Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Power to Issue
Council Order
Is Upheld.
STERLING DROP
FEAR WAS SEEN
Many Britons Offer
Cash TO SnOWden
to Aid Nation.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON. September ll.-Prime
Minister Macdonald, opening the
debate on the governments draS-
tic economy bill in the House OF
Commons. today defended pro-
{ cedure by orders in council as
essential for speedy solution OF
the financial crisis.
Mr.. Macdonald promised that
"fhe power to issue orders in coun-
: Gil would last only one month.
= He said the crisis temporarily had
subsidized, but the nations position
must be intrenched before every
measure that had been taken
could be thrown to the winds.
The financial position OF the country
r, must be sound as we'll as the budget
balance, he declared, and his duty in
applying the national economy resolu-
lions was no less difficult and unpleas-
ant than that of Chancellor Snowden
YESTERDAY.
SnOwden Congratulated.
Mr.. Snowden, showing no i'll effects
from his exertions, sat up in bed today
with a telephone on one side bringing
many congratulatory calls on his budget
Speech. and a file of letters on the
other. which contained money from
people OF all classes anxious TO con-
tribute to the national Golfers.
The cabinets problem, Mr.. Mac
Donald told the House. was not merely
one of balancing the budget. but also
OF putting the nations fiscal affairs
into such position that every one
doing business with the country should
be satisfied that the British financial
fabric was sound.
A depreciation of the currency, he
asserted, would have meant mucn
greater reduction in the unemploy-
ment dole than the 10 per cent cut
which the Government advocates.
Labor Opposition Protests.
At this point the Labor opposition
interrupted with noisy protests, but the
prime minister had not much more
10 say
when he had finished. j. r. Clynes
former home secretary in the LABOR
cabinet. moved rejection of the econ
omy bill on the ground that the gov
prive the masses of the necessities OF
life. while the wealthy still enjoy lux
urieS.
Fenner BroCkWay, chairman OF the
radical independent Labor party, said
the economy bill was the first bill IN
revolutionary situation" and indicated
Great Britain has similar kind OF die
tatorship to that existing in many Eu-
"Topean countries.
With increased unemployment and
reduction of wages. a revolutionary sit
uation is likely. and then this precedent
orders in council-will be used by the
working classes to carry through
changes from capitalism to socialism.
Brockway said.
Orders in council could be used for
the naturalization OF land and the
banking system. H. is lesson which
won't be forgotten
Lady Aston Near Fight.
Nancy. Lady Astor and Mrs Leah
Manning, a Labor member, created
minor sensation as the House ad-
iourned by engaging in an alteration
which grew out of Lady AStor's re-
marks during the session.
In the spirited debate the Virginia
horn member made numerous Salies at
l,the expense of the Labor members and
Gas the House emptied she and the
ouxom, red-haired Labor member from
Z North London found themselves in the
middle of the crowd
Mrs. Manning took Lady Aston to task
and the latter came back with All her
verbal batteries. The other members
Adhered and ieered, but when il ap-
Tpcared that there might be a closer
encounter the two women were steered
out by their friends.