LLOYD GEORGE ON STRIKE.

Taihape Daily Times, 9 October 1919, Page 5

LLOYD GEORGE ON STRIKE.

STATE MUST ALIWAYS BE MASTER.

Received Noon

LONDON, Dec. 7.

Ml‘ ‘Lloyd George, at a banquet at the Mansion House, said Britain had once again done a lasting service to humanity and civilisation, and to real freedom, by defeating the effort to hold up ‘the community. (Prolonged cheers)-. The aforementioned movement had been anxiously occupying the minds of all who had a supreme voice in public \afl:'airs for months. He characterised the public support of the _Government during the recent strike as a most remarkable dem-onstration of a spontaneous will any nation ever exhibited. It had been suggested that the organisation which fought the Strike was purely a. war organisation, and that as soon as demobilisation was completed “there would be‘ no such organisation to fall back on. Let there be no mistake about that; if demobilis. ation had been complete, it would have suited the Government better, because they would have had more transpo.rt, and transport was vital._ He realised in February"trouble Was coming, and he then left the Peace Conference for 'L‘ond-on, and started ‘the aforementioned organisation, which he emphasised was purely civilian, and lence would not disappear as soon as demobilisation was completed.‘ Another lesson of the strike was that the community must deal with the claims of all classes, and justly must pay -a prope.r price for a man's property, whether land, build-H ings, or lab-our if the community needed that property. He concluded: We have made it clear that the nation means -to -be .master of its own llouse—a firm master and a strong master. We must make it clear it. means to beat just master, but always master. From this will spring, not strike, quarrels and suspicion, which are paralysing the activity _of the nation at a moment when you need it all, ‘when the nation is s-tag- I ‘gering under a heavy, burden and Wants -every sh-ouldervto lift it ‘along, but cooperation. In the old phase, we want, tostrengtheni common trust. H -

THE VALUE-OF’ MOTOR LORRIES. SHOWN BY STRIKE. Received 9.45 am. . ' LONDON, Oct. ‘_ In View of the splendini sel'\'iCeS of motor lorries during the strike the authorities are Conside:‘.i_rl::;' proposal» to de‘ slop road trallspori‘. They include :. Ministry of T::m.1.;n0.v.+,, taking over eight hllndr‘ed inechainical vehicles_ flcn’. the Ministry of Munitions.“ to form the basis of «n permanent civilian and Government servicr-.. The Transport Workers Exec-icive Mar to supply labour for the running of lorries, and have warmly a,p:) -(Ned of the scheme. which s.houl:l.result in cheapeninvg food. ‘ -_L-..v-_-,---s-»---—~--—-—-