New-York tribune., 1919-08-19
Asserts Low Production Is
Driving Nation to De-
strucfion OH Account of
Bad Trade 3 a ance
Import Barrier
To Be Removed
Announces to Commons
Governments Rejection
of Coal Mine Ownership

LONDON, Aug. Is (By The Asso-
GATED Press).-In three hours
speech in the House Of Commons deal
ing with Great Brtain's domestic af-
fairs, Premier Lloyd George to- day de-
clared that Great Britain must speed
up production beyond pre-war stand
ards or face economic ruin.
The Premier disclosed three policies
decided upon by the government. They
are:
The abandonment September of
the postwar plan Of ultra protection,
under which imports we're limited to
those granted special licenses bY tho
Board OF Trade, and the putting into
eAect OF measures to prevent dump
Ing.
Rejects Mine Ownership
The rejection of the majority re-
port OF Justice Sankey's coal com
mission, which provided for the
gradual naturalization Of coal mines,
and instead. launching plan for
part government control by which
the government will buy out the own
ers Of coal lands who receive royal
tics from mining companies, give the
miners a share in the control Of the
mines, organize the mines into dis
trlcts and establish a fund for i'm
proving the living conditions Of
miners.
Preparation by the government cm-
hodylug recommendations for a Joint
industrial council of employers and
employees and a forty eight hour
week and living wage applying to
nearly al! Industries.
Blames United States
During his address the Premier
placed responsibility for the delay in
making peace with Turkey upon The
United States. Great Britain, he said
desired to know how far the United
States was prepared to assume her
share IN the guaranteeing of the pro-
lection Of people under the former
Turkish yoke, AND while awaiting this
information Great Britain had oc-
cupied Turkish territory
Lloyd George used strong words in
dealing with the necessity for the
promoter of the league Of nations to
show good faith by reducing arma-
ments. He said that those who be-
heVed most in the league of nations
must trust II most, and the remainder
would follow them. Great Britain was
ready TO reduce armamcnts as a first
condition Of real economy in world
armaments. and if all other countries
also were ready, economy would result.
the nations increased their arma-
ments the Premier declared, the league
OF nations would be mere sham and a
scrap Of paper.
Trade Balance Menace
The Premier dealt at length with the
economic situation. The war, he said
nad cost Great Britain 100000, 100000
ls-oo,ouo,o ,ou", ,QeO) and an outstanding
'act ol the present situation was q ,
earning adverse trade balance of
'Auo,eO0.oo0 $4,000 1000 O,o00) The ma
,lonal debt, he pointed out, had grown
rom s6sl 600 900 TO s., 500, 900 900
$4,000 600, ,O0O)
We cannot prosper said Lloyd
ueorge. we cannot even exist without
ieeoverlng and maintaining our inter
na'ional trade. We must bring up the
uade balance. adding to our exports
snd lessenlng our imports. In. every
urection we are spending more and arc
earning less. We are consuming more
sas sna we are producing less. These arc
'agts It cannot last"
n me Premier declared that Great
ntl'am would never improve economic
matters until there came an increase
~ production. "There is no other alter
rsaIiVe, he exclaimed. except quitting
fn fne country for which we fought for
iour years
Rejects the Sankcy Plan
ss;s ;useahng with coal. W4. Lloyd George
~, ;,u ene government aec' pted the pol
~ s vi state purchase of'nineral rights
Con,ich e, winch all the reports of the Coal
tbA''nission were unanimous, but that
s;M. ie government would be unable t.
ns nr;e us assent to acceptance of the
s'T7TIe'pIes TI of the Sankey report.
cv;a' VIZ PREMIER contended there was no
w;,L ;,ILenSe that harmony would prevail
sb;, ',ie workers under state owner
strH. ne instanc&i the recent miners
w.s III yorkshire, which he declared
md "a strike against the Government,
S"u S,u tne experiences Of the railways un-
he ~ government control Therefore
ke, 'nought the whole basis of the San
nso report that state ownership would
ho'e Tho harmony had been falsifed
tinnss government, the Premier con-
un;ssu, had accepted the principle of
thWAs'on and reorganization, and
-e undoubtedly was cause for Civ
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