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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 2, 1940

MINISTER WITH EXECUTIVE POWER URGED ON GOVT.

London, To-day.

ONE OF THE MOST important debates of the pre- sent Parliamentary session opened yesterday afternoon when an Opposition motion raised the question of organisation and the fullest utilisa- tion for war of the country's economic resources. In view of this debate, the Prime Minister, in Wed- nesday's speech, excused himself from dealing fully with economic questions but his references to international trade have already evoked ap- preciative comment abroad, particularly in the United States.

On this subject Mr. Chamberlain ; but he would not admit that when it sald that the temporary disturbance came to the question of efficiency of whether for of the trade of neutrals due to war public administration, measures, which might be serious to peace or for war, British them, was fully recognised here.

He instanced trade with the United States, of which In the past Britain had been the largest customer for |their agricultural produce.

Since the war began, he added, we had been compelled to curtail the im- port of things not essential to us in

Democracy could not render a better account of it itself than Nazi tyranny, though would pursue its objective by differ- ent and less dubious methods.

EXECUTIVE URGENCY

that

Mr. Morrison's argument was the present machinery for dealing with broad questions of economic strategy

order to concentrate our dollar re- was one of discussion, consultation sources upon the purchase from the and mediation and not the machinery United States of those enormous of executive government.

equipment masses of munitions and which are necessary to carry on this struggle.

"But do not let anyone suppose we want to use the measures that we have taken for any other purpose than the prosecution of the war or that we are indifferent to the losses which neutrals may thereby sustain." LABOUR MOTION The Labour resolution stressing the necessity of planning to the best ad- vantage the resources of the nation for the successful prosecution of the

He contended also that the ex- perlence and tradition of the Trea- of the sury and the Chancellor Exchequer was not that required for questions of economic strategy In war.

What was wanted was a Minister or department invested with general power, not merely of reconciling the conflicting policies of half a dozen de- partments of the State Administering economic activities, but general po- wer of direction,

CHANCELLOR'S CONFLICT.

OF INTEREST

war, and advocating the appointment Mr. Morrison was supported by the of a Minister in the War Cabinet, Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, specially charged with this function, who argued, the necessity for an en- was moved by Mr. Herbert Morrison.ormous export trade.

Germany, he pointed out, had taken an extreme view of the mo- bilisation of economic resources for war and the Nazl: Government had with vigour, Intensity ..even tyrannical. unscrupulousness pursued that end up to and after the outbreak "of "war,

and

He observed that the feeling that of the best use was not being made the national resources was undoubted- ly increased by the failure so far to absorb greater numbers of unemploy- ed..

In his view, to make the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer the co-ordinator to No one wished to see the economic of economic policy was allotting organisation for war carried out Inhim conflicting and Inconsistent duties. Britain in that spirit of oppression -British Wireless.

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