THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1989
Mr. Chamberlain And British Unemployment
London, To-day.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in his speech at Black- burn last night, dealt at length with the un- employment position in Lancashire, the prin- cipal reason for which was the development of foreign competition especially in the Far East. The Prime Minister thought they could never hope to recover the position in the world cotton trade they formerly held. Iter understanding between our But that did not mean that they two countries.
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said that co-operation between our two, peoples in full confidence in one another would be fortunate for the whole world.
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were going to fold their hands and "I agree with the words spoken do, nothing more. He thought the by Herr Hitler last month when he Government and the trade could work together in three directions.
Firstly, they should try and de- velop that part of the trade in
"I would go further and say which they could still produce bet ter goods than their competitors.can think of nothing, which would In all agreements, they were mak conduce more greatly, to establish- ing with the Dominions and other ment of world peace, so while. I re- countries they should always keep cognise that confidence is not born this trade in mind and try and get in a day, and that once it is dist advantages for it.
turbed it takes time to restore it, Secondly, they could help trade I want to make my plea for that by international reorganisation goodwill on both sides which can do and thirdly, by training the en- so much to heal past discords." terprise and adaptability of Its people to the development of new industries.
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FOG OF ARMAMENTS
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- Mr. Chamberlain ended by saying that it was upon the longing of all UNEMPLOYMENT:
the peoples of the world for peace Returning to the general ques- that he based his confidence that tion of; unemployment, Mr. Cham-we would emerge from all this fog berlain said that the larger part of armaments and fears of of the two million who were regia into a clearer and saner air more tered as unemployed last month in accord with the true spirit of were out of work for less than six Christianity.-Reuter. weeks, and many of them were mere. ly passing from one job to another. But there was a real standing army of unemployed something un- der: 300,000. The Government was doing what they could by means of training centres to bring them back to the ranks of the employable.
He did not think there was any reason to take a pessimistic view of the future of employment
in general or the export, trade in par
ticular:
LOWEBB
AMERICANS IN
LAUNCH CAPSIZE TRAGEDY
Jerusalem, To-day.
An American, K. W. Evans, was drowned and two other Americans injured when the motor launch in which they were cruising capsized on the rocks off C
Casarca.
One of the obstacles to increase in our exports at the present time was the fact that the purchasing power of the world was at a low Bound for Cyprus from Athens, the Americans were blowng' off
ebb, but he was sure there existed
a still: vast potential demand for their course by a gale.
goods which was being held
back
The two injured-men, Charles
by uneasiness about international King (20) and Robert Craigdon
affairs.
(21) left Baltimore on a world- tour in June.
He, therefore, welcomed, most
They met Evans in Athens, heartily the recent agreement be- tween the coal industries of Ger- where they sold the motorcycles on which they intended to drive many and Great Britain. That was to be followed by negotiations be-to the Red Sea and bought a
Imotor launch.. Reuter. tween representatives of German and Brition industries in general. Moreover, Mr. Oliver Stanley (President of the Board of Trade) would next month be paying a visit to Berlin, thus further carrying into practice the personal contact which had already had such valu- able results.
BEST AND QUICKEST.
THOUSANDS TURNED AWAY
LONDON, TO-DAY. EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE. HEARD MR, NÉVILLE CHAM- AT
Concluding, Mr. Chamberlain said:BERLAIN'S SPEECH
"This approach by way of trade BLACKBURN LAST NIGHT, in which we have common interests AND THOUSANDS WERE may turn out to be the best and TURNED AWAY, quickest way of bringing about bet
"NIKS
The Prime Minister and Mrs. Chamberlain had an enthusiastic Reception, the audience cheering for several minutes and singing "For Ha's A Jolly Good Fellow."
Elaborate police precautions wore taken to prevent unauthorised. per- sons entering the hall. Wooden bar- ricades were erected outside, and people without tickets, wore not allowed near the hall.
Somo women, entering the hall wore asked to opon, their handbags. for inspection, apparently as a pre- caution against a possible
outrage.-Router.
bomb.
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