The Archive · 1929

Major Walter Elliot, on behalf

tion of the Bill motion, concluding imposes a grave additional burden upon the country. without doing anything to Tessen unemployment.

The conclusion of the debate i expected on Monday.

It will be recalled that, at a meeting of the Parliamentary group of the Independent Labour Party' on Wednesday, a minority of 14, including Mr. James Maxton, put in an amendment for rejection of the Bill.

Mr. Lloyd.Géorge, on behalf of the Liberals, while' very critical as regards many of its details, ported the second reading of the Unemployment Insurance Bill He urged the Government to regard the House as a council of state and not to resent criticism.

He warned Labour extremista that the small concessions they were demanding would run up tremendous ill which, he pro-phossied, would inevitably mean that the system would break dows.

The House then adjourned tilt Monday.—Reuter.

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