THE UNEMPLOYED

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1933, Page 5

THE UNEMPLOYED

BRITISH POLICY CRITICISED. MILLION RECEIVE PUBLIC AID. ' • : ./ ’> ’ V, '. ■ } • (United Press Association—By E.ectric Telegraph—Copyright;. LONDON, November 21. Lord Lloyd, who was the guest of honour at a dinner at Savoy Hotel,' criticised the Government for its failure to cope with unemplpy'menti. Tile permanent unemployment had increased by sixty thousand since June, he said. There had been'a much advertised total decrease in the unemployment figures, but thi s was due to the inclusion in the decrease of 237,000 meat who merely are on short time. Mr Ramsay MacDonald forgot to explain this a t the recent Guildhall dinner '

Lord Lloyd said there were one million persons receiving public assistance. In addition, there were one million and forty thousand unemployed. Britain, he said, must. realise that her export trade is becoming an insecure basis of prosperity. Britain could her sell produce her entire bacon, pigs, poultry, dpiiry produce, beef and mutton requirements within ten years. He said shat their navy, and their mercantile marine should bum coal. This would increase employment, and would lesser thejr dependency' on foreign fuels. Lord Lloyd, agreed that the Government should abandon, its' undigni fied role of the uninvited and unheeded adviser of Europe.