LADY CYNTHIA MOSLEY

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 85, 4 January 1930, Page 19

LADY CYNTHIA MOSLEY

.HER MAIDEN SPEECH

■ In the debate on the Pensions Bill in the House of Commons Lady Cynthia Mosley, in her maiden speech, partly revealed her philosophy of life. The Bill contemplates bringing 500,000 additional widow into the pension scheme, and the average additional cost up to 1936 would be about £8.000,000 a year (says a London writer). Lady Cynthia said she was delighted 'that the Government had brought ' forward this measure with so little delay. ■ It' was a definite step along the road which'all of them on those benches were very eager to follow—the road leading toward the total abolition of poverty and want in England. ‘ She'welcomed the ; Bill to the full acceptance of the fundamental truth that, economic insecurity was socially /created, and that it ought to be provided for by social service until it could be abolished by Socialism. Three principal : objections Jiad been rfaade to' the BUI, Lady Cynthia continued. The first was that it gave something for nothing. ' The rearing of children was more, thpn .nothing, and widows who bad done so, thereby rendering a great service to the State, deserved to get something ' for doing so, and when these children got oldar it Was* right'and-proper that the widows should not be a burden to the children. The job of these widows was as iknPOFtgnt ag: that-of many company directors, apd yet the salary of a company director ran into thousands of pounds, while •' the widows got oiily a paltry few shillings a week. (Cheers.) ' She had no pat|ence,.with the argument that if want'did not exist the working elams would be less energetic and selfreliant. Why should working men and women be deemed to be better citizens if they were insecure and harassed, producing more than they could consume, while the criterion of the so-called upper classes was the opposite—absolute; security. producing nothing, and. consuming a very great deal?; (Cheers.) All her life she. had something for nothing. (Laughter.) Had she earned . it? '•She just got if thro,ugh luck. (Laughter.)’,' A great many members on the other Side-of the'Jlouse were in the same position. The question was—were they demoralised? ' (Laughter.) She would sav that hon.- members on the other side

of the House did hot look physically demoralised,,but of course, she'knew'nothing > of their pental and spiritual condition. ... (Laughter.) ; for herself she stoutly denied , that she was demoralised. (Laughter and cheers,) ..'She thought she was as good a citlzep,as ?hq,would have been had she,been ■ born in less fortunate circumstances. •?' (Laughter and cheers.) . Another objection was that the Bill did not fulfil the . - pledges' given by the Labour Party at ; the general election.- That would only . ! apply if this were their sole measure, after , passing which ..they, would have to '. go opt ; whereas it was only the first instalment- of their story, |Whfch would be; '.continued in their next. (Laughter and , '. cheets,) '' ; . -The other women,came into sharp con-. • diet during the closing stage of the de- .: bate.- Miss Susan. Lawrence .was making .3 .Characteristically vigorous' defence of ■the. Bill when .Lady Astor chimed in .with .- the-con sequent uproar.'The Speaker hav-- 1 ing quelled this storm;Ure Biliwas given’ a second reading without a division. ■-. -t ...ajngry comments .whiclv were, drowned in. L

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