BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1928, Page 1

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

IN THE COMMONS. AIJ ID i ESS-LN-HEPLY DEBAT E .United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, Nov. 12. In the Commons, Sir Locker Lampson, replying to Air Kemvorthy, said as United States proposed the replacement of the Bryce-Root Arbitration Treaty with a new Treaty, the question of a-renewal of the former did not arise. There was no delay in arranging a new Treaty beyond essential consultation with the Dominions. The debate was resumed on. the dynes’ Unemployment Amendment to the Ad-dress-in-Reply. Air MacDonald said Government had broken every pledge regarding unemployment and was now trying to flounder from the morass it had created. Air Churchill talked a lot about migration. but what had been done in four years had been wasted. The Government acted as though the unemployment pressure did not exist, and then at the last minute outlined a programme of public works that was ineffective, migration promises that were not thought out and transfer proposals that were most inadequate. AD Worthington Evans replying to Air MacDonald said the latter had not offered a single suggestion that would give a day’s work to one unemployed man. 1 nemployment had declined monthly until the general stiike. He denied Government was proposing to use the Dominions as a- dumpme ground for unemployables. It was trying to help capable workers to find new'homes overseas. Lord Lib at had done great work in 'Canada. The fact that 53,020 migrants had established a home there last year showed there iicio great possibilities. The outlook nas improving, relations between eapti and labour were better, and peace .at home and abroad seemed secure. T” nations had balanced their budgets, stabilisation of currency and wealth were being re-created. World trade ought shortly to be revived. Afr dynes’s amendment was rejected by 321 to 151.