London, Apr. 28.
'A striking speech was made today at Cardiff by Mr. Walter Rune nan, President of the Board of 'Trade, who,, in paying a tribute to the "willing "assistance rendered by all classes, said' that the Govern ment could claim seventeen distinct achieverients during the past year.
Contrasting the solid evidence of present financial stability and indus: {rial revival with conditions that pre-led in August, 1981, Mr. Runciman said that, if unemployment had con tinued te increase Inst your as it had during the lest three years, there would now be $,000,000 out of work. Actually, a decrease of 700,000 in the unemployment had been brought about in 1981 by the conversion of Hiquid fne! from coal, which the Government was doing its utmost—to stimulate and "which would be the Salvation of the coal industry.
Mr, Runciman repeated his pledge to aid shipping recovery and recom~ mended that" ship-owners should serap their old vessels and build up-to-date ships.
An Important article written by Mr, Stanley Baldwin, Lord President of the Council, which appears in. the May issue of the "National Review," pleads against the return of Party warfare.
Between the Left demanding a dictatorship and the Right demanding Jan autocracy, the article states, there Jare perhaps six parties competing for votes, There is grave danger that Socialism, controlled by Extremists stronglyftuinted with Communism, returning. into power.
Only the main tence of the National Government, the article stresses, can consolidate ihe gains made in Great Britain during the last two years,
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