London, July 14.
The Bill increasing the guarantee power of the Board of Trade to enable credits totalling 60,000,000 to bbe given to friendly foreign countries for armament and other purchases in the United Kingdom, was given the second reading In the House of Commons this afternoon without division.
"The debate was notable for a declaration by "Mr. Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, "Labour 'Member for East Edinburgh, who was the spokesman for the' Labour Oppostton, Speaking of the Agures of expenditure and loans attributable in the last resort to defence needs and polley, hho said that they were of fantastic dimensions, but they should not con-fecal from themselves that they might not yet be at the end. What he-was asked was the position of the Opposition in the face of such facts "and prospects, and he answered that they were like people living in a house and realizing that those in charge were at Inst taking steps to make it unlikely that a conflagration would break out. They still thought that It-a fire Broke out, it would be due to the Government's lack of under standing in the days gone by, and that if it spread, It would be due to the Government's failure to. make earlier provision for putting out fires their earlier stages, but if a fire did threaten to break out, it would no Tonger be a question of who was to blame, but of getting all hands to assist, Because they on the Labour benches loved their country, and because they believed in Democracy and Uberty not only at home but throughout the world, the Opposition said to the Government: "If on really are xoing forward to make provision now fo put out a fire should it break out, Wireless through Reuter.
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