NEW LABOR REGIME

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10920, 11 June 1929, Page 5

NEW LABOR REGIME

UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN

TO BE TACKLED BY GOVERNMENT * WITH ENERGY.

POLICY OF ECONOMY AND RE-

CONSTRUCTION

DE 0 ADC AST SPEECH ‘BY PLUME

MINISTER

(British Official Wireless.* RUG 13 V. Jtitle 9

Air. MacDonald issued the following statement from the London station of tlie British Broadcasting Corporation yesterday evening;— “M.v colleagues and j have just returned from Windsor Castle, where we received the seals of office- from the King. The Government .is now, therefore, pVoperly constituted, and I .wish to take this early opportunity of thanking the- country for tlie confidence it litis placed in us. Air. Thomas has been placed at the head of an organisation which will survey and tackle with energy the- most practical means of dealing with unemployment, not only by relief works, hut by plans directed by tliei idea ot national reconstruction. These working with him will be specially concerned with this problem. I have been sceptical of reducing within a year the figures of unemployment to what has been, called normality, hut everything that can be dene will be done, and that as speedily as possible.

“I cannot, of course, anticipate the terms of tlie King’s Speech, which will he presented as soon as tl.ie new Parliament- meets. While it will , not he possible in the short time available before Parliament meets to study all the complexities of laws like pensions, it is our intention to deal promptly with certain simple difficulties like those of the provisions made for widows. A good deal of this kind of work we shall try to do whilst the bigger things are developing. Wc have come back from the election campaign just a little tired in body, and you will not grudge us a- few clays’ rest before we meet tlie House of Commons. Departments will he working with vigor during out* absence preparing material for us to labor on. I hope the nation will quietly and buoyantly go on with its task of industrial recovery and expansion. \Ve shall he inviting representatives -of both sides, employers and employed, m essential industries, to confer with us in special work for the- good of our people. We shall avoid extravagance. We shall regard the work of reconstruction as capital for future development and better equipment.”

EJ.RST INTER NAT I) I FEED EN< 'R. I. T. R. OBJECT TO COTLABORATIOX WITH LIBERALS. United Pren 3 Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.; LONDON. June a. Signs of difficulties ahead of the. MacDonald Government have not taken long to show themselves. The first evidence of internal difference appeared to-day. when the National Council of the? Independent Labor Party after a two-day session, adopted a resolution dissenting from an article in the New Leader, by Mr H. X. Brailsfortl. favoring collaboration with the Liberals. The council emphatically, reaffirmed the Independent Labor Party conference's opposition to collaboration, on the ground that it would he fatal to the Socialists' purposes, for which the Government had attained power. FIRST DEMAND FROM MOSCOW. A message from Moscow states that the official organ, the J 7, vest in, while viewing the MacDonald Government coldly and sceptically, demands that it take 'immediate steps to bring Anglo-Soviet relations out oi the deadlock brought about by the Conservatives WORK OF TIC AG EE COUNCIL ALREADY AFFECTED. The Morning Rost’s Madrid coriespondont states that the advent of Mr. MacDonald already is affecting the work of the League Council. A Gicrmau delegate, .Herr Schubert, strongly opposed the report 011 minorities "by tile committee ot three, headed by Sir Austen Chamberlain. An open rupture with M. Briarnl was narrowly averted. There was the greatest elation among the Germans, who arc indulging in the wildest .talk of a complete reversal ol ■ Rrilish policy, envisaging Air. MacDonald supporting the German .demand lor the revision ol the Silesian frontier, and the abolition ol the Relish corridor. as well as the immediate evacuation of 11 10 Rhineland.

A N(.l LO-.\ MET? I<' A N ISON OS TO fill

ST I! K NO I'M KNKIi

Mr. A. Henderson. inlei'yicwed by the Daily Herald. said: ‘A\c shall do our almost, to strengthen AngloAuiorica.n bonds. and make tho Kellogg Pad fully, nfl'edive. Regarding Russia, 1 shall expeditiously opuu up negotiations to put AngloRussian diplomatic and trading relations on a satisfactory basis. ’

of tho United States joining withm 10 years. However, she will lie associated more closely with League activities. Britain and tho United States before 10 years will conic to an agreement on the old. irritating question of th<* freedom of the seas, which will lead to a, further Amer-ica-European understanding.’.’

LOSING NO TIME. NEW GOVERNMENT A LREADY AT WORK. POLICY OE PEACE AT HOME AND ABROAD. (United Service.) LONDON, Juno <J. Mr MacDonald, in a broadcast speech, said: “We rae losing no time in grappling with tho duties imposed on us. Wo have to work for peace in industry and home affairs, and also abroad. Everything that can he done to reduce unemployment will, be done. We shall avoid extravagance in view of the overshadowing importance of disarmament, and the need for friendly discussion apd agreement with the United States and other Powers with ourselves. I hope to irxake a short visit to Geneva for the next League Assembly.”

NICW GOVEEMENT’S FOR ICGN

POLICY

AX AMBITIOUS PROGRAAIAIE

FULFILMENT WILL BE OE ' v'l " STEP TOWARDS PEACE.

United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (United • Service.) (Received Jurie 10. 10 p.m.) LONDON, June 10. The Daily Herald in a leader dealing with Air. A. Henderson’s foreign policy, says that Labor intends to lay new emphasis on the importance of.- the League of Nations, the development of arbitration, the reRrimptiori of relations with Russia, the evacuation of the ’Rhineland, the improvement- arid strengthening of 'relations with the 1 United States, constituting a programme tile fulfilment of which will mark a gigantic, step towards peace. Itdis .a good omen, too, that; Air. AlacDonald and Ali*. Henderson were expecting the 1 opportunity for personal contact and-con-sultation--with iho American Government.

UNPROVOCATIVE POLICY OF NEW GOVERNMENT

HIGH STANDING OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

LONDON PRESS OPINION (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 9. The constitution of the new Cabinet on tho whole followed anticipations, but there are a few surprises, including the appointment of Mr Sidney Webb to be Dominions Secretary. Mr Webb did not seek re-elect-ion at the general election, and his appointment, therefore, undoubtedly means that lie 'will be’ made a peer and sit in tho House of Lords. Tho Times, commenting on the Cabinet( remarks that the general impression left by a study of its personnel is that it is the best that could have been designed to carry out an unprovocative, policy, which is apparently to mark the beginning of a new Labor regime, and which tho circumstances of the moment certainly render desirable. The Daily Herald says: “Not only are there, spokesmen of great trade unions, but there are also trained and competent economists, men whose knowledge of finance is incomparable, co-operative leaders, municipal administrators, great lawyers, soldiers, and journalists, men from the university and professions standing side by side with their colleagues from the workshop and factory in a groat national endeavour to lift their country to a, higher and more prosperous level. Labor, too, has followed its best traditions in appointing the first woman Labor Minister.”

“GOVERNMENT • OF MODERA TES A N I ) G BADE A 1,1 STS. ’'

The Conservative Rady Telegraph says: “We cannot conceive any Socialist Government which would inspire confidence, hut at least this one need not inspire particular alarm. It is a Government of moderates and of’gradualists.” The Liberal Daily Chronicle says : “The impression which the team as a whole will make on tip., country is favorable. It is carefully balanced, it contains not a few happy individual choices, and its general character corresponds to the more moderate and practical side, of Labor politics.”

PREMIER TO SEEK CONFERENCE WfTH HOOVER

SURPRISE IN WASHINGTON

PROPOSAL WELCOMED. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Assn.—United Service/ (Received June Kb 10.10 p.m.l WASHINGTON. June 10. Report? from London 1 that the Prime Mimsterv, Mr. MacDonald .is to seek a personal conference with President Hoover on Anglo-American relations were received Here as something of a surprise, bu.t with approval from Senator Borah, chairman of file Foreign Relations Committee. Although no comment is forthcoming from White House, it is assumed that Air. Hoover will welcome the opportunity to~"‘di?cuss international relations with the British and Canadian Prime Ministers, asserting that the greatest problem in the world is lifting tile burden ot armament;, from the backs of menu Senator Borah said: “Clos ( . co-op-eration between Mr MacDonald and Mr. Hoover would give an exceptional assurance that progress ‘would he made.” e PR EM lER ’S BROADCAST MESSAGE. NOTHING TO ALARM BUT MUCH TO REASSURE. LONDON PRESS COMMENT. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright, (Australian Association.) (Received June 10. 7 p.m.) LONDON. .June 10. TJic Morning Post says: “There is nothing to alarm, but much to reassure in Mr. MacDonald’s broadcast message. Mr. MacDonald is evidently in a good humor, and his path has been made unexpectedly straight. Presumably, lie is not preparing a big offensive against the conditions which make for confidence and stability of industry, not intending to penalise .industries which arc daring to ho prosperous. The declarations of some of hi? colleagues. who arc more eager to injure the capitalist than benefit the wage earner, leave little ground for hoping that the Socialist-Government will leave well alone, but if Mr. MacDonald’s policy is hotter than their professions, lie will do much to deservo confidence he desires To earn.”

THE WORLD TEN YEARS HENCE

ECONOMIC CONTROL BY POWERFUL SYNDICATES.

SMALLER POWERS IN EUROPE MAY UNITE.

ALOOFNESS OF 1 AMERICA PRECLUDES ORGANISATION IN OLD

WORLD

RAMSAY .MACDONALDS VIFAVS

United Press Assn, by Kt. Tel. Ooryrlcbt (United Service.;

LONDON, June 9

Mr Ramsay MacDonald, in an article in the Sunday Dispatch. “What I Think the "World -Will Be Like Ten Years Hence.” says: “I see the whole world apportioned into vast economic fields, controlled hv powerful syndiaetes, and recognising no boundary lines other than markets, and which will hol'd in their keeping the lives o millions of human beings, Social materialism, growing vigorously. will become an increasing problem for those curing about individual liberty. The great cry since 1914. 'Selfdetermination for the nations.’ will be displaced hv the still more important cry o f :Self-determimition for individuals.” “Speaking politically, if th e smaller power's make themselves felt at Geneva. there is no reason why within 1.0 years we should not have something corresponding to the United States in Europe. On the contrary, if the Great Powers continue to dominate Geneva, affairs will be less hopeful and more confused. The complete organisation of Europe is difficult, almost impossible, while the United States remains aloof from the League. I, think there is little chance