The Archive · 1924

Strong Indictment of Labour Government's Policy

London, et. 1

At a Unionist rally at Queen's Hall to-day Mr. Stanley Baldwin appeared on the platform carrying horse shoe decorated with a red, white and blue ribbon. He was given an ovation, Dir. Baldwin said that the modern vinson of a Prime Minister was determined to pull down the pillars of the Tabernacle. The Labour could never play a part ax a patriotic and constitutional party until it purged itself of extremists. The policy of the Labour Gover... ment was based on feelings and emotions which it was impossible to translate into action, If it were possible to embody any of the proposals of the Labour manifesto in acts of Parliament an appalling disturbance in trade and- industry and in national life would result Tt was true that the tinction of the, Government was to encourage individual effort, Mr. Baldwin but the most striking feature of Labour Government's record. was their failure as regards unemploy mmient, for which the electors would call on them very severely to account.

After outlining the Unionist constructive policy, Mr. Baldwin referred to Imperi He said that the Unio the closest coto Imperial preference. present was causing great owing to the wrecking tactics of the extremists, who' had not attempted to conceal of rendering the present system of Government unworkal seething with a reli

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