TRANSITION

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1939, Page 5

TRANSITION

FROM PEACE TO WAR, (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). -LONDON, Sept. 24. The Lord Privy Seal (Sir Samuel •Hoare), in a broadcast, spoke of the difficulties experienced by the population during the transition period between peace and war. He described tile last three weeks as being “small offensives in the year of nerves, more difficult to meet than mass attacks.” The transfer from peace to war was bound to cause dislocation, especially in industry, and the Gov eminent was doing everything to mitigate the difficulties. The initial war effort was the effort of the whole country and, although, there was unemployment caused by the changed conditions, “in such an effort there was no room for idle hands.” Gigantic programmes were shaping and very soon almost every fit man and woman would be needed. Sir Samuel Hoare appealed to employers not to discharge workers. The trade of the country must go on, for Britain lived by trade. He urged prudent buying by the public and prudent selling by the traders. A. great body of traders through their organisations had told the Government that they strongly opposed profiteering and the Government was taking tlie necessary powers to deal with the gree'dy minority.