IMMINENT MENACE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2206, 20 July 1914, Page 5

IMMINENT MENACE

INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS DARKENED BY SITUATION Ilv IRELAND SPEECH BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE t By Telegraph-Press Associatlon-Oopyrislrt 7. \ (Rec. 'July 19, 5.5 p.m.) ; ,| London, July 18. 'Mr. Lloyd-George (Chancellor' of the - Exclieques) speaking at the Mansion -. House, said: "The climax of the trade ■ boom' was reacJiAl in .1913. Wo are now entering upon a quieter period. Never-; theloss trade depressions are getting shallower, and shorter." • ■':;.'. Referring to the imminent menace of tlie industrial trouble arising out of . the problems connected with the reorganisation of the Conciliation Boards, . he said that an unparalleled combination of-.2} million transport workers and miners had uttered a solemn warning, and' thrt prospect of an equitable settlement of these disputes was darkened by the situation in Ireland. He remarked that in the event of civil strife ■ in Ireland, when industrial trouble in Britain was maturing, tils'." situation would bo th'o gravest that Wiy Govern-" ■ rnent had had to deal with for wntiiries. That was why the .responsible men of all parties .should strive, and why; they, wero striving, for reasonable accommodation, and why all, having the country's wellbeing at heart, should hope that such efforts would-be crowned with success. ... •.'■•'■''■:■ -:. ■ ' ' ' ' , ■■• ■ /•'■.."