In the House of Commons this afternoon Mr, J. R. Clynes moved the Labour vote of non-confidence in the Government. My. Asquith advised all Liberals to support the motion.
'The Prince of Wales and, the Duke of York entered the Peers' Gallery as Mr. Clynes was spee ing.
The momentous debate opened quietly and there were many Vacant seats owing to the fact that the division is arranged—for Monday night. _Mr. Clynes'a indictment of the Government's foreign policy, did not raise a single Labour cheer. The first sign of life was when he aroused general, cheers by. referento the Dominions. He said that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald on Tuesday gave assurance that the pledges, so far as they had been made, would be carried out. ind the House given a full opportuning the important Mr. Clynes's own:
jew was that Dominions trade showed substantial opportunities and prospects of improvement, Our Duty to the Dominions, The speaker emphasized the necessity of not neglecting Euro-jean markets but, when we had jone our best with our neigh-bouts, ho agreed that some senso of special duty remained in rela-ion to the Dominions. The question was how far we could stimu-Into Dominions trade without creasing taxation and disturbing the foundations of the fiscal system, We must inquire into alternatives, 'Transport improvement constituted one line. of policy and perhaps substantial encouragement to our Dominions fellow-workers. might do found in revealing, by inquiry for otherwise, the facts concerning where went.' the enormous d producer of food got for tour and what the consumer here paid for it, Such avenues of exploration should receive purely non-partisan' attention (Cheers). All conferences up to the present had been a close Government preserve (cheers), ignoring the growing interest of Labour, If to lift' Dominions con-ug to n non-Party level, thave must be far mere conferences on non-Party lines, Voluntary Emigration, The question of emigration was involved. The consequences voluntary transference of population must be seriously considered. Anything of the sort must carried out on agreed terms. was satisfied that such, terms; would benefit Labour both here and in the Dominions. The terms. must include adequate training and technical and general education for the new duties, factory remuneration and security of employment for the worker, be fore the latter would agree to emigrate.
In conclusion Mr. Clynes dis. claimed any desire bu the part of the Labour party to foster lass strife.
Mr. <Asquith's Indictment, Mr. Asquith roused _Opposition enthusiasm by advising his supporters to vote in favour of the motion to eject the Govern: ment, which had been guilty of vacillation and impotence at home and abroad. He said that he had not known' an administration which had dono more actual mischief. There had been recent! an epidemic of political hysteria. Ho had been cajoled, wheedled, almost caressed, threatened, brow beaten and all but black mailed to be the saviour of society (Opposition laughter), but declined to believe that the sun was going to sct on the prosperity of Britain even by Mr, Macdonald coming into office. Translated into plain prose, saving society westment, still capital was meant Liberals and-Conservatives leaving the country, and industry ning to keep Labour out and employment "would suffer, 3 of "No." and laughter).
that there could be no question of il continued and the purchasing power of the home market would decrease. "The position was avery. de-coalition between or fusion of, licate one. [t was a time for Liberals and Labour seit was impossible. to bridge their ship, not panicmonger or wil eral int cautious) statesman-differences on fundamental issu: of national policy, but on many talk. We must keep our and consider only the country's social and national questions there was room for cooperation 4-24, Singapore, Persian not only of Dut of many lay, replying to a question, Mr. the, House of Commons to-Toynson-Hicks, the of Health, stressed the Amery," the Pirst" Lord of the emphatic rejection ralty, stated that there was any Socialist. Government. in the' no reasonable doubt that the Rood. elections. He declared that the ing of the I-24 and the death action of the Liberals in putti her crew immediately' followed the Socialists into office would. the collision, prevent the Liberal Party from Replying to questions relative coming into effies for a hundred to the Singapore scheme, Mr.
(eud Mini Amery said that preliminary work had been begun. The actual ex. (Liberal) suggested conferences penditure up to the present was, of the leaders of. the part not great, but liabi of abel sh judicial authority th ce I situation, land had been pro incurred. The led free rik Hodges (Labour Lichfield), in a maiden cost by tha Colony. Tt was pro; posed to carry out the princi speech, dealt, in an abstract form Works by contract, cig with Labour's political _aspira-Asked whether anything had tions, "He referred deprecatingly been done with a view to the sale the sympathetic attitude of Of the Government. holdings the Liberals towards Labour,—re-Anglo-Persian. Oil. shares' Mr, calling in this connexion Yecont Neville Chamberlain, the Chan. Liberal associations with Labour. cellor of the Exchequer, said that He declared that. the scien 18 months ago the proposal to aall the shares had been rejected on ying political need. the recommendation of a Cabinet, committer. Recently further pro-A Recalcitrant Conservative. posals by' various significant speech by the Govornt ad had no time to had been "submitted, but the Conservative Member for Cardiff, Mr. James Childs Gould; who reach a final decision and i severely criticized. the Governed to refer the matter toa C mont's advisers, indicated that! committee.—Rauter some Conservatives would support the amendment, The speaker assured Mr. Baldwin that he
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