MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

WINNING THE WAR. LLOYD-GEORGE'S FiliST PLANK. Received Sept. «, 7.2.} ji.m. London, .lept. o. there is a belief .a political circles Mr. Lloyd-Gcorje's election programme is so comp.'etely confined to winning the war thr.t it' virtually discards all other i,.-i;, .-.■ It js sivmrieant that the Liberal programme prewired «i J;e :.•;=,(•■.ai re.ii.-t.cn meeting 0:1 August 2ii make- u.:;,,;.;„ ii>o war t:.e fir-', plank, antl it a!-../ :b-e';;tvs for fr.v hade, but alii..- th.re are -pc":a! ca>es where biKj.ik- :.:;i-t be taken ;■;. safeguard home productions in the interest.'* of national .;eiiirity. and thst the profits therefrom should licl-nr.' to the Slate and not to individual*. The programme ai-<« proposes tiie abolition of ti.e House or i-ords-. equalising the position of women in professions: and supports a minimum v.v.<:e. affordii.»g a prvptv standard of cumfort. a-= a first rharge on every branch of industry and trade.

-COMING FIVE MILLION STRONG." MR. MESSAGE TO BRITAIN. Received Sept. <!. 7.35 p.m. London, Sept. .». Mr. Gompers, the American Labor leader, addressing the Trade Union Congress, said: "America's message to Britain and her allies is that we men of the Western democracy are coming five million strong." Mr. Gompers continued: "I have not always agreed with the policy of British Governments, especially regarding the Boer war and towards Ireland; but I rejoice that the old Britain U aot the Britain of to-day. You gave the Boers full self-government, and now they um giving their Urea in fighting for the Mother Country. I would not prolong this war one minute longer than necessity, but I am not willing to tborten it by one hour if that meant that the military machine would remain to eause further wars."—Aua. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

WED FRENCH'S RECRUITING APPEAL. London, Sept. 5. It it officially announced that 3790 men liave enlisted in response to Lord fnnck's appeal for 50,000.— Time*. A WAGES DISPUTE. Received Sepi 6, 11.40 p.m. London, Sepi. 5. The Piwt Bureau states:—The King, in a proclamation, applies the provisions of the Monitions Act to the dispute between the Industrial Co-opera-tive Society and the employers concerning wages. The Government considers the continuance of the dispute prejudicial to the manufacture, transport, and supply of munitions.—Aus--N.Z. CaWe 1 Assoc and Reuter.