The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-12
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Text of King Georges
 Speech to Parliament
(Continued from Page One)

my people by the experience of the war must be encouraged by prompt and com prehensive action. Before the war pow erty, unemployment, inadequate housing and many remediable ills existed in our land and these ills were aggravated by disunon. But since the outbreak of the war every party and every class have worked for and fought together for great ideal. In pursuit of this common aim they have shown a spirit of unity and self-sacrifice which exalted the na- ton and has enabled 1t to play it's full part in the winning of the victory.
 LOSSES NOT REPAIRED
 "The ravages of war and the wastages of war have not yet, however, been re- paired. If we are to repairethese losses anG to rebuild a better Britain we must continue to manifest the same spirit. We must stop at no sacrifice of interest or of prejudice to stamp out unmerited poverty, to diminish unemployment and mitigate it's sufferngs, to provide decent homes, to improve the nations health and to raise the standard of well being throughout the community.
 We shall not achieve this end by undue tenderness toward acknowledged abuses and it must necessarily be re- tarGed by violence or even by disturb auce. We shall succeed only by patient and ur tiring resolution in carrying through the legislation and administra- tive action which are required. It is that resolute action which I now ask you to SUI port.
 "A large. number of measures affect | ing the social and economic well being I of the nation await your consideration l and it is of the utmost importance that 1 their provisloEs should be examined and 1 if possible agreed upon and carried into effect with all exp<dition. With this object in view my government will invite
 the consie erailon of the House of Com
 mons 10 certain proposals for the sim
 plification Of the procedure of that house which, it is hoped, will enable delays to 1 be avoided and will give it's members i increasing opportunity of taking effec-
 tive part in the work of legislation. 1 HEALTH MINISTRY NEEDED You will be asked to approve a bill 1 for the creation of a new ministry to | deal with public health with a view to | the establishment throughout the land of 1 scientific and enlightened health or ganzaton to combat disease and con- serve the vigor of the race. There also will be a bill to establish a ministry 1 of ways and communications with a | view to increasing and developing the 1 industrial and agricultural resources of l the country by improved means of trans | port.
 l You will be asked to consider meas ures for affecting a speedy increase on | a large scale in the housing accommo dations of the country; for the fulfill ment of pledges given to trades unions 1 for the prevention of unfair competition l by the sale of imported goods below thei' selling price in the country of their ori gin, and for increasing the industra | and agricultural output without whicf | considerable and permanent bettermen fected.
 Proposals also will be laid before vol for encouragin settlement on the land , particularly by those who have been il the fighting forces of the crown; fol
 providing suitable men with the neces
 sary agricultural training and for en abling them to stock and equip thei holdings, and for the reclamation O
 land and the promotion of compre
 hensive scheme for aforestation.
 Finally, I commend to your earnes
 consideration the industrial problems O
 the time That the gifts Of leisure ant prosperity may be more generally shared
 throughout the community is my arden
 desire It is your duty, while firml!
 maintaining security for property ant
 person to spare no effort in healing th'
 causes os existing unrest and I earnest
 Iy appeal to you to do all that in you lie
 to revive and foster d happier and nor
 harmonious spirit in our national and in
 dustrial life.
 'T pray that God Almighty may Voucn , sefe His Blessing on your labors