REMEDYING UNEMPLOYMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 97, 21 May 1909, Page 2

REMEDYING UNEMPLOYMENT

■*» . .. Jilt. CHURCHILL'S SCHEME. UNFOLDED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. COMPULSORY CONTRIBUTIONS.

Received iMay 20, 11.55 p.m. London, May 20.

in the House of Commons, Mr. Wia-I ston Churchill (Secretary of the Board \ of Trade) explained a Dill, which he introduced to-day, to establish early next year labor exchanges, at a tost of ,f»200,000 at the outset, and then £170,000. The country could be divided into ten divisions, each with a clearing house, and London supplying u national clearing-house. He proposes to establish between thirty and forty first-class exchanges in towns of a hundred thousand inhabitants and upwards, forty-live, in second-class towns with populations between 50,000 and 100,000, and a number of sub-offices in the smaller towns. Advisory committees are to be appointed in tlie chief centres, whereon workman and employers will meet in equal numbers, with'impartial permanent officials and chairman. The Bill provides for a compulsory 'contributory unemplayuMmt scheme. Received .2jffts.a.ij}. "' ''■♦4 London; May 20. ' Mr. Churchill next -explained that the Act would liecome operative ill 'Mil for selected trades representing i% million ■adults and covering the worst half of 'the field of employment. Slightly under '.sixpence per week per man would be raised by contributions from the workmen, employers and State. The men going to the exchanges would be given n job or receive benefit (lay. ',Mr. Frederick Smith (member for Liverpool) approved of the scheme. Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labor member for Durham) warmly thanked Mr. Churchill, ami remarked that the Labor Party's Right to Work Bill would be carried in instalments.