GET SOMETHING DONE.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19452, 17 December 1934, Page 10

GET SOMETHING DONE.

MR LLOYD GEORGE’S SLOGAN.

-- CAMPAIGN CONTEMPLATED. SOMETHING WRONG WITH SYSTEM. United Prer, Assn.—Elec. Te) Conyritrln. LONDON, Dec. 15The Daily Herald’ states that Mr Lloyd George, 'as a free and independent citizen, tied ‘to no party, will launch a public -campaign early in the new year to convert the -public to the imperative need of national reconstruction with the slogan: “Get Something Done.”

The scheme includes sweeping proposals for replanning Britain.- It is the result of months of preparation -at Mr George’s country house, -where he has held - 'consultations with -a group of economists, business men and financiers.

Mr George says he will appeal to the mass of -silent non-party voters who are ready to swing over to a policy of active and resolute recon--stru'etion.

“National control of the Bank of England as the key to economic recovery and reconstruction will be tlie foremost point in.my programme,” says Mr George. “The hank must be a real State hawk instead of a close corporation, “There is -something desperately wrong with a system which- cannot adequately feed, clothe and employ a large proportion of the -country’s workers. I am going to spend the last years of my life in trying to alter this.”

LATER.

AN INTERVIEW. AN APPEAL TO ALL PARTIES. \ • BANK OF ENGLAND CONTROL. (Received Dec. 17, 2.30 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 16. • Mr Lloyd George in an Interview insists that he does not desire the support of Liberalism, Socialism,. Capitalism, Pacifism, Nazism or any other ism. It is simply an appeal to all parties to consider his proposals on broad- non-party lines. He emphasises there is nothing revolutionary in his advocacy of national control of the Bank of England, which lie has always favoured. Britain is the only country where a bank, which is essentially a State Bank is not controlled by the Government. The Balance of Power. The Observer’s political correspondent says the fact that Mr Lloyd George first disclosed his plans only to the Daily Herald and the News. Chronicle shows that lie hopes lo dominate the Socialist-Radical combination, in which he will hold the balance of power.

Mr Lloyd George expects Labour to win 200 seats at the general election, and believes his plan will appeal to unattached electors, who .like, neither Socialism nor Conservatism, will give him a compact group, which will hold the balance between Die Government supporters. and- Labour.