THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1922, Page 3

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

.USTItA I.XA.N ANII N.Z. CABLE A8SOOIATIO“ BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, Nov 30. In the House of Commons the Ad-dress-in-Reply debate was resumed. Air (.lynes moved the Labour amendment, i Hi adversely criticised tlio Premier’s refusal to meet unemployed who inarched to see him. He urged the necessity for developing foreign trade, together with adequate schemes of public works. Mr Barlow said that notwithstanding the approach of the winter, he believed the unemployment curse was slowly but steadily improving. He .said 109 millions bad been paid out under the Unemployment Insurance Act, of which 79 millions yas contributed In- employers and 38- millions 'y the workers. This exploded tho fiction that the benefit payments were a dole coming entirely from the taxpayers’ , pocknts. He hoped a great new arterial road from Manchester to Liverpool would be put in band shortly. It was estimated to cost three millions, provided work for 20,00!> men. Much labor would lie absorbed in oilier roads throughout tlio country. Afforestation schemes would employ two'tlioiisand. Arrears of maintenance and repair work would employ thirty-live hundred. The Government proposed to renew the Tardu Facilities Act for twelve, months, increasing the maximum capital in respect wlieiof guarantees would be made to fifty million. It was proposed to continue the present arrangements for protecting Boards of Guardians finances. Schemes for the development of electric 'power were estimated to cost ten millions. LONDON. Nov 39. -Mr Hastings, in his maiden speech declared the real remedy for iniimployinent would lie found in a capital levy. Sir A. Aloud iatur poured ridicule on tlin idea of a levy on capital, lie made a (startling suggestion that employers be induced to engage work less men as surplus ones in normal establishments. by permitting them to make deductions of the amount of unemployment dole from the Trade Union rate of wages, the Government making up the deduction by continuing the dole to all workers so employed. The I labourites derided the proposal. Sir A. Aloud raised general cheers later by an appeal for £19.9.099.099 lor Empire developnumt. declaring they must not look Lo Europe for a trade recovery, but to the Dominions, where two-thirds of British trade v as done lafore tlio war.

RRITINH POLITICS. LONDON. Dec 1. Continuing bis address in the reply debate. Air Snowden urged recognition of the Soviet in order to compel the latter Lo throw away the hist shreds of Bolshevism and Communism and I,ring about- renewed trade, t.about did not favour unemployment insurnuce. If work was unobtainaole the nation should maintain the workers on a scale sufficient to prov-mt p.ivsieal deterioration. In regard to ia>-1 reform the State should devote tself to intensive production, while the principle of co-operation should he extensively applied. The question of icnaratioiis should lie handed to the League of Nations. , Air Page Croft urged the Premier lo lioitlly ask the. Empire Prime’ Alinistevs in give the Alotlmrland vswts tracts ol i onntry in each dominion for development. by settlors.