UNEMPLOYED.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13736, 28 October 1908, Page 5

UNEMPLOYED.

discussion in Tin-: commons. MR HARD IF. LHSF.F.ATRD; Press Association-Bv Telegraph-Copyright Received 11.10 p.m.. October 27th. LONHON, October 27. Mr Hardie'.s amendment was rejected In- 256 voter, to 68. and Mr -Alden'fij (Mnistevial) motion carried by 196 to 35,' the Speaker rejecting Mr liotilding V, llseal reform aiin-niimeirl' on tlie ground that it was outside- the scope of Hie government proposals dealing with a present emergency, which narrowed th" debate to the adequacy or inadequacy of the proposals. Mr Ald-n hoped that palliatives were intended 10 precede the real and effective blows at. tin- musts of unemployment. Mr Hardie endeavoured to belittle the prop.v-aK. and raised Literal protests by remai king that everybody except- Mr .lohn Burns, who was an old man of the- sea round the neck of the tiovernment. knew that the present crisis was coming. Mr Hard e contended that emigration was no longer available, and emphasised the num-bc-r of unemployed in Canada ;I nd elsewhere. The policy of dumping British unemployed on the colonies was straining th- loyalty of many worked there. He. appealed to lite tiovernin<n! not to leave the distribution of tie- gr.inu to ,m " Local Gov. i inn; tit. Hoard, but t.. appoint a special .-oiiuii.lt. •' of the Cabinet to i.upervise th-m. 11 . threaten..! that if the worst came to ihe wok-.! he would go nut among hi-- own people ami take the 1.-sponsbility ..f ill.- advice he gave th'in. The right to live meant the right to work. If I lie iiim mployvd wire unpiovided for tini!.r th> law. they could not lie ask.-d to obey tie- law. Mr K-ir Hardi.- said that the country must b- .•-hoc!., d out of it-- inaction. Mr Will Crooks and Mr Ramsay Mac Donald attacked the (li.vi riiinent. Mr .lolin l'.utiis vigoioiviy .blended th-' l!ov. i tiiti'-n;. No distru;, commit!-- was aid to Complain that money ■!. mallei. <i for I. lief work had b- ell withheld. Tiecrisis was not f» bail a., wh.-ll the Employment Act was pa-- d. Accelerating w.,ik'm.-aii; that ii\.- nullion war, to b- . xj-.-nd.-d b ••!..:•- Match next. Mr Hums said le- W.f surpnovd at the Opp. .-,:tmn iiien.ioning that the >\>l«iii iiitu.dm.ed in ]-Xxj allowed of a mavimuiii of lO.ovO r.- ■ ci\i-t-. going ;.. ilf clonics without f..r f. iiing ilt-ir p.ii.;..ns. .a,d adding that C'.-'.'J wet.- now iu lie- ■ 01i.:!..-. . Mr llalfotir Mroiutly . ..nipLoie d of the i.fu-a! for full .1-b.uc. Kef- no.L.' t" th-- f.i -t th.u until l.ib.itir «;": ■ mploy.-.l in -|,e. ...i i-!i. f Moik. !>.■ d . ril.-.t :!■ = - .... .oi.tr.ny !.. !"i-e ti.id.- piilicipi. -. ia-a-n,ii. h .-..- il.'V m.t.- btiyin;: th- w..i-t K '■■■ i» 'h- d."-..i -i. i.i..rk... Mr .V-qtiith d-f-nd.-l th- piopo-..!-. givinj: witln'u th. ir neiocdi..: f -'"■' lis- V,id-:.! efl.tive fii.-f H it h a 111 .IlimilUl ... ri-1. ..f d.-moiab--.t.ou and l.miid:a-.i..n.