BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1923, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILB ASSOCUTIO.i. .MR BALDWIN’S SPEECH. (Received this day at 9.-15 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 2L Mr Baldwin was adopted as the Conservative candidate for Bewdley. In a - speech he said besides curin« unemployment it was essential to have machinery ready against the day when Germany’s production would attain become more formidable than Britain s. mT As a plain man of common people lie knew that the common, plain, blunt, honest people were going to win a verv (treat victory. MR LLOYD GEORGE. (Received tills dav at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 25 J Mr Lloyd George at Glasgow declared the Liberal Party’s first remedy for unemployment was peace in Europe. He contended that Knited State,-., the British .Empire and Italy were in agrnvment and could impose just conditions upon anybody. The Empire’s resources should be developed by improving Empire transport and communications as advocated by -Mr Bannerman in 1907. ADVICE TO ELECTORS. LONDON. Nov. 21. The “Daily Express’’ in an editorinl says:—“Electors do not he misled. All three parties are striving to light the election on the narrow issues ol home polities, hut the supreme and dominant issue is: The Empire, wlmt > it is, ami what it may become. Thu paper suggests that the electors should question every candidate on Empire markets and a full imperial tariff, based on preferonee. including .the summoning of another Impel m and Economic Conference to draw up such a tiirill. based, without restriction, on the Empire’s advantages. Other suggested questions relate to the subsidising of Empire sett transport. the speeding up ol the Empire wireless and cables, emigration ami British credit {or Empire development. father conservative - SON larger. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. November Air Baldwin's son, Oliver, is speaking in' support, of Labour, in sevcal constituencies.