WORK, NOT DOLES, IS GOVERNMENT'S PLAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16113, 30 April 1923, Page 5

WORK, NOT DOLES, IS GOVERNMENT'S PLAN.

LONDON, March L— Speaking, at Southampton, Sir Wm. Joinson-Ricks, secretary for overseas trade, gave a broad survey of the industrial situation and declared the Government was determined to find work for tho unemployed in Great Britain instead of doles. The three hundred million of export trade, which" the country now lacked, compared with the exports of ten years ago, he said, must, bo recovered. He hinted that a threat to British shipping was coming from Germany, whose mercantile marino, which had been reduced under the. peace treaty to 400,000 tons, would total 2,500,000 "tons at the end of this year.

Reference* was made by Sir William to "the black clouds which had come over tho. revival of trade, namely"thc difficulties between France and Germany." "We must not forget," ho said, "though"we may not agree with what sho is doing, that France lias suffered twice with the German enemy on her land within fifty years, and though her action is detrimental to our immediate hopes of reparations, I ask you to realise that France was our ally and Germany our enemy." The audience applauded this part of Sir Willima's speech. In closing tho speaker said that Britain's great aim wr.s to get back her position in tho Dominion markets.