NSURE MOTION

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 94, 11 December 1931, Page 5

NSURE MOTION

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lOUR'S CHARGE >bnce not restpred by national cabinet )licy but tinkering"

C. Dec. 10, 7.1Q p.m. RUGBY, Wednesday. bour vote of eensure regretfailure of the Government svith the problems of cur1 exchange and the developinternational trade and to plans for the relief of un;nt and high rents, was movHouse of Commons to-night afford Cripps, K.C., who was General in the Labour Gpvifford Cripps said that the the National Government 1o id not restored confidence e was eontinued uncertainty apparently the Government policy other than to tinker problem which was an inal one. He advoeated a sysbarter through Import and oards pending an exploration lurrency situation, and ace Government of failing to or the distress in the eoming, ie to unemployment and ecots. dme Minister, Mr. Ramsay ld, in reply said a declarathe Government's intentions ird to currency stabilisation, e present uncertain condi;vailed, would be far from he purpose of restoring conle drew attentipn to the inal causes of the difficulties ch Great Britain was faced. itish Trade Suffering trade was suffering bethe world's poverty. The jhtened policy was to seek to the volume of world trade, the Government would conio. igretted the delay in bringations into a conference on blenis, but they were sure ts now sitting at Basle were re on the urgency of their would prepare theip report dition. Immediately thereonference of the Governjuld be held. tish Government's view was conference should approach in a spirit of realism, ex;he whole facts and aiming reement which would not le them over the difficulties ly, but would set the whole an improved ecqnomic, soclolitical footing of hopeful l endeavour. This could be by a consciousness on the ill the nations that, what- ' own circumstances, their inuing prosperity depended ■osperity and tranquility of world. It was in that spirit ritish Government would enference.

rift Action Claimed. acDonald claimed that the ®t had been remarkably ;heir action. They had made contributions to the counilenis by balancing the budthey had dealt with abnorrtations, which were imposivy burden on sterling exnd they had pursued a polintaining the domestic value Sig to rents, the Prime Minthey had some evidence of v raising of rents, and he legislation which would ection in these eases. vernment, he safd, had been andate to seek to revive the 'ade and to secure Britain's i in it by every resource at ds, and that mandate they Hying out.

■ C. M. S. Amery, following H)onald, eondemned the Gov- ■ failure to adopt immediate ■easures to deal with the adBpe balance. As other coun- ■ gone off gold, he said, the ■iving had not mounted apK but when stocks became m and the pound f ell further, ■of living was bound to rise ■low scale of production ■e- Then we would eithep ■inflate or further strangle ■ry's trade. ■ as an emergency measure, Bal tariff to restrict imports ■mediately be imposed. B inf ormation and examples Hfhe only unpardonable crime H failure to act before it was ■'If the National Government ■ act courageously and swift■t give place to another. He ■l a Cabinet of five Ministers ■fquiek deeisions.