HOUSE OF COMMONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 305, 23 November 1932, Page 8

HOUSE OF COMMONS

3.15 P.M. EDITION

OPPOSITION LEADER’S SPEECH. (United Press Association —By. Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received November 23, 1.15 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 22. During the Address-in-Reply dehate in the House of Commons, Mr G. Lansbury. Leader, of the Opposition, said the King’s Speech was unworthy of being put in His Majesty’s hands. It promised no action concerning the greatest problem of the day and not a word of sympathy with the Irish people who were suffering from an economic war. He condemned tho lack of action to deal quickly with the suffering and distress due to unemployment. If they cared, Mr Lansbury said, decent maintenance could be provided for everyone. LIBERAL’S VIEW OF TARIFF.

Sir Herbert Samuel said the people were already sceptical of tho tariffs arising from the Ottawa agreements. The world had 30,000,000 unemployed and tho cure must be international. Britain might begin by following the examples of Holland and Belgium and form the largest possible group of low tariff countries the members of which would undertake to reduce tariffs among themselves. Secondly, Britain should check her own tariff increases and recognise that merely local and national attempts to raise price levels were both futile and dangerous.

It was recognised that no statement was at present advisable as to the debt to America. It was not a question, he said, whether Europe could afford to pay but whether the United States could afford to receive payment as the consequent exclusion of her goods would injure America and every other country. The House adjourned. SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. DISTRESS AT 'UNEMPLOYMENT. Received November'23, 1.10 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 22. The King, in his Speech from the Throne, said that restoration of prosperity in agriculture could not be expected until wholesale prices had risen to a more normal level. A ■ long reference was made in the Speech to unemployment and particular distress was expressed at the fact that many young men and women had never in their lives had an opportunity of regular employment. “The forthcoming measures will deal with unemployment' insurance, other unemployed problems and rent restriction,” the Speech added.