The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-23
LLOYD GEORGE
OUTLINES PLAN
S
: Forecast Of Future Policies in
Address to House of
Commons
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THREE DEPARTMENTS
OF GOVERNMENT
THREE DEPARTMENTS
Prime Minister Explains Legis-
lation Necessary Under New
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Order of Things

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which he dealt with Great Britain's
domestic affairs generally, David
Lloyd George, the British prime MN
ister, today. disclosed three important
decisions Of the government. TWO
Of these had been widely discussed and
the governments purpose with regard
TO them was anxiously awaited.
one of the decisions that the post
war plan Of ultra protection, under
witch imports were limited to those
eraEted special licenses by the board
Z OF trade, will be abandoned Septem-
her. I, and the putting into effect OF
measures to prevent dumping
The second decision was the rejec-
ton of the majority report OF justice
Sankey's coal commission which o
vided for the gradual nationalizatlon
ofscoal mines, and in its stead launch
inz plan for partial government con-
frol by which the government will
buy out the owners Of coal lands who
receive royalties from mining COM
panies, give the miners a share IN the
control Of the mines, organize the
mines into districts and establish
fund for improving the living cond1-
tons, sof miners.
Under the third decision the gov
eminent will emboay q biz e COM
I nsslafslion for a Just ind,,sts:al c u.
ciI of employers iand employees ami
- fS hort week and iiv.n5 wage
applying TO nearly all industries.
During his address the premier
placed responsibility for the delay III
making peace with Turkey upon the
United States. Great Britain, he said,
desired to know how far the United
sStafes was prepared to assume her
share in guaranteeing the protection
OF people under the former Turkish
Joke, and while awaiting this infor-
nation Great Britain had occupied
Turkish territory.
- Mr.. Lloyd George used strong words
an dealing with necessity for the pro-
meters of the league Of nations to
show good faith by reducing arma-
menfs. He said that those who be-
neved most in the league Of nations
,IaiStsfrast it most, and the rest would
follow. them Great Britain was ready
TO reduce armaments as a first condl-
tinr OF real economy in world arn1a-
ments and If all other countries also
were ready economy would result. II
the nations increased their arna-
meAts, the premier declared, the
league Of nations would be a mere
sham and scrap Of paper.
The premier dealt at length on the
economic situation. the war he said
cost Great Britain 10000, 100000
pounds. and an outstanding fact at
the present situation was an alarm
ing adverse trade balance of 800,000,-
e6f rounds. The national debt, he
pointed cut, had grown from SAL
900. 0.G9G pounds to 100000
Eounds.
I'VE can not prosper" said Mr..
Lloyd George, I'VE can not even exist
without recovering and maintaining
our international trade. We bring up
tho trade balance, adding to our ex-
ports and lessening our imports. :.
In every direction we are spending
more and are earning less. We are
consuming more and we are producing
less. These are facts. It can not
last
The premier declared that Great
Britain could never improve econom-
tc matters until there came an increase
IN production. There is no other al
ternatiye,'' - he exclaimed, except quit
ting the country for which we fought
for four years
The occasion for the speech Of the
prenier, was the closing Of the sum-
mer, session Of the house of commons.
White Mr.. Lloyd George spoke with
his old time fire, held the attention
OF the house and frequently gained its
applause he really was speaking on
the defensive for his government is
under remarkable bonn bardment from
a large majority Of the newspapers
which are charging it with enormous
extravaganza under headlines such
as AThe Road to Ruin"
Lord Robert Cecil, Great Britain's
sponsor for the league OF nations fol-
lowed Mr.. Llcyd George with emotion
regarding the league.
"It would be better to scrap it al
together said Lord Roberts," unless
the government means to work as
unity I am not satisfied with the at
tiiude OF some Of the officials and the
spirit Of the bureaucracy toward it.
The need for assisting Armenia,
Lord Roberts continued, was over
whelming.
ITO take away the British troops"
he said, d,Ztmeans to condemn these un-
happy people to extinction; the rem
uants Of them will be slaughtered 81
most to the man, woman and child.
IF there is any competition between
belp for Deikine (the anti-Bolshe-
vik commander in southern Russia)
and help for Armenia, Armenia surely
had the first claim"
The Laboratories sharply criticized
the governments coal mining propos-
al and its failure to nationalize coal
mines. William Brace, labor leader
Tor South Wales Miners Federation
described the governments plan as
<.the establishment Of a glorified COM
bining.