'OMPLAINT ihat the King's London, Nov. 9. Speech contained no indications of any constructive proposal, either political yor economic, for bringing peace to a distracted world was made by Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Labour Opposition, speaking in the House of Commons yesterday during a debate on the Address of thanks to the King, moved by the Conservative member for Hastings, Mr. M. R. Holy Hutchinson, and seconded by the National Labour member for South Noitingham, Mr. S, F. Markham.
Mr. Attlee expressed regret that the speech was marked by a complete absence of any realization of the gravity of the situation. He also thought: t characteristic of the complacency of the Government that there was no mention of unemployment.
The Opposi-ti m, he said, felt that the foundation of national strength was the condition of the people and a sound policy of nutrition was the basis of that condition, Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Leader of the Liberal Opposition, also criticized the negative character of the speech.
While paying new tribute to the Prime Minister's sincere devotion to peace, he said that the Liberals had indicted, before history, governments which, having been given the instrument of the League of Nations, had failed to use it for lack of courage and faith, foresight and skill.
It was vital, he asserted, to achieve national unity on foreign policy, but the absence of reference in the King's Speech to the League of Nā- tions hardly encouraged the hope that the Government's policy was one which would secure the firm and unreserved support of the country as a whole.
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