Conservative, Liberal and Labour Platforms Setting Out Their Respe se tive Poli es The Conservatives deny that unemployment can be cured by palliatives, but promise reduction within three of four years. They promise there shall be no) protection or taxes on food and large programme of social and industrial legislation.
The Liberals say they will reduce unemployment to normal in a year without adding to national or local taxation. They will also press for the reduction of useless expenditure, the removal of al barriers to trade home, and for their removal abroad, and also vigor also promise a large amount of rouse They legislation.
'The Labour programme based on the a sions of the Labour Party Conference, aims at the socialization of capitalism, the <ontrol of economic resources, he creation of 2 new social order and the relief of immediate' distress.
The rest of the programme is along the usual reform is only half done. A comprehensive Education Bill offer a full course of higher educa for all chikdven and the London, May 20, connection with the forth: oiming General Election, the follow-ang are the principal points of Conservative policy.
Unemployment cannot be cured by The Government has used palliaives to the full extent to which they. ere economically safe, they have supplemented these ' by" other measures designed by steady, pro: Bressive and permanent means to produce a return to normal uns employment conditions—namely', 00,000 unemployed compared with othe present figure of 1,150,000, 'A. Conservative Government it launed, can achieve this reduction dus three or four years.
The measures taken and to be taken to this end are improved aclations between employers and uplayed, emrcouraging the reorganization of industry; to make easier for men and "women. emigrate (6 the Dominions; train the unemployed (especially Guveniles) to prepare them for work Rhen it comer, Uransference of workers from districts in which employment hax been Tost cher districts where they ved; safeguard Industries; Easistance to to improve Heir rolling-stock and to modernise Their methods; legislation inthe diet Parliament (0 improve condi"
caw in factories; land drainage Jegislation, use of home products for the suppliex of the fighting Sores, hrperial funds for colonial iovelopment, increased grants for caus, and "relief to industry by transferring a portion of the burden coal rates to the Exchequer, up of schools with universities and technical colleges.
Attgation to improved maternity benefit under insurance schemes, with better provision for medical and midwifery services.
Immediate inquiry into the while question of the care of children from one of five years of age, 3
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Conservatives not promise] aims at modernizapastry at home and multiplication of markets overseas, The general aim is a nation well-educated, housed and employed—
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