New-York tribune., 1922-12-02
Labor Defeated
In Attack on
British Premier
House Of Commons Rejects
Proposed Amendment TO
Bonar Laws Unemploy-
meni Speech, 303 TO l72
Colonies Asked to Aid
England u, ged to Send
100000 Men to Domin-
ions Yearly to Take Land

LONDON. Dec. (By The Assoeist-
ed Press).-The House Of Commons TO-
day rejected By a vote Of 800 TO i72
the amendment 20 the speech from
the throne moved By the Labor party.
The amendment raised the question
OF unemployment.
A plan for assisting in the Golutiou
OF the unemployment situation, involy-
ing the emigration Of 100000 young
men yearly % the dominions. was put
forward during the debate on the sd-
dress by Lieutenant Colonel Henry
Page Croft. He suggested that each
dominion be asked 70 turn over ca
te1sive lands 20 the imperial govern
ment FOR thirty years' development,
and that on these the mother country
found colonies for emigrants.
Not Troubled by fettsrs
During N. debate former Premier
Asquith said that over the whole scene
OK the economic area Of Europe there
still loomed the spscters OF rtplra-
tions and indebtedness, and untii they
were finally laid IL would be useless %
hope for economic stability. he
trusted and believed that the present
government had a free hand in the
matter and was "not troubled by the
letters Of the Balfour note-the most
unhappy diplomatic adventure which
we have seen, even IN the course Of
the last four years.
Mr.. Asquith said he WAS glad %
know that Premier Poincare was COM
ing. and possibly Premier Mussolini,
20 confer with the Prime Minister be
fore the Brussels conference assembled.
lie would not ask Mr.. Bonar Law 20
make a definite statement until the
Prime Minister had conferred with
them. "but l do say" he added, "that
the definite aseertainiag and hnd
liquidation Of all these claims, inYolv-
ing, as II must on our part, rot a very
great sacrifice. abandoning imaginary
assets--on those lines only can you
lay the foundations Of that system Of
economic stability and international
interchange which. until II Is sstAb-
lishcd. will leave unemployment in this
country not only a temporary, but
primary evil"
Cloud Of Uncertainty
Mr.. BonAr Law said he entirely
agreed with q great deal that Mr..
Asaulth had said. He realized as
strongly as any one that 90 long A.
there was a cloud Of uncertainty over
Europe and the world Great Britain
could not obtain stable conditions.
Much had been said about Germany's
inability % pay repArations, but It
seemed 10 him that . vsrT curious out
come Of the war was that this country,
which had sacrificed so much % obtain
victory, should be almost the only one
10 pay idemnity.
j. Ramsay Macdonald. leader OF the
opposition, said only 10000 men could
be employed on the plans advanced By
the government, and that the whole
thing was so unsatisfactory and made
quate as 70 make criticism almost i'm
possible. The government must, as
soon As possible, produce a normal
state Of things, and the first factor
In this direction was the settlement Of
German reparations and obligations,
without which international trades
could not be re-established.
Mr.. Macdonald urged that attention
be given 20 reduction Of the national
debt, which was involving annual pay
ments Of $500 100000 as interest, 3
burden which could Eot eontinus TO be
borne by employers or employees. He
defended q capital levy ss means to
this end.