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SOCIALISTS CONDEMN VERSAILLES TREATY!
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
IN AUSTRIAN CAPITAL,
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FEWER SLUM BABIES.
PEER URGES BIRTH
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During a discussion in the Vienon, July 31.-The Socialist International now meeting here at House of Lords on overcrowding in in full debate to-day under the London basement dwellings, Lord chairmanship of M. Grimm of Swit-Buckmaster pleaded for more birth zerland and M. Abramovitch of Rus
in.
control,
After quoting instances of large families living under such condi- tions, he said:
"I'm perfectly certain that until you can provido. some method by which this unrestrained and un- controlled birthrute can be brought to an end you will never be able to make any permanent improve-
A French representative, M, Leo Blum, at the outset of the proceed ings recalled that it was the seven- teenth anniversary of the assassina tion of the famous socialist and pacifist Jean Jaures, who was kill. ed on the eve of the Great War.
Delegatos domanded immediate help for Germany without political conditions and, characterised the
"It is my conviction," he added Vorsailles treaty as unjust and mad. One delegate said Germany that the man who will devise some perfectly certain and simple was crying for a loan while the
method by which birth can be pat cellars of France were full of idloader the control of married peo- gold.
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The question was raised by the Bishop of Southwark, who said that most of the tenants were anxi, nus to move, but were too poor, About 100,000 people were living in London basements under unhealthy conditions. He suggested that the local authorities should be pressed to take action,
Replying for. the Government, Lord Snell said local authorities had nample powers to closeup- healthy basements, but the difficulty was to rehouse the people dis placed. The Slum Clearance Act of 1930 was evidence, of the Govern- ment's intention to deal with the problem.
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