THE BRITISH UNEMPLOYED

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2230, 24 October 1908, Page 4

THE BRITISH UNEMPLOYED

DIVISION AMONGTHE LIBERALS UNIONIST OPINION. THE LABOR PARTY'S VIEWS. United Peess Association. Copyeight LONDON, Oct,-22. The Liberals are divided about the Government unemployed proposals, some considering them to be a satisfactory palliative, and others holding that they are not sufficiently farreaching. Unionist members express regret that the unemployed -in Scotland are not utilised for excavation work in connection with the Rosytk naval base.

The Labor party consider the administrative concessions quite inadequate, but express the opinion that although plenty of money is available the municipalities will not find work. The party have appointed a committee to formulate proposals for tiding over the winter. The “Times” says that the proposals are satisfactory, and well worthy of support until they are proved inadequate or needlessly lax.

The “Daily Mail” states that byproviding work for 4-5,000 people Mr. Asquith assists ouc in fifteen out of 645,(00 unemployed. The “Daily Mail” also states that the proposals will afford no relief to unemployed women.

Destroyers ordered to be built at Glasgow will employ 4000. men.

A GOVERNMENT MOTION.

IvEIIt HARDIE’S COUNTERMOTION.

United Press Association. Copyright (Received Oct. 23, 5.40 p.m.)

LONDON. Oct. 23.

The following Ministerialist motion will be 'moved in the House of Commons on Monday: “The House welcomes Mr. Asquith’s statement regarding the national importance of the problem of unemployment, and approves of the steps proposed to bo taken to deal with the matter.”

Mr. Iveir Hardie moves on behqlf of the Independent Labor Party, “That while recognising the importance'of Mr. Asquith’s promise to introduce early legislation dealing with unemployment on a permanent- basis, and welcoming the promise to administer with more elasticity the existing Act and a'o provide more money, this House is of opinion that the proposal is quite inadequate to meet the pi'essing needs of this winter, and the responsibility for the absence of proper machinery for the carrying out of the existing powers and the genoral unpreparedness of the country to meet the present unemployed crisis, is due to tlio neglect of the Government to make provision for a state of affairs clearly foreseen.” The Unionists will not move an amendment.