WORLD PROBLEMS

Evening Star, Issue 21718, 12 May 1934, Page 16

WORLD PROBLEMS

BRITAIN'S ACTIVE PART ADDRESS BY MR BALDWIN (British Official Wireless.)' Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, May IE (Received May 12, at noon.) Addressing the Women’s Conservative Association’s mass meeting at the Albert Hall, Mr Stanley Baldwin, referring to the Disarmament Conference, said the only proposals' that held the field to-day were those of the British Government for limitation of armaments. Whether they would • succeed or not it was impossible to say. Hia recent statement in the House of Commons on behalf of the Government stood—namely, that in. the event of no agreement being reached, and particularly of no agreement in regard to air, Britain would be satisfied with no less a position in the air than that ofi equality with the greatest Power within striking distance of her shores. Ha asked his hearers to put the full force of their public opinion behind the Government at a time when it was doing all it could for peace in Europe and the world and for security and honour in their country. Dealing with the general outlook, MU Baldwin said there was reasonable, ground for fresh hope in the.steady fall! in unemployment among men, women, and juveniles. The Government had laid sound foundations which would require much work and statesmanship to bring to full fruition. The Government was satisfied that what had been dpna would enable succeeding Governments to build a better country and .a better, Empire. Regarding the restoration m national finances, he said the sacrifices which every class had made had-anr abled that position to be secured. They had seen full restoration of the unemployment cuts and half of the cuts in other directions, as well as easement in the income tax. He had every hoi that complete restoration of all cuts would be made before the Natural term, of the Government had come to an endOn the subject of housing, Mr Baldwin declared that before the next Government had been in office two or three years the slum problem as they had known it would be practically at an he proceeded, was dependent not only upon Empire trade, u P on the resumption of international trade. lt e iooked P as though some tune must elapse before the latter could be attained. The growing spirit ism. chaotic exchanges, and fluctuations n currency still made it-difficult for goods to find their way from one country to another. \