THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1923, Page 4

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

DABOIMTE OX GOVERNMENT POLICY. UJSTKALIAN AND N . 7. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CONDON, Feb lb. 1 11 the House of Common.s Mr Cadogan said lie regretted the absence in he speech of any reference to Empire settlement and emigration. This country would never find employment for its whole population. They might turn the whole social order upside down hut in uld never solve the unemployment problem without some scheme of emigration. The money being spent on .Mesopotamia would produce a far better dividend if spent on emigration. A wise policy of emigration would greatly benefit the whole Empire. lit Hon Mr Mucnamnra stated tint past experience showed there was a natural prejudice among the working classes against immigration. The Empire .Settlement Act. he said, put immigration on an entirely different footing, and no one was a Iriend of the unemployed who advised them against taking a chance now offered. He upprided to the Government to push onward various migration schemes. Mr Shinwel! (I.a hour) repudiated the sug-

gestion that the Labour Party was prejudiced against emigration, hut they held it was no solution of the unemployment question, which was being aggravated by the labour-saving appliances. and by the employers' insidious attempts to lengthen the working hours.

Mr Muir (Labourite, of Glasgow) characterised the scheme to send abroad boys of fourteen and seventeen as ‘‘tbo most deplorable and damnable proposal that any government ever made.” Tho Labour Party was not opposed to adult*.- making a free choice. Mr Muir continued that the economic disabilities under which working cla-ses were suffering, were being used as a whip to drive hoys and girls to Australia. Not one supporter of the government would send his hoy or gttl abroad.

Viscountess Astor interjected:-- I have five sons, and I am willing to send any otto abroad, rather than walk the streets.” Mr Muir declared that the.o was no provision in the scheme tor any 'pn final guidance of these hoys ami girls, who would he exploited by the |o .vale farmers, who would lmv< no interest in their welfare. Mr Sparkes said Mr Muir_h.ul ncile wholly fantastic grievances of what was a tremendous benefit to p< <>ple of his own class. Apparently Mr All'll would prefir that hoys .should swell the ranks of hunger marchers, and thus promote class hatred. Sir It. Moiul suggested the Government should give earnest consideration to some scheme under which men in receipt of unemployed pay would allowed either collectively or mihr iduallv to surrender their allowame

in return, for work at lull trade union rates in their usual employment. Hy such a 'vheinc. men would he unubl **d la return, to productive employment. lie also urged that use he nii'ilo of idle bank capital to develop- the resource;, e.f the colonies and dominion.-. Tt„ 1., u a adjourned. ITCHING FILES GFIf.ED.

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