LLOYD GEORGE’S OFFER

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1930, Page 5

LLOYD GEORGE’S OFFER

TO BACK LABOUR

[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Cop;> right. J

LON I JON, June 17

An offer by Mr Lloyd ( Icoi'ge to the Government of the whole support of the Liberal Party for the ensuring of a sound and dependable majority for emergency measures ue.essary to wage a. war on unmployment, is contained in an exclusive front-page interview with Mr Lloyd George in the “Dailv Herald.”

Mr Lloyd George declares that the problem of. unemployment must be -rented as a national emergency. There was need of a session for the enactment of emergency measures. It might require half a dozen, pieces of firstclass lgislation to he devoted wholly to winning the war against unemployment. A united effort on the part of the whole nation could save the situation.

Mr Lloyd George declared that he would make the duration of these Bills five years, which was long enough to cover the period of emergency. Mr Lloyd George expressed himself as opposed to subsidies on wheat, and on cereals, which measure he said, had been tried in the war time and had been abandoned because it had proved to be over costly, Mr Lloyd George described Labour’s land, coal mines, and slum-clearance programmes ns being over-modest. The Liberals', he said, would give the Government a majority for more drastic schemes to be discussed by small committees round the table like a Cabinet or a Directors’ meeting.- He did not want any position himself. He was tired of office and of its cares. He only wanted to do something to help. “I’m an old man, but I’m not dead yet,’’ lie concluded.

AN EMPTY OFFER.

LONDON, June 17

The “Daily Herald,’’ editorially commenting on Mr l|loyd George’s proposals, dismissed emphatically any idea of a Liberal-Labour Coalition, which, it says, Labour would not have nor is it possible ’for Labour to avoid viewing Mr Lloyd George’s new orientation without a certaip degree of susipy'cfon. It jsa.ys: —“The .girts tlijat tno gods have showered upon him do not include the sovereign virtue of consistency. In vain has his interview been scanned for clear, concrete ideas on any of the emergency proposals.

THE ALL BLACKS

TO-DAY’S TRIAL MATCH.

(By Telegraph—Preoa Association)

04MARTI, , June 17,

The All Blacks arrived here by the first express to-day, and were quartered at the Queen’s Hotel. They practiced in th 6 Show Grounds this afternoon, when all appeared fit and well with the exception of Stewart, who, apparently, is still suffering from the effects of his injured knee. ' There are no official engagements to-night, but after the trial match tomorrow, the team are to be entertained at dinner, and later at a dance. The weather prospects are excellent, and a record attendance at the trial match is anticipated.

BRITISH TEST TEAM

DUNEDIN, 'June 18

The British tost team for Saturday has been provisionally selected, and is expected to be the same as played Otago, namely:—Bassett, Morley, Aarvold, Bowcott, Reeve, Spong, Murray, Rew, Parker. O’Neill, Black, Farrell, Jones, Beamish and Hodgson. Sobov underwent a minor operation yesterday for knee injury.