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Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1924, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS

BRITISH POLITICS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MR CLYNES' SPEECH. LONDON, January IS. The I‘iinee of Wales and Duke of York entered the Peers' Gallery ot the House of Commons as Air Clynes was speaking on the Labour motion of no-ii>nfidom-e. The momentous debate opened quietly. Thete were many vacant seats oiling to the fact that a division was arranged for -Monday night. Air Clynes' pulictimint of the Government's foreign policy did not raise a single I.abour <-lieer. The first sign of life uas ii lu‘n Air Clynes aroused general cheers by a icfereiice to the Dominions, lie said Air AlacDonald on Tuesday gave the assurance that the pledges so far as they had been made would be carried out. and the House would be given a full oppoituniiy of deciding the important issues raised. Air Clynes said hi-- mm view was that tiie Dominions trade showed substantia! opportunities and prospects of improvement. He emphasised the necessity til not neglecting European maiUets, lint wlii'ii we had dor nr best with our neighbours be agreed that in some ■sense, a special duly remained in relation to Ibe 1 toliiini. ris. ’I he qU" - tion was how tar uc .-onld stimulate the Dominions' uadi- without im leasing taxation and it: -t u, king the Inundation- of the ti-eal .y.-.0-no Me must inquire into the a! 1 i-ruatiies of trailport improvements ulii.-h imist ii.uted one line of policy an.l [crimps substantial etirniiiagemeni in Dominion fellow workers. It might be found by inquiry or otherwise, tar ts concerning the destination ol the enormous iliflerence between what the Dominion pioliucer of food got Tor his labour and what the consumer here pair! ter it.

SPEECHES CONTINUED. LONDON. Jan. IS.

Continuing. Air Clynes said that such avenues for exploration should, however receive purely non-partisan attention. All the Imperial conferences hitherto had been “a close Government preserve.” They had been ignoring the growing interest ol Labour. “If'' he (tontisiued, “we are grring to lift these Dominion considerations to a non-party level, there must he far more conferences held on nonparty lines.” The question of emigration was involved. The consequences (rt voluntary transference ol population must be seriously con si tiered. Anything of this sort must be carried out on agreed terms. He was satisfied that such terms would benefit Labour, both here and in the Dominions. These terms must include adequate training, with technical anil general education for new duties overseas. Tliev must also provide lot satisfactory remuneration, and for security of unemployment-, before the worker would agree to emigrate.

Air Clynes concluded by disclaiming any desire on the part ot Labour to foster class strite.

lit. lion It. 11. Asquith aroused Opposition enthusiasm by advising the Liberal supporters to vote in favour ol Labour's motion to eject the Government. whitli lie said, “lias been guilt) of vaeilliation and impotence, both at home and abroad.” He had not known an administration which had done more actual mischief. There had been reeentlv “an epidemic of political hysteria.” He had been “cajoled, wheedled. almost cares soil, threatened, browbeaten. and all but blackmail to be tbe saviour ot society. ' But be declined to believe that the sun was going to set on tllr' prosperity ot Britain oil thieve of Air .MacDonald coming into office. Translated into plain prose. Mr Asquith said, this “saving of society meant the Liberals and Conservatives are i.otnbir.ing to keep J.ehv’ir out. There could be no quest ior. ot a * o.*!stion or a fiuiot: <.{ the Ld-ors’ and 1,-.-

rlamenta! it:.ties of mittcr.t! po'.tcy, but on many social and national questions, ho pointed out. there was room for the co-operation, not only of the bibernls and Labourites, but of many of the Conservatives. Mr Hodges made his maiden speech in the debate. He ehieily dealt in an abstract form with Labour's political aspirations.He referred depreeatingly' to the Liberals’ sympathetic atitude to the Labour Party, recalling, in this connection, recent Liberal associations with Labour. He declared that the scientific organisation of industry was the crying political need. Mr Gould (Conservative) severely oritised the Government’s advisers. He indicted some of the Conservatives for supporting the amendment. He assured Mr Baldwin that lit would not be silent when the matter of holding the general election was thashed out elsewhere. Sir P. Lloyd Greame expressed his delight with Mr dyne’s speech about Empire development, emigration, and the Imperial Conference, which made it perfectly clear that whatever schemes for financial co-operation were offered to the Dominions might ho. the fatter could not act thereon unless they saw their way lor markets in Brittain. Sir P. Lloyd Greame asked what would he the effect ol rejecting the preference proposed at the late conference on the far greater preference that was at present given Britain by the Dominions, lie pointed out that in 1022 the value of the le--1 latex in duty given by the ‘Dominions to Britain exceeded eleven and a quarter million sterling. General Smuts and Mr Bruce had warned them in the most proper and natural terms of the commercial advance.' made to their states by other Governments. which they hit-lmeto j :.d refused. He commended tie enoio’eiice proposals on the don Te gr* old of good business and com'.i iii sentiment. LONDON. January 18. In the House of is, Mr Cooper Dawson gave notice ol an amendment to Labour's no-confidence amendment, it being as follows: -

“That before any Ministry founded upon the principles of Socialism is formed, the House is of opinion that a general election on the i-~iie ol Socialism should he held.” General Seely .suggested that il conference of the leaders of the parties with a high judicial authority, he held to consider the political situation. LONDON. January 18.

Mr Winston Churchill, ex-M.P.. whom M r Lawrence (Labourite) defeated at Leicester, is evidently among the Liberals, who do not relism the idea of supporting Labour. He has published a letter in which he declares that the enthronement of a Socialistic Government in office would he a serious national misfortune, comparable with a dcfe.i* in war. He contends that the exhortation to give a chance to Labour will only really mean giving a fair chance to faction and manoeuvre, and he paints a dark picture of the result of a Socialist Minority. He suggests that after Mr Clylie’s amendment, to tlie addre.ss-iu-lteply b carried, the House further record its repudiation of Socialism, and its distrust of a party which advocates capital levy and nationalisation.