Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-31
LOOKS
FOR EXTRA SESSION
British Body Adiourns After
Request for Notice in Case
of Early Meeting.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 3l.-Both houses of
Parliament adjourned this afternoon
until October 20, or until any earlier
date decided upon by the Lord Chan
cellor and the Speaker of the House,
should an extra session In connection
with the international financial situa-
ton be considered in the national
interest.
Before the session closed q resolution
was moved by Prime Minister MacDon-
aid providing that if the public interest
required that the House meet at an
earlier date than october 20, the Speak
er, after consulting the government,
should give notice accordingly.
The House agreed to the motion, as
resolution.
It was understood these precautions
were taken because Of the national and
international situations in the event
that any turn in these should seem to
call for legislative action.
Indian Policy Lashed.
Grasping their final opportunity be-
fore the Commons adjourned, conserva-
tive speakers dashed the governments
Indian policy, declaring there were
weakening and that the present state
of affairs in India was far worse than
anything known in recent years.
Replying for the government, William
Wedgwood-Benn. secretary for India
admitted TROUBLES, fatalities and dis
asters in india" but added that per-
haps the word disaster was too strong.
He maintained that on the whole eff
forts to restore good will had been re-
markedly successful and that every
thing promised well for the round table
conference to be held in September.
s4s2 1890, 600 Saving Asked.
Reductions totaling e,57s, 900 about
$402, 000, 000) were recommended today
in a report to the House Of Commons
by the government commission created
to investigate the possibilities Of cutting
government expenditures.
The principal item proposed is a de-
crease in unemployment benefits and
an increase of the weekly contributions
Of workers and employees to 10 pence
(about 20 cents) per worker, by which
esq, SOC. 900 (about 1892, 500,000 would
be saved.
The commission also recommended a
saving of f7,865 900 (about $39,325 ,000)
by postponement Of bodybuilding prof.
ects and reduction of the present high
standard of maintenance; abolition Of
the empire marketing board, reduction
of percentages of wireless license re-
ceiptS paid to the British Broadcasting
Co., reduction of teachers salaries by
20 per cent and reduction of grants to
higher education by so to so per cent.
Reductions are recommended in po-
lice salaries, abandonment of the de-
velopment of the State maternity serv-
ice is suggested, the road fund would
be abolished and all proceeds of motor
taxation would be left in the exchequer,
grants to be made only by parliament
airy vote.
Empire Defense Costs. IL
The recommendation is made that
some time in the future consideration
be given to a more equitable distribu-
ton Of the costs of empire defense, and
The government is advised to appoint
a representative committee before the
next naval conference to inquire into
the whole subject of naval design and
consider whether notifications are pos
sible without endangering naval Sc
curity.
The bulky report is considered one Of
the most important documents In re-
cent parliamentary history. The COM
mission was headed by Sir George May.
Chancellor Phillip Snowden told the
House of Commons yesterday the out
look for the budget next year was very
serious unless considerable economies
could be effected.
Great Britain's budgetary position is
more satisfactory than that of any of
the other great countries, however, he
said, and the government intends to
take every possible step to balance next
years budget no matter how unpleasant
the process may be.
Would Dispose of Blimp.
In a letter to Chancellor Phillip Snow
6en accompanying the report Sir
George recommended that the dirigible
R-100 be either dismantled or sold and
that after this year expenditures on
airships be reduced to 100000. A
minority report by two Labor members
expressed disagreement with the pro-
posed reductions in the dole.
Prime Minister Macdonald an
nounced that a Cabinet Committee
composed Of himself, the chancellor,
Arthur Henderson and William Ora
ham, president of the Board of Trade,
had been set up to consider the report
during the parliamentary holidays.