BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 6 February 1926, Page 9

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

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INDUSTRIAL MATTERS MR. LLOYD GBO'RIUE ON NATTONALISiATION. BY CABLE —PEES 3 ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Feb. 6, 1.25 p.ni. LONDON, Feb. 5. Speak in «■ in the House of Commons of Mr. Dalton (Labour member for Reck ha in j dealing with Mr. Snowden s amendment to the Address-1 n-Eeply, said that it was necessary to be a. little bold and daring in the developing of Empire trade by diiect bulk purchases from the Dominions by a body of representatves of the community. Here Mr. Lloyd George remarked that Mr. Snowdon put up a moderate case, having regard to possibilities. He cpiite agreed with the first part of the amendment. Subsidies had been used to foster the scanty signs of trade improvement and efforts had been made to depress the unemployed returns. Air. Snowden had not dealt unduly upon second phase, urging public owneislnp because he had, in his mind, no doubt that he might some day be cal lei 1 upon to operate the programme drawn up by hisJown amateur followers. Mr. Lloyd GtChm said lie could understand tiic nationalisation of minerals, but not of the mineral He believed private enterprise in iand had broken down largely owing to taxation, but the present banking system was the soundest in the world. The problems of coal land must be dealt with iii a drastic manner, but the Ministry’s land proposals were inadequate. There is nothing worse than the State throwing millions around as had been dono with the coal. , , . He described Air. Snowdens’ speech as of conscious power and great moderation. He had personally watched Mr. Snowden’s face while Mr. Dalton was speaking. It was the expression of a counsel in court when his junior was addressing the jury. Mr. Snowden had not the fanatical zeal of the novitiate. Air A. V. AI. Hudson inquired whether Air. Lloyd George and Mr. Snowden had consulted before the lat* t ers > sj^eeoh Air. Lloyd George, , amidst loud laughter, replied: “The agreement simply amounts to this —two intelligent, well-informed minds approaching the same problem with an earnest desire to solve it along right lines.” The Hon. Air. Neville Chamberlain observed that something akin to the “crlad-eye” had been passing between Mr Snowden and Mr. Llovd George. He could not say what the response would be. but Air. Dalton’s ultra-social-istic epeech. seemed to have spoilt the flirtation and made Air. Lloyd _ George indulge in a speech demolishing the whokfease. which Air Snowden had tried to put before him. Air. Chamberlain defended the coal subsidy as a means of .averting; a national disaster and permitting a breath-; ing time in which an examination of the problem could be made. The amendment was negatived by 209 to 112. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aisisn.

POLICY FOR DOMINIONS. ABSENCE OF INFORMATION , REGRETTED. V BY cable—press association— copyright. Received Feb. 6,2 p.ni. LONDON, Feb. 5. Afa.]or .T. Astor, referring to the amendment, says: “It interprets the fooling of many members of the House of Commoners,'who were surprised that the King’s Speech dicl not mention the policy regarding the Dominions’ affairs. I supported it because I felt we should have a definite announcement of the Government’s intentions in connection with the Imperial Conference. I would like to see stronger Dominion representation dealing with foreign affairs. Air. Bruce (Australia) has already realised this by appointing a liaison officer, while Air. Coates (New Zealand) recently created a Foreign Depaitment. The present methods oi consultation between Downing Street and the Dominions on important questions is unsatisfactory. I would like to see more adequate representation. Perhaps the status of the GovemorGeneral and the High Commissioners could be raised, more or less, to the equivalent of ambassadors.’’—Sydney Sun Cable.