The sun., 1919-08-19
lloyd GEORGE PUTS
PEACE DELAY ON Us.
protection to End Sept. 1, but
Regulations Will Hold Up
American Trade.
ADDRESS DIsAPPoINTs
Warns Labor to Speed Up
and Outlines Policies, but
Ignores Ireland.
s,,c,oI cable Despdteh to THn Sun.
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fospoN, Aug. 1s.-England's protec-
40, wall of trade and import restric-
An. will fall September /. and there
.s,.r she will rely on an unfavorable
.xshanse rate, together with high
,v.,sbt charges, to prevent her chief
ompetitor. America, from undermining
Asr home industries.
This announcement took first place
among the many proposals made by
PREMIER Lloyd George in a three hour
address in the House Of Commons this
,rernoon. He spoke at length upon the
,,dustrial situation, but failed to touch
wOn any Of the other important poll
Ina such as Ireland or Russia.
His effort was received coldly, both by
hs Opposition and the Government
benches and judgingA by the reception his
speech received he has failed to pla-
cite labor and leaves the country sub
stantlally no better of, despite his prom
Issd reforms in dealing with the trade
restrictions.
The Premier declared there Is no fur
thsr need for protection against out
SIDE GOUfDtllllOl CANCPe W PhNNShe OehNi
countries from using unfair methods,
such as dealing in goods In England at
lower prices than they can be produced
hare or at lower prices than the manu-
facturers charge in their home countries.
To regulate such competition the
Premier declared a bill would be intro
duced soon to empower the Board of
Trade to bar such goods. He plainly
minated this was aimed at the United
States and that II would be designed to
build up some OF the industries started
during the war, such as dyestuffs and
optical glass, which are to be protected
By restrictions on imports.
Waiting for United States to Act.
Explaining the necessity for maintain
Ing the army and navy and the air
force. the Premier declared the nations
wealth must continue to be poured out
for the armies In the field until real
peace conditions exist and until peace
10 signed with Turkey and Bulgaria.
This, he said, could not be accomplished
until the United States made some de-
cison about accepting a share of the
burden Of protecting the weaker ma
tons He said ornaments could not
10 reduced until all those who subscribed
to the league were willing to share fully
N the reduction.
"The league would be a sham," h,
said, unless those who favor it ar,
Wiling to practise its principles"
As to England's policy for dealing with
labor the Premier outlined a plan fol-
improving conditions, especially for thu
miners. He absolutely denied intimation,
that the Government would accept tn,
naturalization plan. but agreed to thu
State purchase of mining rights. Own
srship OF mines, he said. would brini
nothing but discord, with no possib1lit,
Of ending the strife between the work
srs and the Government. He also an
nouneed a plan for lettering the work
mems condition through taxing royalties
thus obtaining a fund with which 4
promote social welfare In the mining vii
lagos. He sketched briefly the Govern
ment plan to unity mining into area
TO prevent waste in administration ant
70 give the miners voice in the ad
miuistration of AFFAIRS in each area.
Address Fails to Satisfy.
For once the Premier failed to live VI
to advance predictions, leaving a grea
many sections bitterly disappointed owe
the delay in announcing a policy for Ire
Land, whose Affairs are now 81 threaten
ing that active warfare seems imminent
great portion of the press has beel
urging the Premier to announce
definite policy for 80 long that keen dis
appointment was felt over his speed
to-day. and a change in the Cabine
may result One Journal said:
IF Lloyd George can't formulat
policies and hasn't the strength to brinI
the Government out OF chaos and stag
nation then let him stand aside and lie
some one else who can do this work"
That is the way England looks upo
Lloyd George. 1t is almost foregon
conclusion that his political star ha
reached Its ascendency and that he wi
now ride rapidly to the political change
foreshadouad for cha n at aix months.