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Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. OPINION OF RUSSIA. LONDON, February A. An Englishman in Russian notes in the “Daily Mail” says: "Bolsheviks regard Britain's recognition as involving an unconditional gram ol credits, in addition to land cash loans. I'lilt-- , Russia gets money she "ill do nothing for Britain. The ambitious figure of three hundred millions mentioned in 1922, has since been halved. Russia will gladl v accept, a rti-b loan of filteen million. .Money lent to Ru-sia must he considered lost, mile-- ,spoilt in Britain. Il is part of the Ooiniiiunists creed lo promi-e anything lo gain their own ends.”

FRENCH POLITICS. GOVERNMENT HOTLY ATTACKED [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this day at 9 a.m.) PARIS. Feb. A. Alter ;i week of preliminary skirmishes- be!ween the Oovernmeni and the Opposition, the Chamber has embarked on a lively di-mission oil some of the hundred articles comprising the Government's financial proposals. The Opposition hotly opposed the lirst article, aiming at at least a miliiaid francs reduction in administrative expenditure and authorising the Government to modify the statutes by a decree, members on the left complaining that the provision was mieoiist itutional and dictatorial and hinted at the danger ol a dicta tor-hip on the I talo-Spanish model.

THE POPE’S- REQUEST. [‘‘TflK TIMKs" SERVICE.] LONDON, Feb. .7. The “Tillies” Rome cori'espolideli t says that he has the highest authority for staling lhal the Vatican, on learning of the imminence of tin- British recognition of the Soviet. rerpiesied the British delegation to the Holy See to tra-mit lo Mr MacDonald the ief|nest that one condition of recognition should he the release of Archbishop Cienlak and the other priestsi ill imprisoned.

I'NF.MRI.OVMFNT INSLKA X( K. 'Received this day at I-. 1.1 p.m.t LONDON. February Alu response lo an invitation in 1922 by the Minister of Labour to the National Confederation of Finployers organisations and Trade Unions Congress to co-operate in consideration ol the establishment of an imptoved system t.l unemployment in-mamc, paying special attention to the possibility ol devising a system of insurance by individual industries, the former body has presented a report, the main leatun; nf which is an emphatic rejection of insurance by industries, a proposal which is held to be <|iiile impracticable. The report points out that insurance is founded upon the pi iuciple of averaging all industry, and i< interdependent, while few can continue prospering indefinitely iinalfeeted l>> every olhei incidence of depression. I ueniployment may fall very unequally and unemployment insurance il it i- to he compulsory, should he miihirm and imiveisal. The confusion into vhch ielii.T of disties- has Ldh'ii. Uneaten, not olds permanently t.o injure the j iriL of independence and throt ol t !'• i en.ple, but t.u impose on niilu lo an insiip- )>. i ; I aide burden. The situation vn meat recover until a sharp separation is made between poor law and utiemploynHiit iin-ii: ai.i'e. '1 lie ief ol l mge- cmplcymclil exchanges should he the cole admiiii; tenng authority ol the int-ur-iilive iu.td and the opinion :. -An toil {1 1 :j 1 • i ( Olltl il'lltil. a g :::- adorg;i c.gyild hr ; \:d to t" enty-L'. t. per cent ol the ir-Lil contribution . Tile report eondude., that jurisdiction over juveniles should not be divorced, from the general scheme ol unemployment machinery. LABOR BELIEFS. LONDON, Feh. A. Robert Smillie, M.R., in a speech at K irk in ti 1 took, -aid the .Labor Baity believed it could justify taking from the excessively wealthy the larger part of their wealth in order to solve problems of housing unemployment, ami child welfare. A capital levy was necessary to carry nut reforms essential to the better lile ol the people. The Labour Party would never solve these problems so long as land was in the hands ol a lew individuals.