ANOTHER LIFE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17409, 6 November 1930, Page 7

ANOTHER LIFE

BRITISH GOVERNMENT CENSURE MOTION LOST LONDON, Nov. 4. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George, resuming llio debate on the Conservative amendment to the Address-iu-Keply, expressed the opinion that free trade and protection were irrelevant, 110 said that both free trade and protectionist countries were suffering from unemployment. All were seeking national development- works to give work to their unemployed people, but the Government had not attempted a real energetic convincing effort- within the boundaries ot the present system to deal with the situation. Ho well understood that- the Conservatives were fidgeting to get back to office, but Mr. Baldwin was responsible for putting Mr. MacDonald into power. He probably preferred to have Mr. MacDonald in office to either Lord Reaverbrook or Lord Kothermere. The Liberals had to fight both Conservatives and Labor, but he believed in giving the Government a chance to develop what the Liberals regarded as a progressive policy. Mr. Lloyd George, in concluding, asked, “Why not adopt the Liberal scheme for providing work, even if it involves raising a development loan?” RUSSIAN DUMPING Mr. Baldwin attacked the Government for permitting Russia to damage British industries by the export ot dumped products, thus adding to unemployment. He said the Russian dumping went far beyond cost price, and was thus something new in world history. Mr. MacDonald said it was absurd for the Opposition to claim that the 2,000,000 unemployed were clue to the fact that a Labor Government was in ottico. He detailed the Government’s efforts to get trade reorganised, but he was bound to say that his experiences were not helpful. If members in such a trade as the cotton trade imagined by holding up reorganisation they were going to get better terms, then they were not going to succeed. The amendment was rejected by 281 votes to 250. Tiie Address-in-Reply was agreed to and the House rose. * The bulk of the Liberals, including Mr. Lloyd George, abstained from voting. Five members, including Sir Donald Mac Lean, and Mr. W. Runciman supported the Government. Members of the Independent Labor Party voted with the Government.

PARTY DEFIED LIBERAL WHIP RESIGNS (Received November 6, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 5. Sir Robert Hutchinson, who voted against the Government last night in defiance of tlie party decision, lias resigned his position of chief Liberal whip.