. LONDON LABOR MAYORS. LONDON, Sept. 23. It is officially announced that Mr Llovd George met the London i.al-rur Mayors at. the Gairlocli Hotel. j They pointed out to him how the ( problem of unemployment is a national j one. and this should be shouldered by : the central Government. They cm- j pliasised that a great burden is being i imposed on tdic ratepayers, but s] ee- ( ialty those in the poorer parts of Lon- j don. ' ! Mr Lloyd Georg,, in reply, said Die j unemployed problem had received his j earnest consideration ,and be had sum- j limned ministers from London to explore possible means of relieving distros.s. 11,. emphasised bis points that the Central Government could not shoulder fh,. burden alone, lie said eo-operation between the Government and the local authorities, the ivunufaeturers and Organised Labour was essential if they were to get to grips with the problem. The Premier also said that be was taking stops in this direction immediately. Parliament, how ever, must b,» consulted. AA ben it met, he would make a statement regarding the whole position. M«.nnwiiile the Cabinet C’ommitte,. on unemployment was taking steps to a.-rist the Boards of Boor Law Guardians who were seriously embarrassed through unemployment. Phis assistance would be to obtain loans, for the meeting of which the Guardians would he responsible. LONDON, Sept. 23 The Parliamentary Committee i f tb f Trade Union Congress and the Executive Committee of the Labour Party, in nn official report states: Unemployment is a national problem, re<|iiirinu for its adequate Treatment a national policy. Tb,. Government’s proposals are to place the main burden on tile local authorities. These ire in. defensible because they convert an obvious national duty into a local responsibility. The widespread wages reductions and the attack on the Tiede Board system are short.-sighted methods of dealing with the problem. The wages reductions are not likely to increase production, hut to lead to industrial conflicts, thus adversely affecting the output. unemployment BELIEF. (Received This Day at 3.40 a.i11.) LONDON - , Sept. 22 lion \V. (’liureliill replying to a deputation at Dundee, said that since th> armistice. Government bad snent Bio millions in unemployment relief. Government recognised that special assistance must Ir> given in particular cities am! areas where unemployment was exceptionally acute. There was evorv reason to believe that would be Government’s decision. Government fool that, the problem could be V,otter solved by an insurance scheme than by pnyin> parish relief,