WHY PRODUCTION FELL

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13969, 20 August 1919, Page 3

WHY PRODUCTION FELL

World Suffering Shell Shock

(A. and N.Z. and Reuta'.)

LONDON, Augusta 18:

Mr Lloyd George emphasised exchange -difEicoiltaesi in, hiei speech. The Boved'tedgta to-day .Was worth less tihaiii, 178 6d in Amea i|iceu, whMi wag, dxie ' toi the facltl ithatfe Britain was noti paying far jp'eiqple to* <pit. the cKjiunti-y. T!hei PHmiei Miaiisitier- iriiemitioned that annomg. 'the reasons forth© decrease! ki\ pirodueltiioaj were the difficulties of-; traimsiitdcni from wan", .Hack oi laibquirl, and! also the frwab tiliaiti eiverybady's nqrves were) jaded atad; itloirn after the' strain of wair. Everybody wa^ 1 ooirri'piainiiing of evtesrybody' else.. Some oomipiialiinied o«f Proivtideinciei, buit. these tenidemcdets wer© worid-wid© amd ■woaiild paisisi. The \vcxrld was" siufferinj? fro'in sihell gihock on a.. brig sciafe.: Omie of the att'gunneinife iin faivoiur of feducimg houn*q was itihsub it w-ould nafe involve a reduction of output;. Thei fd.cit,. :iwia« tihiaih there haicl boetni ai reduativomi ofonhpiu*, ailmioiafc in. math,emiait>iGa3 pro^ poirtiiomi ttb ith©;. di!in!inuit?oini of--honi!i vis Tli« d'eilibsraitie 'Silowinigl dbiwni was "niot cionifiinicsj «tlo worke7«si.- Their were eividemiaes of afti 'annoing 1 emiployerf? ,aind. imaiTnaijrers. He at.isymi.'vtizod %i » daneerowis falfecy the ttooiry ittoib- "ThieJ less you worked, the morei work tlher^e Wai9 fotr eiyieirybody." , Dolibeir'aitbly to reduce oulbpxit raeiajnt all roauid umem-' ptoyiwemit' on/ a g'g'aWtUd soalei. ■ . Thoi'e was 'a.n. :ybsolul;o niecessity "cm ©Veaybody p'liillingl ifcg'etihea". It miust be brbiuiglht hooai'o to the whole ooaum"tiry an ofder ta enable pdotpla to rihiakei. off tibe faitlal lethiairgy and 1 slacikineisis, which wals depfessoMpr pr'oduotioni and innperillinig rtiho Moob viitlail iwlerestsi of th© naltiioin'.