ADDRESS-IN-REPLY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16905, 2 December 1922, Page 13

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY.

CONTINUED IN COMMONS. By Telerraph—Press Assooi&tion—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received December 2, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, December 1. Continuing the Address-in-JReplv debate, Mr Philip Snowden (Socialist) urged the recognition of the Soviet in order to compel it to throw away the last shreds of Bolshevism and Communism, and to bring about renewed trade. Labour did not favour unemployment insuranoe. If work was not obtainable, the nation should maintain the workers on a scale sufficient to prevent physical deterioration. In regard to land reform, the State should devote iteelf to intensive production, while the principle of coojveration should be extensively applied. The question of reparations should be handed to the League of Nations. Lieutenant-Colonel Pago Croft urged the Premier to boldly ask the Empire Prime Ministers to give the Motherland vast tracts of country in each dominion for development by settlers. MR CHAMBERLAIN HONOURED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received December 2. 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, December 1. Coalition peers and members of the House of Commons gave a dinner to Mr Austen Chamberlain at the House of Commons. Lord Birkenhead, who presided, read a striking tribute from Earl Balfour. Responding to a toast. Mr Chamberlain said:—“ I think that the election restores all sections of the old coalition to their perfect freedom of action. Mr Lloyd George has satisfied his obligations of comradeship and honour to us and so have we to him. Having fully discharged those obligations, we have now the freedom of choice regarding our future attitude in public affairs.”