Sound Finance

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 665, 17 May 1929, Page 9

Sound Finance

BALDWIN’S TEXT FOR LONDON SPEECH KEEN ELECTION CAMPAIGN British Official Wire Use Reed. 11 a.m. RUGBY, Thursday. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, addressed a meeliug of the eleetors of the City of London this afternoon, emphasising the import ance which the Conservative Tarty attached to sound finance. He said much of the productive and industrial power of this country had been built up with the knowledge and sympathy and gold of the City of London—that city which was so sen sitive to the interplay of international commerce and to the success or failure of industry at. Home. Within this tiny area of the City of London there was unrivalled fiuan eial power and responsibility. This bad not been built up primarily ou gold. It had been built up on some thing more difficult to go and get. and that was character. Saying that it was part ot tn< Labour programme to damage the financial stability of the country, tbe Prime Minister pointed out the intimate connection between souud finance and tbe standard of living of every working man and woman. Referring to safeguarding. Mr. Baldwin repeated that import duties would only be applied upon applies tion by ;. specific industry and alter impartial inquiry. iron and steel would be treated exactly like any other industry. It would have to make out its case before the tribunal He had pledged himself not to impose food duties.

ENERGETIC LEADERS The election campaign in Britain is proceeding vigorously. More than 1,000 meetings are being held every evening in the various parts of the country. The leaders of the three great patties are devoting themselves with energy to the campaign. Many of their speeches are being relayed by wireless. The Leader of the Labour Party. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, on Wednesday began an 800-mile tour of Scot land. Even greater distances will be covered in his tour of England next week. The Leader of the Liberal Party. Mr. Lloyd George, left London on Wednesday morning and spoke at Llandudno. North Wale's, in the evening. WOOING THE WOMEN All three parties recognise the necessity ot making a special effort to enlist the sympathy and support of the new women electors. Miss Megan Lloyd George and Mrs. Wintringbam already have broadcast for the Liberals. This evening Miss Margaret Bondfield, who was the first woman in Britain to be appointed a Minister, will broadcast a speech for Labour. On Friday evening the Duchess of Athoil will present the Conservative ease to the electors, particularly as it affects women and children. Particulars of the new register for the whole of Scotland arc now completed. They show that the electors total 2,900,000. The number of women voters has increased by 600.000. Male voters are in the majority in only 15 out of the 70 Scottish constituencies.