RECONSTRUCTION ERA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 12

RECONSTRUCTION ERA.

GOODWILL A NECESSITY. EMPLOYER AND WORKER. (Reoeivtd 2 a.m.* A. and N.Z.—Heritor. LONDON, Oct. 16. Mr. Lloyd G«orge, in. his speech afc Sheffield, said perpetuation of the spirit of war would be fatal to industry. The worst was over and he could now Bee symptoms, even in fclie most desperate areas, of coming peace. We must also have peace at home to secure production, and must have everybody working with goodwill. To secure goodwill there must be confidence. Capital must have confii nee that its enterprise would be fairly remunerated, and .Labour must feel confident that it would share the rewards of prosperity and feel that it was a real partner in business. Referring to Germany, the Prime Minister said it was not the British libit to harry, nag, insult and trample down a beaten foe who acknowledged defeat. As long as Germany conformed to the conditions of the peace terms we must give the enemy a fair chance to lead a decent, peaceable and honourable existence. This was to the interest of the whole world, not merely of Germany a'one- He concluded by urging the imperative need of a good understanding between capital and labour, toward which the Government could do but little. Mr. Lloyd George emphasised the necessity of the greater industrial rata of machinery, also of e'ectricity.