HOME POLITICS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17986, 1 February 1924, Page 9

HOME POLITICS.

A POLICY SPEECH. WHEN HOUSE MEETS. (ATsiKAj-iAii a:.s cabl.- association.) (Received February Ist-, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 31. The "Daily Mail'' says that Mr Mac Donald informed an Edinburgh unemployed deputation iliat relief must depend on the financial arrangements the Government was able to tnake. They must wait, until the departments were in working order under the new regime. He promised in his opening speech on February 12ch to announce proposals regarding unemployment, housing, credits ai> home and abroad, and tho recognition of Russia. NAVY ESTIMATES. MR SNOWDEN WANTS j REDUCTION. (by cable—PH2SS ASSOCIATION cornuGnT.) (Australian akd n.z. cable association.) (Keceived January 31st, 5.30 p.m.) j LONDON, January 31. The "Daily Herald" understands that Mr Philip Snoivden (Chancellor of the Exchequer) has demanded a reduction of £5,000,000 in the Navy Estimates. HOUSING SCHEME. (Received January 31st, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 31. Mr J. Wheatley (Minister of Health) had a conference with the executives of the building trade unions, who have pledged their support to housing. It is understood that an agreement has been reached regarding the dilution of labour. THE BUILDING TRADE. NATIONAL ORGANISATION. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION COPtT.IOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND K.Z. CABLE. ASSOCIATION.) (Received February Ist, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 31. A private conference of executives oi building trades unions passed a resolution in. hearty support of the Government's desire to deal with the housing problem. Mr J. * "Wheatley (Minister of Health) addressed the conference, explaining thd difficulties to be surmounted. The "Doily News" learns tnat the Government is preparing a comprehensive scheme for organising the building industry nationally over a fairly long period, with a guarantee of continuity of employment for trade unionists, thereby overcoming the unionists' previous objections to tho augmentation of skilled labour by the employment of trained men who have not served the usual apprenticeship.