Says Laski’s Remarks Believed. In U.S.

Northern Advocate, 22 August 1945, Page 4

Says Laski’s Remarks Believed. In U.S.

ißee. 11.40 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 21 Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, resuming the debate in the House of Commons on the Addross-in-Roply debate, criticised the Government for omission from the King’s Speech of the Government’s attitude towards economic collaboration with other countries, particularly the United States. He said the standard of life of (-very citizen in Britain, and nearly every citizen throughout the Empire and Common wealth, was bound to fall without sympathetic help and a large measure of financial aid from the United Staff's. Mr. Lyttelton called for a statement showing food and raw materials supplied without payment under Lend-Lease, and the proportion they bore to total consumption.

"If vou wish to obtain assistance from the United States, you must, be careful about the nasty things you say about private enterprise, that will affront American opinion.” he said. "Professor Laski’s remarks are treated seriously in the United States.” Mr. Lyttelton added that Labour policy concentrated too much on the domestic view. Britain, if she were to maintain her standard of life, had to rebuild Imposition as a carrier, banker and produce merchants’ clearing house. The present organisation of the Department of Overseas Trade in relation to the Botird of Trade was anomalous. There could not be an export policy in one compartment and trade policy for the home market in another.