the cavie of a speech stake-on-Trent to-day, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, declared that he hoped to be able Yo say by Christmas that 800,000 unemployed pecvone bed found work Jorier the Fear.
At the end of the first half of the present year, Britain's financial Position wae belter by 200,000 Tham of he corresponding date lest year. These facts, he tal, gave reason for hope and quiet confid-
The growth in Suet Carol traffic, hho added, had encouraged the belief that. world trade was. beginning t0 improve. Allover the world outside seemed t0 be arewving worke and the sterling area, however, confusion
Stead of" allowing trade to move, Ruttions were dally devising fresh The Foreign Secretary went on to say that Britain was one of the {few Countries tu the world whicn could honestly claim that it had democratieinsttutons which "weve Going betist than' those in. other parts of the world.
Forced cheerfulness il-bottted the present time, he added, but they hovld' matntain'rensonuble opine
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