“FAR TOO MANY JEREMIAHS.”
Lord Kirkley Optimistic. SIGNS OF BETTER TIMES. United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 22, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. Lord Kirkley, the well-known shipowner, struck an optimistic note in a recent speech at Newcastle. After describing th*e serious industrial position in Britain, Lord Kirkley said: “If these conditions were confined to this country, there would be reason to wring our hands and write ‘lchabod’ over our portals, but they are world-wide, and reports from abroad showed that the people of Britain were meeting their troubles with more fortitude, efficiency and cheerfulness than in some other countries. The position is an almost exact parallel with what happened after the Napoleonic and FrancoGerman wars. There are far too many Jeremiahs about.” Lord Kirkley said he was satisfied that pluck and grit would see the country through its troubles. Depression was a mental condition, which would inevitably hinder people from seizing opportunities when world trade made a turn for the better. There were signs that a turn was coming, and Britain must be ready to take her proper place in the international wrestle for trade.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18833, 23 March 1931, Page 9
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