UNEMPLOYMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1921, Page 5

UNEMPLOYMENT.

ABNORMAL DEPRESSION. SPEECH BY LLOYD GEORGE, “NO ONE MUST STARVE.” By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 5, 9 p.m, London, Oct. 4. The unemployment problem was dealt with hy Mr. Lloyd George in the course of a speech at Inverness. The Premier discounted newspaper statements about the existence of a comprehensive Government scheme, and said there could not be any such scheme until Cabinet had decided on it and Parliament sanctioned it.

He had to get in their minds that 'this was not an ordinary trade depression. The depression was something abnormal, due to shattering acts upon the world's trade credit and competition. The nations had spent gigantic sums and had been compelled to mortgage their resources, resulting in impoverishment. The situation was extremely difficult to deal wrta, but no one in the country should be allowed to starve while there was a crumb in the national cupboard. While we could not control other nations, he was hopeful things were improving, but the nation must save. There must be co-operation between all classes, otherwise things would proceed from crisis to disaster. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.